Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast

Betamax vs. VHS (Encore)

Published: 15 March 2025 at 09:00 Europe/London

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a war erupted in the world of video technology.

Two competing video tape formats fought to gain supremacy in the market. In the end, one format crushed the other and was left as the victor.

However, legend holds that the inferior format was actually the victorious one.

Learn more about Betamax vs. VHS videotape wars and if the worse technology actually won on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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