[mythtv-users] Cheap SCSI scanners - was:The Bigger... Disk contest, Fall 2007 edition

[Phil Bridges]

On 10/22/07, Steve Hodge <stevehodge at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/23/07, Yan Seiner <yan at seiner.com> wrote:
> > I've heard the theory that Beta failed because Sony wouldn't license it
> > to the porn industry, so all the porn came out on VHS.  Bingo, VHS got
> > the market.
> >
>
> That's the popular story but it's not true - porn was available on Betamax (
> e.g. Playboy released their stuff on both formats). Betamax's downfall was
> due to a combination of factors including cost and capacity. Betamax tapes
> could initially only hold one hour - not enough for a movie. This was
> probably the biggest single factor.
>

There's porn that's an hour long?