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Sony's Betamax is the 12. 7 mm (0. 5 inch) home videocassette tape recording format derived from the earlier, professional 19. 1 mm (0. 75 inch) U-matic video cassette format. Toshiba MW24FP3 24" DVD. Like the video home recording system VHS introduced by JVC in 1976, it had no guard band, and used azimuth recording to reduce cross-talk. The "Betamax" name came from the fact that when the tape ran through the cassette it looked like the Greek letter "Beta". Sanyo marketed its version as the "Betacord", but it too was referred to as "Beta" for the same reason Betamax was. As well as Sony and Sanyo, Betamax video recorders were also sold by Toshiba, Pioneer, Aiwa and NEC. The Zenith Electronics Corporation and WEGA Corporations contracted with Sony to produce VCRs for their product lines. Toshiba 27" Flat-Tube TV/VCR/DVD Player Combo with 4-in-1 Media Card Reader at BestBuycom. Department Stores like Sears in the US and Quelle in Germany sold Beta format VCRs under their house brands as did the Radio Shack chain of electronic stores. Sony introduced the Betamax home video system in 1975. The format was most popular in 1983, gaining almost a third of the UK video recorder market, while Sanyo celebrated the VTC5000 being the top selling UK video recorder. However, by 1985 the market had turned sharply towards VHS.

The world's first camcorders were of the Betamax format and were labeled "Betamovie. Video - Combo (TV/VCR and TV/DVD) at Camcorcom.