Sony was convinced that its Betamax tape format was a far superior quality recording — and it wasn't wrong. Sony's format had an overall better image with more vibrant colors, remained more ...

Sony, as one of the biggest and most successful ... In slower recording modes, there was less of an obvious difference, so ...

the VHS format could hold two hours on a tape which was important for people wanting to rent movies. Sony was slow to introduce a longer Betamax format (the original could hold one hour for NTSC ...