6 evidence that pornography loves technology
The video cassette is inextricably linked to the concept of VHS in our consciousness.However, this is the name of one of the standards, there were others on the market.Betamax was the standard created by Sony around 1975.Like Betacord, the Sanyo system, allowed you to save images on video cassettes in a better quality than VHS.In a resolution of 270 lines (VHS to 240 lines).In addition, the image saved in the Betamax system was clearer, the sound is fuller.
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Consumers and manufacturers of equipment and content moved only their arms on the advantages of the Sony product.Betamax cassettes and players were better than VHS, but also more expensive.And much.When the first JVC devices appeared on the market, it was clear that Sony would be very difficult to win the battle for the market.VHS players cost OK.$ 300, Betamax -1000.VHS cassettes, which were also cheaper, could fit up to four hours of recording, the Betamax casset.
In addition, Sony did not allow producers of pornographic films for official, licensed use of the format.JVC, the creator of VHS, did not have such objections.
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The pornographic industry has therefore contributed to the success of the VHS standard.The format was an ideal content carrier in the early 1980s.So what if it is worse than Betamax.VHS cassettes were cheap, ubiquitous and allowed the consumer to enjoy pornographic content at will.
In the USA, half of the video cassettes sold contained pornographic content.It was even 80% in Great Britain and Germany.So there are solid attitudes to say that people bought VHS players mainly to watch pornographic movies.Therefore, equipment and cassette manufacturers, owners of rentals, gained pornography.And producers of pornographic films without VHS cassettes would cease to exist at all, because the distribution of content in adult cinemas could not bring such gigantic profits as the sale of millions of copies of media.
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