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    1 year ago

    I heard somewhere but have no source, that porn was the driving reason behind VHS becoming so popular.

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      1 year ago

      Streaming video as well. I remember when YouTube was new and PornHub was just straight up the best video host on the internet. People were uploading their SFW videos there because the buffering was so much better.

    • Jon Von Basslake@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Porn may have been one factor, but the bad recording times on beta are what really killed it. Here is a series of four videos detailing the differences between beta and VHS. And there was plenty of porn available on the beta.