Before all the video game console battles, there was one format war to rule them all. The videotape format wars started in the late 1970s and went into the 1980s. Sony would start the battle with their Betamax, but JVC soon followed with the VHS. Learn all about the history of the VCR, the battle between VHS and the Betamax machine, and why VHS emerged as the victor while Betamax failed hard.

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