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Cody W
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Why and how was it important to history?
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Naz F
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It changed the way people interacted with TV. Being able to record allowed people to watch more, without interfering with other activities. (Can you imagine that people used to stay home on Friday nights to watch Miami VIce, or Gilligan's Island?)
More importantly, it also signalled North America's loss of technological primacy. The VCR was probably the first device that was invented in the US, but was first developed and brought to market by Japan. From about the invention of the VCR and on, people believed that the highest-quality products did NOT come from North America.
More importantly, it also signalled North America's loss of technological primacy. The VCR was probably the first device that was invented in the US, but was first developed and brought to market by Japan. From about the invention of the VCR and on, people believed that the highest-quality products did NOT come from North America.
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Naz F
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It changed the way people interacted with TV. Being able to record allowed people to watch more, without interfering with other activities. (Can you imagine that people used to stay home on Friday nights to watch Miami VIce, or Gilligan's Island?)
More importantly, it also signalled North America's loss of technological primacy. The VCR was probably the first device that was invented in the US, but was first developed and brought to market by Japan. From about the invention of the VCR and on, people believed that the highest-quality products did NOT come from North America.
More importantly, it also signalled North America's loss of technological primacy. The VCR was probably the first device that was invented in the US, but was first developed and brought to market by Japan. From about the invention of the VCR and on, people believed that the highest-quality products did NOT come from North America.
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squeakyweal
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An aside to the development of the VCR was the format war that erupted between Sony's Betamax and JVC's VHS. While Sony stubbornly held onto the Beta rights, JVC licensed them to many manufacturers, leading to market dominance for the VHS format, even though Beta still developed high-end professional systems that could have eventually led to a better product filtering down to the consumer market. Although VHS was ultimately displaced and replaced by digital discs, the philosophy of JVC sacrificing its own share of the market led to a win for the format. The marketing approach may be as significant as the product.
Nobody ever stayed home on Friday to watch Gilligan's Island.
It first aired on Thursdays, moved to Saturday, and eventually Monday during its final season (No I didn't already know that; I had to look it up. That's what the web is for: an answer in 15 seconds to a question nobody cares about.)
Nobody ever stayed home on Friday to watch Gilligan's Island.
It first aired on Thursdays, moved to Saturday, and eventually Monday during its final season (No I didn't already know that; I had to look it up. That's what the web is for: an answer in 15 seconds to a question nobody cares about.)