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Subject: Re: A breath of fresh air..
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 06:56:03 +0100
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Brad writes:

> There are plenty of compromises that were made
> with both of these technologies.

Such as?

> Neither of them is anywhere near the best technical
> solution for these problems.

Both of them were vastly superior to all competition, and succeeded on that
basis, irrespective of any marketing or lack thereof.

> U-matic defines the parameters by which all
> other analog video formats are measured.

Yes, it can be used to establish a baseline, albeit a very outdated one now.

> Yes they do.

I usually see them in stores buying as individuals.




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