The VHS is Dead

Ronnie Coote writes “The UK’s largest retailer of electronics is phasing out VHS VCRs. Sales of DVD players have outstripped VCRs by 40-to-1 recently. So how long until the mass market will be saying goodbye to the DVD player?” A few historical links to commemorate the occasion: Sony Kills Betamax, Why VHS Was Better, and How to Preserve VHS Recordings. For the future, maybe we’ll have Digital VHS, but I suspect it will mostly be hard drive-based recorders.

Originally posted by michael from Slashdot

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