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...technologies, their companies often fail to follow up. The genesis of the videocassette recorder is a classic case in point. The basic technology for the VCR was invented at a California-based company called Ampex and developed further at R.C.A. Yet it was two Japanese companies -- Sony and JVC -- that bought rights to the technology and modified it. After 10,000 patented improvements, they made the VCR an affordable household product...
Sony officials probably knew they were in trouble years ago, when consumers began to use the terms VHS and VCR interchangeably. The company had made a crucial mistake. While at first Sony kept its Beta technology mostly to itself, JVC, the Japanese inventor of VHS, shared its secret with a raft of other firms. As a result, the market was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the VHS machines being produced. In just the first year of VHS, Sony lost 40% of the VCR business to the upstart competition. By 1987 VHS accounted for more than...
...adapter that will play it back on a conventional VHS recorder. In contrast, the Beta version will record up to two hours on a standard Beta tape, but it cannot be used to play back the cassette. The chief advantage of the VHS camcorder, sold by Zenith and JVC, is that it comes equipped with an electronic view finder that is actually a tiny (one-inch-square) black-and-white TV mounted on the side of the camera. This setup allows the user to instantly review what has just been taped. It also has a fade control, so that amateur...
...video-equipment field is a mere reflection of the war between Japanese companies. The Kodak and GE 8-mm camcorders are both made by Matsushita, while Toshiba created Polaroid's, and Hitachi is the source of RCA's. As many as ten Japanese manufacturers, including Sony and JVC, reportedly have their own version of the new video gear. They are closely watching American reaction to the introductions to decide when to bring out their products...
Until now, camcorders have been limited to JVC's Video Movie and Sony's Betamovie models, both of which use half-inch tapes. Kodak's new 5-lb. 8-mm camcorder is designed to make filming of home movies easier. Another major advantage of the new models is a worldwide standardized format that will enable them to use any 8-mm tape; half-inch systems are not standardized. Kodavision sells for $1,600 to $2,600, depending on accessories, compared with $1,500 to $1,800 for those camcorders that use the wider tape...