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The Video Home System, better known by it's abbreviations VHS, JVC
launched the VHS format in 1976, while Sony's Betamax was only in the
first year of production. It was first introduced at the
Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago on June 4, 1977, and later
marketed to the public on October 1, 1977. During the late part of the
1970s and the early 1980s, the home video industry was involved in the
VHS vs. Betamax war, which VHS would eventually win. Advantages of VHS
included longer playing time, faster rewinding and fast-forwarding, and a
less-complex, lower-cost tape transport mechanism. The
open standard used for VHS technology allowed mass production without
licensing costs. VHS would eventually succeed as the dominant home video
format, surpassing others by the mid-1980s and into the 90s. JVC
eventually supplied the VHS format for Zenith. The Zenith VHS VCRS of the
mid 1980s era are JVC made. This began when Zenith abandoned Sony made
Betamax VCRS. Zenith and JVC were the less problematic VCRS compared to
the Panasonic made VHS VCRS. If you pick up a used JVC/Zenith VCR more
than likely it will still work, the only problem you may run into is belts
may needing replacement which will cause week rewind or fast forward. |
