by slasherindex | May 10, 1975
Sony launches their new Betamax system in Japan, available in two distinct versions. The LV-1801, which is a television console unit, and the SL-6300, a standalone deck. The cassettes themselves are far smaller than anything else on the market, and at this time, only...
by slasherindex | Mar 17, 1975
The Teldec TeD (Television Disc) becomes the first consumer videodisc to reach the market. It’s an 8 or 12-inch in diameter disc which at most contains 10 minutes of video. In its first three months, 6,000 units (each costing $600) and 50,000 discs are...
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1975
At least three major studios, including Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox and Paramount, enter into agreements to have their films available for the upcoming Discovision (laserdisc) format. The studios preferred this disc format over videocassette, as their players...
by slasherindex | Dec 1, 1974
Sony presents the Betamax system before the heads of Matsushita and JVC hoping they would adopt the format. The meeting doesn’t go well, as Sony left no room for negotiation. Insulted, the other companies continued with the development of their own videocassette...
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1974
Sanyo introduces their own videocassette system, the Sanyo VTC-7100 (later referred to as V-Cord I). It’s an early 1/2″ black and white videocassette system which uses the inferior skipfield process. Designed as a portable machine with a camera.