How many home different video systems did you own? - Blu-ray Forum

tron3 · 09-25-2007, 07:44 PM

How many home different video systems did you own? Not asking how many VHS's you broke in the 30+ years of it's life. How many different types of home movie video systems did you own?

Don't select reel to reel unless you used it for movies. Home movies do not count. Only what you owned. Not what your father owned.

w_tanoto · 09-25-2007, 08:06 PM

laserdisc and dvd.

gvortex7 · 09-25-2007, 08:10 PM

I have never owned a Lasedisc player or a Beta Max player, but had quite a few friends both in Europe and here in the US who had them. We've had plenty of movie nights with both of those classic formats.

theknub · 09-25-2007, 11:05 PM

wasn't old enough for beta and LD was too expensive when you're 8

Aaron · 09-25-2007, 11:17 PM

I have my own LD player, and VHS. Even though LD was about 20 years before my time.

Deciazulado · 09-26-2007, 12:26 AM

reel to reel. you mean 8mm Super-8 16mm 35mm and 70mm reels?

blackhawktraffic · 09-26-2007, 01:20 AM

I wish i had a 35mm projector haha, i do have many 35mm trailer reels though...

tron3 · 09-26-2007, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Deciazulado

reel to reel. you mean 8mm Super-8 16mm 35mm and 70mm reels?

Umm, Yes?

Anyone have that super-VHS which was supposed to be like the vhs answer to beta? That never took off. Though my current dvd-vhs combo unit supposedly can play those tapes.

Another idea that lived a short life... digital VHS. Yep, high def on VHS tape. Puh-leeze!

Deciazulado · 09-26-2007, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tron3

Anyone have that super-VHS which was supposed to be like the vhs answer to beta?

Actually, Super-VHS was the vhs answer to Super-Beta with 400 lines of horiz res vs S-Betas 300. That is, if S-Beta wasn't in Hi Fi, cus the Hi Fi made it less Super. As I've said many times before, the resolution of Beta II Hi Fi tapes vs VHS SP Hi Fi tapes was the same. 486i vertical scanning lines x 2MHz bandwidth. Just go to your library and look up old issues of Video Review magazine and look at the video frequency bursts in the test section.

tron3 · 09-26-2007, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Actually, Super-VHS was the vhs answer to Super-Beta with 400 lines of horiz res vs S-Betas 300. That is, if S-Beta wasn't in Hi Fi, cus the Hi Fi made it less Super. As I've said many times before, the resolution of Beta II Hi Fi tapes vs VHS SP Hi Fi tapes was the same. 486i vertical scanning lines x 2MHz bandwidth. Just go to your library and look up old issues of Video Review magazine and look at the video frequency bursts in the test section.

So Beta was 300 lines and VHS is about 240. Geeze, they both sucked like a toothless monkey on a frozen banana.

I mean, NTSC is what we grew up with and never knew how much it sucked. Meanwhile Eruope used PAL and enjoyed 20% higher resolution. What is with America and letting ourselves become 2nd best? Geeze.

tron3 · 09-26-2007, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by w_tanoto

laserdisc and dvd.

So what became of the Laserdisc player and movies? I have a friend who owns one, but the player is broke.

So you don't have a SINGLE VHS in the house?

Deciazulado · 09-26-2007, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tron3

So Beta was 300 lines and VHS is about 240. Geeze, they both sucked like a toothless monkey on a frozen banana.

I mean, NTSC is what we grew up with and never knew how much it sucked. Meanwhile Eruope used PAL and enjoyed 20% higher resolution. What is with America and letting ourselves become 2nd best? Geeze.

No, no, SuperBeta was "300". Beta was "240" (3MHz bandwidth) just like VHS. In practice for both (see the test reviews) in consumer machines you only saw the 2Mhz burst with any amount of decent amplitude so mmm like 160 lines (x 1.33 aspect ratio)

tron3 · 09-27-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Deciazulado

No, no, SuperBeta was "300". Beta was "240" (3MHz bandwidth) just like VHS. In practice for both (see the test reviews) in consumer machines you only saw the 2Mhz burst with any amount of decent amplitude so mmm like 160 lines (x 1.33 aspect ratio)

Then I am not seeing why "Beta is better" Did it just have more MHz per line making the picture better?

Deciazulado · 09-27-2007, 01:16 PM

The difference was between 5 to 10%
I bought VHS (Actually a S-VHS machine)

BETA I was better but you didn't get movies on that or recorded them on it

Dadds · 09-27-2007, 03:06 PM

Im only vhs and dvd. Saved lots of money during those crazy years.

movies3 · 09-27-2007, 05:58 PM

just DVD and VHS lol

View Poll Results: How many home different home video setups did you own? (Multi Choice)
Beta Max	6	15.00%
VHS	37	92.50%
Laser Disc	12	30.00%
DVD	40	100.00%
Reel to Reel	2	5.00%
Other...	7	17.50%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

09-25-2007, 07:44 PM	#1
tron3 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2004 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray reviews:3	How many home different video systems did you own? How many home different video systems did you own? Not asking how many VHS's you broke in the 30+ years of it's life. How many different types of home movie video systems did you own? Don't select reel to reel unless you used it for movies. Home movies do not count. Only what you owned. Not what your father owned. Last edited by tron3; 09-25-2007 at 07:48 PM.

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09-25-2007, 08:06 PM	#2
w_tanoto Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hatfield, UK / Jakarta, Indonesia Blu-ray collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:47	laserdisc and dvd.

09-25-2007, 08:10 PM	#3
gvortex7 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Fort Lauderdale, FL Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:105	I have never owned a Lasedisc player or a Beta Max player, but had quite a few friends both in Europe and here in the US who had them. We've had plenty of movie nights with both of those classic formats.

09-25-2007, 11:05 PM	#4
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	wasn't old enough for beta and LD was too expensive when you're 8

09-25-2007, 11:17 PM	#5
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	I have my own LD player, and VHS. Even though LD was about 20 years before my time.

09-26-2007, 12:26 AM	#6
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7041 DVD collection:4040	reel to reel. you mean 8mm Super-8 16mm 35mm and 70mm reels?

09-26-2007, 01:20 AM	#7
blackhawktraffic Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Upland, CA 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:18 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:228	I wish i had a 35mm projector haha, i do have many 35mm trailer reels though...

09-27-2007, 01:16 PM	#14
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7041 DVD collection:4040	The difference was between 5 to 10% I bought VHS (Actually a S-VHS machine) BETA I was better but you didn't get movies on that or recorded them on it

09-27-2007, 03:06 PM	#15
Dadds Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:South NJ Blu-ray reviews:3	Im only vhs and dvd. Saved lots of money during those crazy years.

09-27-2007, 05:58 PM	#16
movies3 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2006 Location:KY Blu-ray collection:5 Blu-ray reviews:56	just DVD and VHS lol

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