Video 2000
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Video 2000 was a European videocassette recording format developed by Philips and Grundig as a technologically advanced but ultimately unsuccessful rival to VHS and Betamax in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
consumer video format
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videocassette recording format ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
V2000
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Video Compact Cassette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| analogOrDigital | analog video format ⓘ |
| cassetteDesign | symmetrical cassette housing ⓘ |
| commercialOutcome | commercial failure ⓘ |
| competesWith |
Betamax
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VHS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Netherlands
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West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | use with domestic television sets ⓘ |
| developer |
Grundig
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Philips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discontinued |
around 1988
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mid-1980s ⓘ |
| inception | late 1970s ⓘ |
| introduced | 1979 ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered as a technologically advanced but unsuccessful format war loser ⓘ |
| mainCompetitor |
Betamax
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VHS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Grundig
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ITT NERFINISHED ⓘ Philips NERFINISHED ⓘ Pye NERFINISHED ⓘ Radiola NERFINISHED ⓘ Siemens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | European consumer electronics market ⓘ |
| marketedAs | VCC ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
digital servo-controlled head tracking
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double-sided videocassettes ⓘ dynamic track following ⓘ each cassette side could be flipped like an audio cassette ⓘ high picture quality for its time ⓘ trick-play functions with minimal picture distortion ⓘ very long recording time per cassette ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
home video recording
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time-shift television recording ⓘ |
| reasonForFailure |
higher hardware cost
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late market entry relative to VHS and Betamax ⓘ limited support from video rental industry ⓘ limited title availability compared to VHS ⓘ |
| recordingTimePerSide |
up to 4 hours on early cassettes
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up to 8 hours on later long-play cassettes ⓘ |
| regionOfPopularity |
Austria
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Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signalSystem |
PAL
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SECAM ⓘ |
| storageMedium | magnetic tape ⓘ |
| successorFormat | VHS in the consumer market ⓘ |
| tapeWidth | 1/2 inch ⓘ |
| targetRegion | Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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