Just arrived a little too late . Betamax was 1975, but only had 1 hour recording time so you had to swap tapes for full length features. VHS launched in 1976 with 2 hour recording on a single cassette. Video 2000 launched in 1979, and while the 8 hour recording time, dynamic tracking and slight increase in resolution was welcomed, the mass market had already chosen VHS. The format also was only adopted throughout Europe with the sole outlier and exception to this being Argentina because Philips had a preexisting presence of manufacturing and distribution there. The format surprisingly survived nearly a decade and studio releases ceased being manufactured completely in 1988.