The VHS cartridge was originally developed in 1971 by engineers working for JVC Corporation. Unlike their old video recording technologies, newborn VHS machines were given a series of strict terms of lead engineers Yuma Shiraiishi and the so -called, they all intend to make new technology as advantageous as possible for consumers. Cartridges and players, for example, had to be compatible with TVs already owned by most families. The cartridges were supposed to be able to maintain two hours of recorded material, and the image quality had to be almost good as the broadcast TV. The cartridges were supposed to be usable in all players, compatible with camcorders and simple enough that the repair would not be very difficult. And, most importantly, it was supposed to be acceptable.

Shiraiishi and so far started working with their team, but the project immediately stopped when FVC suffered a financial hit, forcing them to reduce their budget for their VHS research team. However, Shiraiishi and so -so continued to work on the project in their leisure and invented a prototype of VHS until 1973.

At the same time, Sony developed a similar technology called Betamax. In 1975, Betamax was distributed through the technology world and caught up with consumers. Sony possessed the license for technology that, according to all measures, was visually and essentially superior. At least most consumers felt that way. JVC, however, believed in an open standard philosophy of their VHS technology, which allowed them to share technology with other companies. Sony was the only company that could make Betamax cartridges while everyone could get into the VHS game.

VHS players were also cheaper than Betamax players, and VHS started nose beta out of the market in the early 1980s. By 1987, VHS controls 90% of the domestic video market.

And what does "VHS" stand for? It stands for a video home system. No, in the name there is no shot, as in The eponymous series for horror anthology "V/h/s".

Gen-Xers are likely to become very witty for VHS. Since the technology was cheap and compact, it was easy to multiply. The first video rental store in the world was opened by local businessman Ekhard Baum in Germany in 1975. He will initially rent 8mm movies, but moved to video cassettes when the technology began to bloom. Video rental stores have begun to appear around the world in the early 1980s, usually offering Betamax and VHS renters and formats. Fox of the 20th century was the first big studio to licensed for home video distribution films. Among the first titles available to the public were "Butch Cassids and Deens Kid", "M*A*N*N*H," Hi, Dolly!

They have to withdraw from the mind to understand the glory that VHS has offered to consumers. Before a home video, the only way for people to watch classic films was either in short format on television or in the repertoire cinema. Of course, people were able to watch their favorite movies constantly in such theaters, but the idea of ​​having a movie, having it at hand and being able to watch it whenever you want? It was revolutionary.

Suddenly, everyone had access to a film school. Video rental stores have allowed film consumption to explode, with some movie boards now seeing more films in a week. Hack, in a day. Earlier fuzzy films became available. The newborn home video industry was certainly assisted by the availability of pornography. Porn can now be rented and seen at home in a private, a boon to horny people in the world.

Some movies are still available only on VHS. The whole industry with direct-video films was born.

Fun Trivia: VCRS (or video cartridge recorders) was once considered a threat from big TV study. Since consumers were now able to shoot and store something that can be broadcast, the studio - specifically universal and Disney - were worried that lifting would be widespread, and they would lose money. Indeed, Disney and Universal once sued Betamax's hand on Sony, hoping to stop producing technology for industry danger. After several failures and appeals, the case reached the Supreme Court in 1983. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Sony, however, to a great extent because Mr. Rogers - a favorite neighbor of all - explained that his show should Be tapped and spread around. Some children, he argues, could not see his show at the scheduled time, and the cartridges would allow them to watch whenever they could.

The idea of ​​scheduled television began to move away from the arrival of VCR, and the VHS empty cartridges were quickly filled with repetitions. Daily shows are now seen at night, and vice versa. Unique episodes can be followed several times in a week. The new details were spotted by spectators for repetition. The lines were remembered. The films were seen three, four, five times a day. Obsessions have grown. The format was fetished.

VCR, and the breeding of VHS, are the reasons that today we have a gek culture. It is easier to obsess and study when a movie or TV episode is right on your home, which can be seen at the moment it is noticed.

The introduction of DVD -A in 1997 more or less sealed the fate of VHS. DVDs were even more popular than VHS cartridges, and the older, inferior format was kicked out. It certainly helped DVDs include auxiliary materials and that they took less space on the shelf. The latest prominent VHS Tech manufacturer, Sanyo, stopped making VCR in 2016. It was the end of an era.