Betamax VS VHS

This is one of my favorite subjects.....and people are usually surprised when they learn which one was actually the best!  Betamax VS VHS....alot of folks would say that VHS was better. The prices were cheaper, the tapes had longer record time, the format lasted from 1977 (for the US market) until 2006 for most studios (however, one company continued to ship pre-recorded movies until Dec. 31, 2008).  No other format has lasted this long.  You can still buy blank tapes in stores today.  You can find VHS machines at thrift stores, eBay, Craigslist or probably a friend or relative has one.  They are still in use, just not in mass use like DVD or Blu-Ray is.  Despite the fact that VHS has been in use all these years...Betamax was actually the SUPERIOR of the two.  Despite the higher price, smaller tape size, shorter playback/record time, it was far better than the VHS competitor.  Sony had the Betamax name and was rather stingy with it and not allowing others (at first) to use it.  Beta also had 250 lines of resolution vs VHS having 240 lines.  10 lines may not sound like much or seem like much, but it did make a pretty big difference.  I have both VHS and Betamax in my entertainment system, and I got to say, I still use my Betamax if I record something off TV.