File 001 · Category Openers
Record 040 · Media · 1976
76.40.AJVC HR-3300 VHS Recorder
JVC / Matsushita
“Time-shifting TV and the movie-rental store in one format war victory.”
Video Home System.
Beat Sony Betamax on recording time and licensing openness. Created Blockbuster culture and the first great consumer format war case study.
Filed notes
- 2-hour home tape
- Open licensing vs. Betamax
- Time-shift recording
Units. Hundreds of millions of VHS decks
SIC
3651
Household Audio and Video Equipment
NAICS
334310
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
