Sony to stop making Betamax tapes
 

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/sony-say...apes-in-march/

Sony to stop making Betamax tapes
 

I was not aware they were still being produces. I still have a lot of used
ones here. Nothing working to play them on though.
Brian

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On 11/11/2015 15:13, Brian-Gaff wrote:
I was not aware they were still being produces.

As the article says, they were only being produced for the Japanese
market, which surprises me even more, given that Japanese consumers
would normally replace (and chuck away) all their home electronics
every couple of years. The amount of stuff that was dumped on
Yumenoshima Island in Tokyo Bay became a serious pollution problem.


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Hands up all those who thought they stopped yonks ago

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Sony to stop making Betamax tapes
 

On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:41:58 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:
On 11/11/2015 15:13, Brian-Gaff wrote:
I was not aware they were still being produces.

As the article says, they were only being produced for the Japanese
market, which surprises me even more, given that Japanese consumers
would normally replace (and chuck away) all their home electronics
every couple of years. The amount of stuff that was dumped on
Yumenoshima Island in Tokyo Bay became a serious pollution problem.

Why is hi-tech Japan using cassette tapes and faxes?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34667380

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Sony to stop making Betamax tapes
 

On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 21:51:15 +0000, Max Demian wrote:

On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:41:58 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:
On 11/11/2015 15:13, Brian-Gaff wrote:
I was not aware they were still being produces.

As the article says, they were only being produced for the Japanese
market, which surprises me even more, given that Japanese consumers
would normally replace (and chuck away) all their home electronics
every couple of years. The amount of stuff that was dumped on
Yumenoshima Island in Tokyo Bay became a serious pollution problem.

Why is hi-tech Japan using cassette tapes and faxes?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34667380

Interesting article. I can't help feeling that if the whole world had
followed Japan's lead in this matter, the world be a much nicer place.

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Sony to stop making Betamax tapes
 

Not so sure, but somebody told me they saw quite a few vhs and betamax
machines in Pakistan recently. Not sure quite why or who was making them
though as the average tourist is not really interested in this kind of
anorak stuff.
Brian

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On 11/11/2015 15:13, Brian-Gaff wrote:
I was not aware they were still being produces.

As the article says, they were only being produced for the Japanese
market, which surprises me even more, given that Japanese consumers
would normally replace (and chuck away) all their home electronics
every couple of years. The amount of stuff that was dumped on Yumenoshima
Island in Tokyo Bay became a serious pollution problem.


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Sony to stop making Betamax tapes
 

Sid. wrote:

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/sony-say...cing-its-betam
ax-tapes-in-march/

Poundland are still selling VHS tapes!

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Sony to stop making Betamax tapes
 

On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 08:43:52 -0000, "Brian-Gaff"
wrote:
Not so sure, but somebody told me they saw quite a few vhs and
betamax
machines in Pakistan recently. Not sure quite why or who was making
them
though as the average tourist is not really interested in this kind
of
anorak stuff.

I thought VCRs were a problem in the Far East due to humidity,
leading to the rise of the VCD (an inferior precursor to the DVD).

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Sony to stop making Betamax tapes
 

On 12/11/2015 02:43, Johnny B Good wrote:

Interesting article. I can't help feeling that if the whole world had
followed Japan's lead in this matter, the world be a much nicer place.


Europe should have followed Japan's policy of not allowing immigrants to
come in. Then we wouldn't have all these problems.

My son-in-law has relatives in Japan and often visits, and he says it's
far more civilised than any European country.

Bill