The "Betamax" video cassette format was designed by Sony Corporation in 1975. Betamax was the first consumer-grade video cassette format and was designed to compete with the VHS format. Betamax was eventually discontinued in 2002 due to the increasing popularity of DVD and other digital media formats.
It was developed by Sony and was released in Japan on May 10, 1975, followed by the US in November of the same year. Betamax (or simply “Beta”) is a consumer-level video cassette recorder (VCR) developed by Sony in Japan and released in 1975.
The Betamax video cassette format was designed by the Sony Corporation in the 1970s. It was the first successful home video cassette recorder and was introduced in 1975. Despite its initial popularity, it was eventually replaced by the VHS format in the 1980s.