June 7, 1975 –
Sony releases Betamax videocassette recorder, the first home video format, in Japan, on this date. The recorder goes on sale to the public for $995.00.
Almost a year to the day later, JVC will introduce a competing format called the Video Home System (VHS). VHS will ultimately surpass the Betamax format in terms of popularity, partly due to its longer recording length and partly due to maneuvering on the part of Sony to corner the home video market.
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