U-matic
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u-matic-178-14167693
title:
U-matic
text:
U-matic or 3⁄4-inch Type E Helical Scan or SMPTE E is an analogue recording videocassette format first shown by Sony in prototype in October 1969, and introduced to the market in September 1971. It was among the first video formats to contain the videotape inside a cassette, as opposed to the various reel-to-reel or open-reel formats of the time. The videotape is 3⁄4 in (19 mm) wide, so the format is often known as "three-quarter-inch" or simply "three-quarter", compared to open reel videotape f
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Videocassette format; the first of its kind
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-matic
date created:
2004-12-16T20:44:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T17:30:36Z
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13
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