| VHS Tape |
1976 |
2008 |
~ max 300 minutes |
| Audio Cassette |
1963 |
present* |
~ max 120 minutes (2 sides) |
| Lantern slide |
~1600 |
1950 |
1 image high res |
| Celluloid slide |
~1900 |
present* |
1 image high res |
| Reel to reel audio tape |
1939 |
present* |
Dependent on playback speed and size of reel |
| Micro cassette |
1967 |
2000 |
~ 1 hour (2 sides) |
| 78 rpm (lacquer disk) |
~1900 |
1945 |
~ 2 songs (~ 4 minutes per side) |
| Cassette player |
1963 |
present* |
|
| 45 rpm (vinyl disk) |
1949 |
present* |
~ 2 songs (~ 4 minutes per side) |
| Long Playing (LP) (vinyl disk) |
1948 |
present |
~ 50 mins (2 sides) |
| 16mm film |
1935 |
1990 |
Dependent on playback speed and size of reel |
| 35mm Microfilm |
1851 |
present* |
Dependent on size of image, size of reel or length of film |
| 8 track cartridge tape |
~1965 |
1979 |
~ 90 mins on four 'tracks' programs |
