I can go you betamax guys one better. I bought a Motorola X format which came our at the same time as the betamax. The X format used one inch tape verses betamax 3/4 inch so it stored more data thus a clearer picture. However, because Sony marketing was so strong the Motorola recorder was history after about a year on the market. It’s still in my son’s garage gathering dust along with my brand new 8 track player and library of cartridges.
I can go you betamax guys one better. I bought a Motorola X format which came our at the same time as the betamax. The X format used one inch tape verses betamax 3/4 inch so it stored more data thus a clearer picture. However, because Sony marketing was so strong the Motorola recorder was history after about a year on the market. It’s still in my son’s garage gathering dust along with my brand new 8 track player and library of cartridges.