R.I.P. VHS Video Tape
Variety published an obituary today on the end of VHS (Vertical Helical Scan first, then Video Home System) video tapes in the USA.
2003 was the crossover point at which DVDs outsold VHS tapes.
The format lasted 30 years from its inception, which included the famous Betamax vs. VHS format war. Since the DVD was invented in the early 1990's, can we assume a similiar lifetime for today's DVD media (not Blu-Ray or HD-DVD) format and that "DVD-classics" will continue to be offered until at least the year 2020, with the next crossover point around 2015?
Posted at 12:23PM Nov 15, 2006 by Peter Schow in Sun |