Following are the encoding variables for the analog NTSC, PAL and SECAM broadcasting and recording formats. For digital formats, see video format. PAL and SECAM are still used in some countries. VHS ...

While VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray were the dominant physical video formats of their eras, other lesser-known, experimental formats ...

Lost in all of the excitement generated by the rapid growth of DVD is the continuing importance of prerecorded VHS tapes, especially in supermarkets. Many industry experts predict a rapid demise for ...

The video cassette tape was really the first successful home video format; discs just couldn’t compete back in the early days. That’s not to say nobody tried, however, with RCA’s VideoDisc a valiant ...

Video game console sales cap out each generation at around 250 million, so how will the console manufacturers break through that barrier? By learning a crucial lesson from the videotape format war, ...

I vividly remember my dad coming home with a Betamax. He was proud. Like, “I have secured our family’s technological legacy” proud. We gathered around the TV. We were amazed. The picture was sharp.