Audio and Video Format Digital Audio Tape
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Being a guy who likes electronic things, I have some major issues. I used to believe that the highest quality audio and video formats would win at the end of the day. For instance, Sony had a video format called Betamax and an audio format called Digital Audio Tape (DAT).  Both formats received some acclaim, but in the end got trounced in the marketplace.

There are still some people playing with and using DATs and maybe even Betamax electronic boxes, but they are not, nor have they ever been, dominant formats. The film and recording folks did like DATs for a short period of time, however.

Do they have value? I did not know until I searched the internet for pre-recorded DATs’ and saw several for sale. $399.00 seemed a little high to me. Think how many LPs or CDs you could have for that number. My oh my!

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  • Tim Hoiles

    Tim is a Colorado native, who graduated from Fountain Valley High School and attended Coe College. He was the Publisher, of Pampa Daily News Pampa, Texas 1974-1978, and Publisher of Victor Valley Daily Press Victorville, California, 1978-1990. Tim was also a member of the Freedom Newspapers board, which became Freedom Communications, Inc. from 1970-2004. He has served various non-profits in Pampa, Victorville, and Colorado Springs. He strongly believes in The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution, and the ability of the moral and ethical free human spirit to live a working life without hurting others. He is married to Lorie and has puppies that keep their day hopping. Tim has a wide range of passions he shares on The Maverick Observer, a nonprofit he started in 2020 to provide conflict-of-interest-free news.

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Tim is a Colorado native, who graduated from Fountain Valley High School and attended Coe College. He was the Publisher, of Pampa Daily News Pampa, Texas 1974-1978, and Publisher of Victor Valley Daily Press Victorville, California, 1978-1990. Tim was also a member of the Freedom Newspapers board, which became Freedom Communications, Inc. from 1970-2004. He has served various non-profits in Pampa, Victorville, and Colorado Springs. He strongly believes in The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution, and the ability of the moral and ethical free human spirit to live a working life without hurting others. He is married to Lorie and has puppies that keep their day hopping. Tim has a wide range of passions he shares on The Maverick Observer, a nonprofit he started in 2020 to provide conflict-of-interest-free news.

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