Sony Betacam: Not the Beta you're thinking of (it's way better)

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This discussion is long-overdue. Links 'n' stuff: Looking for more info on the format war? Check out this playlist (there's other goodies in it, too!) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv0jwu7G_DFUrcyMYAkUPODENwP4gYCmf What about the whole television saga? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv0jwu7G_DFUGEfwEl0uWduXGcRbT7Ran Technology Connextras (my second channel where stuff goes sometimes) https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnextras Technology Connections on Mastodon: https://mas.to/@TechConnectify The TC Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/technologyconnections This channel is supported through viewer contributions on Patreon. Thanks to the generous support of people like you, Technology Connections has remained independent and possible. If you'd like to join the amazing people who've pledged their support, check out the link below. Thank you for your consideration! https://www.patreon.com/technologyconnections 00:00 Intro 02:58 A closer look 04:50 The Beta / VHS Format War 11:33 Picture Quality Comparison 15:15 Home Video 17:41 What Betacam Is 21:52 Why videotape is usually pretty bad 25:57 More heads is more better 27:20 Three signals with two heads? 31:15 The tape moves really fast - this is a problem 32:40 Sony's ridiculous solution 34:28 Using the machine 37:31 Betacam's competition 39:42 bloops