Videotape recorder (Ampex) and VHS
Videograbadora (Ampex) y VHS
- Date
- 1956-1976 · confidence high
- Place
- Ampex, Redwood City, California, United States; JVC, Yokohama, Japan (VHS, 1976)
- Credited to
- Charles Ginsburg and Ray Dolby (Ampex VR-1000); Shizuo Takano and Yuma Shiraishi (JVC VHS); Sony Betamax (1975)
- People
- 👤 Charles Ginsburg1920–1992👤 Ray Dolby1933–2013👤 Shizuo Takano1923–1992👤 Yuma Shiraishi
- Field
- Communication
What it is
Video recording on magnetic tape, first for broadcasters and later in a domestic cassette. VHS allowed programmes to be recorded and films to be rented, and it won the format war against Betamax.
What it led to
- The video rental shop and the home video industry
- The Betamax case on private recording and copyright
- The DVD and streaming as successors
Built on
Made possible
- DVD1995
- video rental shop
- camcorder