talkinpikchorbox
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Post by talkinpikchorbox on Jul 22, 2018 17:03:02 GMT
close encounters of the third kind
officer and a gentleman
they live
superman I & II
Kramer vs. kramer
Blade runner
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Post by James Bond on Jul 22, 2018 17:04:00 GMT
I never experienced Betamax. Only VHS.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 17:41:45 GMT
Glad to say I missed out on the Betamax debacle. Same with MiniDisc and HD DVD. Normally I'm years behind the curve and let things get established before I buy anything.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Jul 22, 2018 18:07:52 GMT
LOL, I actually still own a Still Wrapped Blank Beta Tape.
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Post by wmcclain on Jul 22, 2018 18:39:05 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jul 22, 2018 18:54:10 GMT
I still have three bushel sized boxes with Beta Movies waiting for a chance to give them to a good home. The player finally completely gave up the ghost this spring after a long and successful run.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Jul 22, 2018 19:12:27 GMT
I never experienced Betamax. Only VHS. Same here. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 20:14:53 GMT
I never experienced Betamax. Only VHS. Same |
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Post by James on Jul 22, 2018 20:28:23 GMT
Never had one.
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Post by bravomailer on Jul 22, 2018 20:33:18 GMT
Not many. They were pricey back then. But I did have Apocalypse Now and Elvis's '68 Comeback Special.
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Post by mslo79 on Jul 23, 2018 9:57:49 GMT
I would imagine most around here are too young to remember that format as while I can remember it, it's barely and ill be 39 years old later this year.
my dad has a beta player the last I knew but it collects dust. but I remember those a bit in I want to say roughly the late 1980's (maybe a little into the 1990's). but I can remember VHS quite well since that lasted for quite a while as I think, from what I read online a while ago, that DVD rentals overtook VHS in the year 2003. so VHS was still quite popular you could say at least into the early 2000's but it was mainly a 1990's thing(maybe 1980's to some degree), give or take a little. so while wikipedia says Sep 1976 for VHS, I am sure it was many years after that before it came affordable for the common person which I would guesstimate to be roughly late 1980's on up before the more common person started to have them. looks like the beta market share was pretty small by the late 1980's checking wikipedia quickly.
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Post by mslo79 on Jul 23, 2018 10:05:02 GMT
anthonyrocksYeah, in general it's always best to wait til prices etc become reasonable before buying general tech especially in those cases of a format war as if your on the losing side you can get burned like with HDDVD etc. p.s. even with general computer tech I tend to always wait for prices to become reasonable as it makes no sense shelling out top dollar for crap that will cost much less in a year or two etc. that's why I waited as long as I did before getting a SSD for my main computer (which I got in May 2015) as that's around the time quality SSD's (and my 250GB MINIMUM standard(as for a main PC it's simply not worth buying anything smaller than this if one does anything more than basic internet with their PC like games etc)) sold for reasonable prices. nowadays... for the price I paid for my SSD (Samsung 850 EVO 250GB(which is still a solid drive to this day)) in May 2015 you can get SSD's double the storage space for the same price or a bit less than what I paid 3+ years ago.
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Post by hardball on Jul 23, 2018 10:30:49 GMT
I had a betamax and VHS. I bought Sleepwalkers, Goodfellas and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Post by OldAussie on Jul 23, 2018 11:36:36 GMT
Mr Smith Goes To Washington
Lawrence of Arabia
The Third Man
....and a few others I don't recall.
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Post by 博:Dr.BLΔD€:锯 on May 9, 2024 20:23:27 GMT
Stardust - (1974)
Demon Seed~ (1977)
Return 0f The Jedi ~ (1983)
The Thing~ (Kurt)
a lot of porn
Dr Who and The Daleks ~ (Cushing)
Leeds v Arsenal 1972 F.A. Cup Final
Raiders 0f The Lost Ark ~ (H.Ford)
Psycho 2 - ( A.Perkins)
Kate Bush 'live' at Hammersmith ~ (1979)
Help!! - (Beatles)
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Post by moviebuffbrad on May 10, 2024 0:34:16 GMT
I don't think I've ever even been in the same room as a Betamax tape. Fun fact: it is often said VHS won the home video war by putting out more porn.
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Post by Reynard on May 10, 2024 1:35:46 GMT
I don't think I've ever even been in the same room as a Betamax tape. Fun fact: it is often said VHS won the home video war by putting out more porn. I've been in the same room, as I used to work in a "retro" shop that had some Betamax, together with 80s big box ex-rental VHS, really ancient video games and such. Never owned one Betamax tape myself, though, and never watched one. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on May 10, 2024 1:45:04 GMT
I don't think I've ever even been in the same room as a Betamax tape. Fun fact: it is often said VHS won the home video war by putting out more porn. I've been in the same room, as I used to work in a "retro" shop that had some Betamax, together with 80s big box ex-rental VHS, really ancient video games and such. Never owned one Betamax tape myself, though, and never watched one. I pop into Goodwill sometimes, surprised I haven't seen any there. |
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Post by mcclance on May 12, 2024 18:21:02 GMT
I remember my family having one movie on Betamax. I don't remember the title, but it included the Mickey Mouse version of Jack and the Beanstock.
During my time, we only ever had VHS tapes.
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Post by Reynard on May 12, 2024 20:00:55 GMT
I remember my family having one movie on Betamax. I don't remember the title, but it included the Mickey Mouse version of Jack and the Beanstock. During my time, we only ever had VHS tapes. That would be Fun and Fancy Free (1947), certainly one of Disney's least remembered feature length hand-drawn animations. |
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