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Isn't is strange how video tapes are always specifically called 'VHS tapes' now? Considering that VHS is the only video tape system that most people know of these days, what does it need to be distinguished from?
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There was also Betmax which competed against VHS in the format wars. Before VHS, there was U-Matic cassettes; those were only used by TV stations but were planned for the consumer market. You also had the short-lived Cartrivision system, Video 8 and Hi8, the latter two being more for home movies than consumer home video.
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I know about the other formats, and I have a Betamax deck and a few tapes. I was just pointing out how it's odd that VHS tapes are always specifically called 'VHS' when there's no real need to distinguish it anymore, as most people probably aren't aware that there were other formats. It's like if everyone started calling Coke 'Original Coke', even after New Coke has fallen into obscurity.