by slasherindex | Feb 1, 1977
Zenith, America’s biggest TV manufacturer, agrees to market and produce Betamax machines in the U.S.. This is a major move by Sony to capture the American market.
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1977
Utilizing Matsushita’s VX format, Quasar (the American subsidiary of Matsushita) releases the Great Time Machine (model VR-1000) to the American market. The device immediately fails and no subsequent models are released in the U.S.
by slasherindex | Sep 9, 1976
JVC launches their first VHS VCR in Japan with a cost of approximately $1060.
by slasherindex | Apr 1, 1976
In a last ditch effort to sway Matsushita to adopt Betamax, Sony reveals in a meeting that they’ve finally made a 2-hour cassette. In response during that same meeting, JVC (a subsidiary of Matsushita) unveils their VHS (Video Home System) format for the first...
by slasherindex | Nov 1, 1975
Sony introduces the LV-1901 (the same model as the LV-1801 in Japan) to the U.S. market with the pricetag of $2500. Its a TV / VCR combination unit. Like the Japanese model, the unit is only capable of recording 60 minutes per videocassette.