U-Maticn.
/juːˈmatɪk/, U.S. /juˈmædɪk/ A proprietary name for a videocassette format, and for video and television equipment designed to accept this format. Cf. Betamax n.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > production or use of video recording > [noun] > video recorder or player
VTR1954
videotape recorder1956
video1958
vid1961
videogram1963
teleplayer1968
home video1970
VCR1971
U-Matic1972
video recorder1978
VHD1980
VHS1982
S-VHS1987
society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > production or use of video recording > [noun] > videotape or videodisc > specific
U-Matic1972
Betamax1975
S-VHS1987
Blu-ray2001
1972 Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 June 1095/1 U-Matic... Electrical and electronic instruments and apparatus..; radio and television apparatus; video tape recorders, video tape players, monitor television receiving sets, recording and pre-recorded video tape... 13th September, 1971.
1973 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 17 Apr. tm176/1 U-Matic. For video tape recorders and/or reproducers, and video cassettes... First use Aug. 2, 1971.
1975 Business Week 19 May 48/3 Betamax is a sophisticated version of Sony's highly successful $1,800 U-Matic tape recording cartridge unit.
1982 Financial Times 5 Feb. 10/3 Sony..decided that the tape should be in cassette form so that the general public would be able to use the recorder. Its first such product, today called the U-matic, was introduced in 1969.
1986 Melody Maker 19 Apr. 49/4 (advt.) Promos & live gigs at lowest prices on U-matic equipment.
1988 Engin. News-Record 18 Feb. 47/2 The movie is available in VHS, Beta, U-Matic, 16 mm film and MPO.
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