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Developed by Sony, and released in Japan on May 10, 1975, Betamax is a consumer-level analog-recording video cassette recorder. The first Betamax device introduced in the United States, with a price tag of $2,495, ($14,830.83 in 2025 dollars!) was the Sony Betamax LV-1901 Console. It included a 19" Sony Trinitron TV with an SL-6200 X-1 Betamax recorder housed in a teak-wood cabinet.