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Betamax, you were the best, but faith turned out otherwise. Rest in peace.
TeenageFBI
Saturday, June 06, 2009 14:37 |
Beta, now we have Sony and Toshiba doing the same thing,gosh we are all fools if we dont stop THEM
billy neary
Friday, August 19, 2005 11:33 |
my betamax player is still alive. and you know what? i'm still using it and i'm in business of transfering the old beta tape here in philippines to dvd format. i really wish a condolence for the maker of betamax:
titus Regis Chiu
Wednesday, July 06, 2005 09:39 |
well ,I most to say that back then I really wanted it but since I come from a third world country (Nicaragua) it was just to much money for me to even dream about geting one .......and never did ....so I cant say I'm sorry ,....I think I'm glag
edwin
Friday, July 01, 2005 17:16 |
Betamax you freed my family from the TV schedules. Soon, you will be joined by VHS in appliance heaven. Betamax R.I.P.
Holly P, RE-, New York
Tuesday, February 01, 2005 23:57 |
beta was simply better.
Jason
Wednesday, September 15, 2004 15:31 |
I don't like it... OK it's nice, but i only see a german double-s and that has nothing to do with a B or Beta. It's the same thing with the "Stargate" tv-series, someone had came up with the idea of putting a ring above the first "a" in the shows logo. So everyone scandinavian reads "Stårgate". It feels a little clumsy and ignorant.
Johan Olsson
Sunday, September 12, 2004 12:56 |
In response to Fernando below, I always thought that the form evokes the shape of the tape path in the loading system... a lucid and beautiful solution!
Wouter, 010 Publishers
Monday, February 16, 2004 13:30 |
Beta ... gone from advertising but not forgotten. There IS life after death as my old tapes prove ...
Anne
Sunday, February 15, 2004 07:07 |
Is anyone talking about the LOGO?
I think its concept was clear enough, and very modern for the days it was released . . .naaah
Fernando Osorio, Osorio Design
Monday, February 09, 2004 04:50 |
Beta before.
Beta now.
Beta later.
J.C., Ogilvy, Amsterdam
Wednesday, February 04, 2004 16:25 |
I wish I could get you back one more time. I still have some tapes that have sentimental value (wedding, birthdays, T. Lords, etc.). Maybe you'll be resurrected on judgement day.
RayRey S.
Thursday, December 25, 2003 21:33 |
You gave me joy throughout my years,
as I sat back and watched with a couple of beers,
you've recorded great movies and wierd old ads,
you survived all my other odd '80s fads,
As the '90s began they all took the mickey,
with VHS decks all shiney and pretty,
They said I was silly and needed to invest,
In this crappy quality medium VHS!
I held on tight and tried and tried,
I swore I'd never let you die,
You were loyal and good sitting there on your shelf,
never chewing a tape or throwing a belt.
And now your time has come to pass,
Your glory days are over,
But still I don't use DVD,
I use my Betamax toploader!
Beta Forever!
Mike Hayes, UK
Wednesday, December 24, 2003 16:36 |
Beta forever!!!
Vestigio, Vestigio
Sunday, December 21, 2003 20:44 |
I'm sure I'm not the only one that blames this logo for years of confusion between the Greek 'beta' and the German esszett (double s). It sure beats the VHS logo though.
Paul Curcio, eCity Interactive
Tuesday, December 16, 2003 19:25 |
I was introduced to porn on Betamax. Thanks! Now I have RSI...
Anon, ***** **** **********
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 20:52 |
Goodbye Betamax, I'll miss you! Damn you VHS! BETA IS BETTER!!!!
Michael Nagoda, Calfornia
Tuesday, December 02, 2003 22:22 |
Do wszystkich polsko jezycznych wideofili Beta. sam posiadam taki sprzet i jest zajebisty bije na leb ten nedzny VHS pod wzgledm kolorow czystego dzwieku jak i dynamiki. Ciekawe czy ktos mnie zrozumie zapraszam do korespondencji a wiem ze malo jest tego typu fanatykow w Polsce. Mam rowniez w domu video 2000 niezwykle ciekawy system dwustronny z rownie dobrym dzwiekiem. Jestem czlowiekiem molodym ale pasjonuje mnie stara technika, nowosci wcale mnie nie kreca.
Marek Gorecki, Poland
Tuesday, December 02, 2003 22:21 |
Terribly sad to see such a superb system go out of use - at least for domestic useage. I understand that professionally BetaCAMs etc are still around... My first love was a Sony SL-F1 with a pig of an external camera. I bought it on reccomendation of the chief engineer at the local TV station who told me it was near broadcast quality and they had a few they used for ENG. How right he was. Superb. Blows away VHS. If only Sony had not been so silly as to overcharge for Beta licences, when JVC were almost giving VHS away and shipping the evaluation models to Europe with a few soft porn tapes to keep the evaluators interested.
Martin Jenkins, Condor Post
Tuesday, December 02, 2003 22:20 |
Please accept my sincere condolences regarding the demise of Beta. But I do believe reports of Beta's death have been greatly exaggerated.
Old formats do not die, they fade away.
Jeff G, -
Tuesday, December 02, 2003 22:06 |
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