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Posted by blackburst@aol.com on 11/15/06 21:08
(daily variety)
VHS, 30, dies of loneliness
The home-entertainment format lived a fruitful life
By DIANE GARRETT
After a long illness, the groundbreaking home-entertainment format VHS
has died of natural causes in the United States. The format was 30
years old.
No services are planned.
The format had been expected to survive until January, but high-def
formats and next-generation vidgame consoles hastened its final
decline.
"It's pretty much over," concurred Buena Vista Home Entertainment
general manager North America Lori MacPherson on Tuesday.
VHS is survived by a child, DVD, and by Tivo, VOD and DirecTV. It was
preceded in death by Betamax, Divx, mini-discs and laserdiscs.
Although it had been ailing, the format's death became official in
this, the video biz's all-important fourth quarter. Retailers decided
to pull the plug, saying there was no longer shelf space.
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