![]() The Video 2000 recorders were sometimes called carrier pigeons, because they kept coming back to the service department.Īnother supposed reason for Video not taking off 2000, often mentioned by Philips technicians, was the lack of available porn in this format. The computer electronics were far too complicated, and this often led to problems. The Video 2000 system was technically superior to both Betamax and VHS, but was launched too late the VHS standard had already established itself as the de facto home video system, and Philips and Grundig could no longer conquer that position. Philips has been producing since 1984 VHS-recorders. The last generation of recorders was technically very good, but even the most loyal customers failed quickly, and in 1988 the curtain fell for Video 2000. DTF made the system expensive, which was certainly a major cause of its demise. Meanwhile, the competing systems were equipped with multiple heads, and also offered these the possibility of fancy tricks such as freeze frame and accelerated for- and back, either with interfering stripes. ![]() ![]() Only the second generation of recorders brought the opportunity for “perfect” still image etc. Unfortunately, the possibilities offered by DTF were not exploited immediately upon introduction. Unique were the possibilities that there are no fewer than 4 hours on each side of the reversible cassette and an advanced playback system, dynamic track following (DTF), so that even if the recording was paused or played back quickly, a neat image was shown without interference stripes. The Video 2000 cassette was slightly larger than the VHS cassette. Video 2000 trumped both formats on quality and duration. Video 2000 was a video standard developed by Philips and Grundig, as a standard competing with VHS and Betamax. ![]()
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