KnowraVHSLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to VHS, each with the reason it gives.All 10Broader topic 4Related 5Compared with 1Path dependenceBroader topic: Its victory illustrates how adoption and industry coordination can reinforce a format choice.Home videoBroader topic: VHS rental and sales helped establish home video as an everyday market.Adult film industryRelated: Videocassette distribution moved adult films from theaters into private homes.PALRelated: VHS decks and tapes were produced in region-specific PAL formats for recording and playback.LaserDiscCompared with: VHS was cheaper to record and rent, helping it defeat LaserDisc commercially.Golden Age of PornBroader topic: VHS made adult films easier to rent and watch privately, weakening theatrical exclusivity.Videocassette recorderBroader topic: VHS became the dominant home VCR format after competing with Betamax.Gay pornographyRelated: Home video made explicit films easier to produce, distribute, and view privately.Hitomi KobayashiRelated: Its adoption made recorded adult entertainment easier to distribute and watch privately.Yuri KomuroRelated: Home videocassettes made the adult-video market commercially scalable.