Video 2000 video tape film catalogue

242 items

Video 2000 was the video system that Philips and Grundig launched on the market for playing films and recording programs from television at home. More

Video 2000 was a system developed by the Dutch company Philips and the German company Grundig to play video tapes and record television programs at home using a video playback device.

The Video 2000 system was a successor to the Video Cassette (VC) and Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) that Philips developed and marketed in 1971 to record images and sound using cassettes.

The Video 2000 system, also known as VCC (Video Compact Cassette), was introduced in 1979. The videocassettes were larger than the competing systems Betamax and VHS and resembled large cassette tapes.

It was possible to record four hours on each side of the cassette, and later even two eight-hour sides. Video 2000 gained market share primarily in Argentina and Europe (Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Spain). Ultimately, Video 2000 lost the battle for the leading format to the cheaper VHS format.

Video 2000 faced some technical problems at its launch and was primarily marketed in Europe, failing to achieve widespread success to become the standard. In 1988, the last VCRs were produced, and the format was discontinued.

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Full name

Video 2000 videoband

Number of dvd / video / blu-ray

242

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Oldest item

The Wild Bunch - Sie kannten kein Gezetz (1980)