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unusual facts about Video tape recorder


Video tape recorder

The development of the videocassette followed the replacement by cassette of other open-reel systems in consumer items: the Stereo-Pak 4-track audio cartridge in 1962, the compact audio cassette and Instamatic film cartridge in 1963, the 8-track cartridge in 1965, and the Super 8 home movie cartridge in 1966.


EIAJ-1

EIAJ-1, developed by the Electronic Industries Association of Japan (in conjunction with several Japanese electronics manufacturers) in 1969, was the first standardized format for industrial/non-broadcast video tape recorders (VTRs).

Video

Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practical video tape recorder (VTR).


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