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Kakapo 03/18/23 8:12:25 AM #1:	Damn you, porn industry. You denied us better quality home theatre options in the 80s and 90s. --- There's resounding gongs and clanging bowls, there's cats to guide my soul 24 hour party parrot <cite>Kakapo posted [p:972251814] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Damn you, porn industry. You denied us better quality home theatre options in the 80s and 90s.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Supersex420 03/18/23 8:13:40 AM #2:	Who cares. DVDs made both irrelevant --- Oh- I sometimes make up all of my lines on the spot But I will always give what I got - KKB <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972251827] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Who cares. DVDs made both irrelevant</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Error1355 03/18/23 8:31:45 AM #3:	Though if you look into why VHS actually won, it makes sense. Betamax was better tech, but not as convenient, cheap, and marketable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyKRubB5N60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v019trxfcmg (PS this guy's whole channel is great) --- I'm a long, long way from giving up Call me old-fashioned, call me a fool <cite>Error1355 posted [p:972251979] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Though if you look into why VHS actually won, it makes sense. Betamax was better tech, but not as convenient, cheap, and marketable.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyKRubB5N60https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v019trxfcmg(PS this guy's whole channel is great)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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XxKrazyChaosxX 03/18/23 8:56:15 AM #5:	https://imgur.com/xS8Dr3M --- "I woke up at four am by accident in time for the paper to be delivered. Guess what? It's not a kid on a bike, it's a man in a car." - Kevin Malone <cite>XxKrazyChaosxX posted [p:972252240] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>https://imgur.com/xS8Dr3M</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 03/18/23 9:04:25 AM #6:	Werent they like the tape version of laserdiscs? Good quality but you had to use multiple tapes for a movie --- Why should we wait for some better time? There may not even be a tomorrow. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:972252331] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Werent they like the tape version of laserdiscs? Good quality but you had to use multiple tapes for a movie</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trelve 03/18/23 9:09:23 AM #7:	Did anyone have a HD-DVD player? <cite>Trelve posted [p:972252383] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Did anyone have a HD-DVD player?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kakapo 03/18/23 9:12:35 AM #8:	The last known laserdisc title is Onta Station vol. 1018, a karaoke disc released on March 21, 2007. Existential doubt: the audio-visual format. --- There's resounding gongs and clanging bowls, there's cats to guide my soul 24 hour party parrot <cite>Kakapo posted [p:972252420] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote><quote>The last known laserdisc title is Onta Station vol. 1018, a karaoke disc released on March 21, 2007.</quote>Existential doubt: the audio-visual format.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
remandramdoll 03/18/23 9:14:15 AM #9:	Isn't betamax the name of that one robot from big hero 6? <cite>remandramdoll posted [p:972252444] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Isn't betamax the name of that one robot from big hero 6?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Target 03/18/23 9:15:36 AM #10:	Kakapo posted... Damn you, porn industry. You denied us better quality home theatre options in the 80s and 90s. There's blu ray porn available but everyone is choosing streaming --- https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm <cite>Blue_Target posted [p:972252454] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Kakapo posted... </cite><quote>Damn you, porn industry. You denied us better quality home theatre options in the 80s and 90s.</quote>There's blu ray porn available but everyone is choosing streaming</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kakapo 03/18/23 9:30:33 AM #11:	remandramdoll posted... Isn't betamax the name of that one robot from big hero 6? Probably, I don't know, mayfly account. --- There's resounding gongs and clanging bowls, there's cats to guide my soul 24 hour party parrot <cite>Kakapo posted [p:972252642] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>remandramdoll posted... </cite><quote>Isn't betamax the name of that one robot from big hero 6?</quote>Probably, I don't know, mayfly account.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
remandramdoll 03/18/23 9:31:55 AM #12:	Kakapo posted... Probably, I don't know, mayfly account. Ain't betamax that race of aliens who can speak via telepathy and sense the emotions of others in star trek the next generation? And who is mayfly? <cite>remandramdoll posted [p:972252659] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Kakapo posted... </cite><quote>Probably, I don't know, mayfly account.</quote>Ain't betamax that race of aliens who can speak via telepathy and sense the emotions of others in star trek the next generation?And who is mayfly?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ApherosyLove 03/18/23 9:33:38 AM #13:	XxKrazyChaosxX posted... https://imgur.com/xS8Dr3M Lmfaooo --- *I, Apherosy, Goddess of Love.* https://i.imgur.com/erQyTk5.jpg https://i.imgur.com/73ExkyN.jpeg <cite>ApherosyLove posted [p:972252681] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>XxKrazyChaosxX posted... </cite><quote>https://imgur.com/xS8Dr3M</quote>Lmfaooo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kakapo 03/18/23 9:35:37 AM #14:	remandramdoll posted... And who is mayfly? It's a what, not a who. I was speaking figuratively, you irredeemable philistine. A mayfly typically only survives for a day or so once it becomes an adult. Allusions to mayflies are often used to impart a reference to the ephemeral or otherwise extremely short lived. As in, you're probably going to do whatever you did on your previous account and then the cycle will start again. --- There's resounding gongs and clanging bowls, there's cats to guide my soul 24 hour party parrot <cite>Kakapo posted [p:972252706] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>remandramdoll posted... </cite><quote>And who is mayfly?</quote>It's a what, not a who. I was speaking figuratively, you irredeemable philistine.A mayfly typically only survives for a day or so once it becomes an adult. Allusions to mayflies are often used to impart a reference to the ephemeral or otherwise extremely short lived.As in, you're probably going to do whatever you did on your previous account and then the cycle will start again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
remandramdoll 03/18/23 9:47:48 AM #15:	Kakapo posted... It's a what, not a who. I was speaking figuratively, you irredeemable philistine. A mayfly typically only survives for a day or so once it becomes an adult. Allusions to mayflies are often used to impart a reference to the ephemeral or otherwise extremely short lived. As in, you're probably going to do whatever you did on your previous account and then the cycle will start again. Ephemeral, huh? What a lovely compliment. <cite>remandramdoll posted [p:972252851] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Kakapo posted... </cite><quote>It's a what, not a who. I was speaking figuratively, you irredeemable philistine.A mayfly typically only survives for a day or so once it becomes an adult. Allusions to mayflies are often used to impart a reference to the ephemeral or otherwise extremely short lived.As in, you're probably going to do whatever you did on your previous account and then the cycle will start again.</quote>Ephemeral, huh? What a lovely compliment. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 03/18/23 9:49:22 AM #16:	LOL VHS scrubs still living in the 1970s I'm here in the future with my LASERDISC --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:972252875] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>LOL VHS scrubs still living in the 1970s I'm here in the future with my LASERDISC</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Euripides 03/18/23 9:53:30 AM #17:	Betamax was used in TV studios into the early 2000's. I worked at a studio from 2003-2005 that used them for a lot of B-Roll footage --- he/him/his <cite>Euripides posted [p:972252929] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Betamax was used in TV studios into the early 2000's. I worked at a studio from 2003-2005 that used them for a lot of B-Roll footage</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kakapo 03/18/23 9:54:04 AM #18:	Euripides posted... Betamax was used in TV studios into the early 2000's. I worked at a studio from 2003-2005 that used them for a lot of B-Roll footage Yeah, I know, right? --- There's resounding gongs and clanging bowls, there's cats to guide my soul 24 hour party parrot <cite>Kakapo posted [p:972252936] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Euripides posted... </cite><quote>Betamax was used in TV studios into the early 2000's. I worked at a studio from 2003-2005 that used them for a lot of B-Roll footage</quote>Yeah, I know, right?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 03/18/23 10:04:36 AM #19:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/4/5/AAZsuhAAESsZ.jpg Daamn. I expected the difference to be larger tbh. Did betamax have anything else going for it? Like better sound or colors? Also I think it's funny that sometimes someone will post that they think 1920 x 1080 looks similar or the same as 3840 x 2160. Which is a larger diff than the betamax vs vhs thing. --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: Gothic 1 <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:972253056] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/4/5/AAZsuhAAESsZ.jpg Daamn. I expected the difference to be larger tbh. Did betamax have anything else going for it? Like better sound or colors? Also I think it's funny that sometimes someone will post that they think 1920 x 1080 looks similar or the same as 3840 x 2160. Which is a larger diff than the betamax vs vhs thing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Euripides 03/18/23 10:16:07 AM #20:	A couple of things I pulled quickly from Google: Experts say that some of the technical advantages of Betamax over VHS were that the picture was sharper, the tape-winding mechanism switched quickly between modes, cassettes were small enough to be easily portable, and that sound tracks were better for duplication. Sony had a reputation to maintain in terms of quality, and Betamax devices were much higher quality than VHS players. Not to mention, Betamax tapes had better audio and video quality, as well as a more stable image, resulting in a more enjoyable watching experience. I also see that the TV broadcast standard was Betacam, not Betamax. Betamax was the commercial/home use standard, while Betacam was the industry standard --- he/him/his <cite>Euripides posted [p:972253210] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>A couple of things I pulled quickly from Google:<quote>Experts say that some of the technical advantages of Betamax over VHS were that the picture was sharper, the tape-winding mechanism switched quickly between modes, cassettes were small enough to be easily portable, and that sound tracks were better for duplication.</quote><quote>Sony had a reputation to maintain in terms of quality, and Betamax devices were much higher quality than VHS players. Not to mention, Betamax tapes had better audio and video quality, as well as a more stable image, resulting in a more enjoyable watching experience.</quote>I also see that the TV broadcast standard was Betacam, not Betamax. Betamax was the commercial/home use standard, while Betacam was the industry standard</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ToadallyAwesome 03/18/23 10:18:38 AM #21:	I learned all about Betamax from that one Cowboy Bebop episode. --- http://imgur.com/QKdxwuI <cite>ToadallyAwesome posted [p:972253248] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>I learned all about Betamax from that one Cowboy Bebop episode. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher 03/18/23 10:35:09 AM #22:	What a sad thing, now Im feeling melancholiac for when bread cost a nickel and nickels were the size of hubcaps and hubcaps were bling for your car --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:972253440] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>What a sad thing, now Im feeling melancholiac for when bread cost a nickel and nickels were the size of hubcaps and hubcaps were bling for your car</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FaultyCircuitry 03/18/23 10:35:54 AM #23:	Error1355 posted... Though if you look into why VHS actually won, it makes sense. Betamax was better tech, but not as convenient, cheap, and marketable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyKRubB5N60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v019trxfcmg (PS this guy's whole channel is great) Technology Connections is easily a top 10 YouTuber --- And I'd never do it but it's not a joke; I can't tell the difference when I'm all alone // https://www.last.fm/user/crushedaria ~[she/her\|they/them]~ <cite>FaultyCircuitry posted [p:972253450] in The sad th... [t:80383111]...</cite> <quote>Error1355 posted... </cite><quote>Though if you look into why VHS actually won, it makes sense. Betamax was better tech, but not as convenient, cheap, and marketable.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyKRubB5N60https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v019trxfcmg(PS this guy's whole channel is great)</quote>Technology Connections is easily a top 10 YouTuber </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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