cfk@houxf.UUCP (01/24/84)
The Beta format may indeed still have
a minor edge in quality over VHS, but
depending on your intended use, the availability
of prerecorded tapes is indeed a consideration.
In our area of New Jersey, there is one rental
outfit which maintains a huge library of Beta tapes
and is commited to continuing that library.
But nearly all other rental places deal in VHS.
They never even ask which format you need -
its assumed you want VHS. Thats the kind of
software dominance VHS is getting. My brother
in northern NJ bought a Sony and is disappointed
because he can only find one store renting Beta
and that store has fewer than 100 tapes. I
would advise any new buyer to determine
how they intend to use the machine and if the
major use is watching precorded movies, determine
the availability of tape libraries and the rental rates.
A Happy VHS Owner,
Fred Klein