videokasetti

Videokasetti, also known as videocassettes or VHS (Video Home System) tapes, refer to a type of magnetic tape used for recording video and audio. The first VHS tapes were developed in the 1970s by JVC (Victor Company of Japan) and were initially used for consumer video recording.

Videokasetti typically consisted of a plastic casing containing a magnetic tape, usually spliced from two separate loops, the playback head reference track was at one end and the signal playback head at the other end. The tape casing also included a time code counter, and some models also contained additional information such as the user's name and the date the recording was made.

The videokasetti size varied, but was most commonly 60 minutes, with a 4:3 video format, in NTSC and PAL systems. It was the primary medium for home video recording from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. It had severe limitations: about 1.3 hours of video, a very inconvenient format, about 2.3 times more expensive than regular video, and it took ages to hold a picture.

Users could record video and audio from their television, but they could not record broadcast television. A specialized device called a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) or VHS recorder was released to be able to record video.

VHS tapes were gradually replaced by digital recording devices such as DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs) and internet streaming services. Today, videokasetti have largely been phased out in favor of more modern digital formats, but they remain as a nostalgic reminder of the early days of home video recording.