Good article. I'd forgotten some of those Beta annoyances, and some I never knew about. I remember some stores tried to scam people into buying separate tape rewind boxes, which were completely unnecessary for VHS owners. Bert http://www.betainfoguide.com/RiseandFall.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.