Neowin News Feed for: Betamax

Sony bids farewell to Betamax and MicroMV tapes

Justin Luna — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:14:01 +0000

Sony has recently announced its plans to cease the sale and shipment of their legacy video recording systems, the Betamax and MicroMV, after being succeeded by more superior formats today. Read more...

Feature: Looking back at Neowin 10 years ago

John Callaham — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:20:45 +0000

In a new feature, we look back at Neowin stories from 10 years ago, including a "new" build for Windows XP SP1, the launch of Mozilla 1.1 and the end of Betamax. Read more...

VHS vs. Betamax all over again? Perhaps not.

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:14:38 +0000

Since the conception of DVD, men in white cloaks across the globe have strived to develop the "next big thing" to replace what is essentially a rock solid, widely trusted format. Unfortunately it seems they've... Read more...

Sony to finally kill Betamax

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 27 Aug 2002 18:08:48 +0000

What VHS couldn't do, digital did. Sony's Betamax video tape recorder, which famously lost the 1980s video format war but held on for decades as a niche product, will finally be laid to rest after... Read more...