I had heard the same thing. The porn industry is what allowed vhs to win out.

I suppose my Dad was “cool”. At least in the Betamax sense.

Love the cat just chilling out.

No more choking the chicken in the movie theater!

you can do it in your own home!

Nothing cool about dropping $100 on porn

We didn’t have one. Only my friends with cool dads did.

Assuming 1975, each tape was $550 in today's money. But if you bought $2,200 worth you got a free one!

So it does. Odd. I remember (and have seen since) that beta was a closed ecosystem and specifically disallowed porn. Shows what I know.

People were so classy in Trinidad back in the day..

It says VHS or Beta right in that porn ad.

You are my father

Glad it’s not him mosh pits are for saddos

I’ll say. We had one. The picture was perfect. But you literally couldn’t rent a movie in Beta after about 1984

Method acting. Aside from arguments from our perspective about whether they could have cast a paraplegic actor, He took the effort to learn about their lives so he could portray a paraplegic person realistically. I don't think that is a bad thing

Imagine if someone told people back then that porn would essentially be free later in their lifetime.

If you called that number 100% they’ll say vhs is better cause it’s the same number as the porn line and beta didn’t allow porn on it. It’s one of the things that really killed it.

Yep but they lost the marketing battle...

I know right?! That's like in today dollars, three hundred bucks or more? Crazy.

Does anyone answer that phone number anymore?

Beta was better

My mom always told me that I have a face for radio.

$99.50 each???

Life goals

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Another heartbreakingly pretty redhead.