Bought this at a garage sale. The guy said he got rid of his Betamax player so he had no use for it anymore. Luckily I have one ;-)
Anyone have any information on this tape? A buddy of mine said not to watch it and preserve it instead but I'm too curious lol.
I’ve been wanting a Beta player for a long time and I was able to get this for $60 today AS IS. I knew I was taking a risk and I feel like I can fix this like I did with my laserdisc player when I bought that. Take a look at the video and see what you think. This is me pressing the eject button around 3 times. No video. Just a blue screen. Also I’m hearing static from the audio. Thanks in advance for any help! Much appreciated!!
Found all these at a church sale for 0.50 each lol
I just bought my second SL-2000 with tuner/timer unit. It came with 2 batteries and the charger (plus 6 unopened/sealed Sony tapes...SCORE). I'm sure the batteries are dead, they are not bulging though. Does anyone here refurb these with new cells?
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So, I am new to Betamax (in adulthood), and recently acquired this super clean Sanyo VCR 7300. Like with all vintage equipment I acquire, I open them up to clean them, replace belts, etc. This thing works flawlessly, but since I am not as familiar with this format’s mechanisms, do the head drums not spin for all Betamax VCR’s? This one doesn’t appear to, so initially I thought it might be gummed up or seized. That was until I opened it.
Betamax was a powerful format that lost the mass market to VHS. Sony pushed it into almost every niche it could find: home video, portable recording, cameras, PCM digital audio, hi-fi sound, and complete AV systems.
The April 1983 catalog has nine VCRs, including the portable SL-F1 and SL-B5. With the PCM-F1 processor, a Betamax deck could record digital audio on video tape. The July 1984 Betaplus catalog pairs the SL-HFR60 and SL-HFR30 with the HFP-100 for Beta hi-fi and the BMC-100 and BMC-200 Betamovie cameras.
The format never won the mass market, but it remained in regional television studios for years.
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Need a bit of advise please. Do anyone know of this Betacam tape would work on a Betamax? I have heard the some Betacam tapes can work, but definitely not SP. Do anyone know? I have added a picture of the ones I have, I also have a few SP. Thanks
My father in-law loved Betamax and we found this in his collection. Obviously, a difficult one to find. He also had an Evil Dead 2 on Betamax which I cannot find much info about. Wondering if collectors care about grading? I don’t like the idea of grading tapes but maybe this is worth it?
I’m looking to get into beta and I would like to get a VCR that will give me a little bit less trouble (There all complicated and 40 years old). However there must be a certain mechanism/model that’s built a little better
So I recently got this deck working from a dead malfunctioning donor SL-S606. Took the basket and the gears for the take up spools. It worked on the first try before i put it back together, then it started doing that all of a sudden. Seeking in reverse doesn't work, but seeking forward works. Rewind and ffwd is fine without seeking but when in play mode the capstan motor which is connected by a cogged belt to the reels has inconsistent speed (the belt is fine) but i can see the motor physically stalling or slowing down sometimes. Already replaced the servo caps (you can see I also ripped the pads on one of the caps so i had to solder to the next points) also cleaned and lubed the capstan motor itself and the reels (i can literally turn the reels when spinning the capstan shaft). Could it be failing FG caps? Should i replace those next?
I couldn’t leave it behind. Now to find a sleeve for it.
I recently bought a VTC 5000, and instead of a belt, it had a rubber buckle. I removed it and replaced it with a balloon-shaped end, and it worked. However, oddly, when the machine is directly connected to the power supply, it starts making strange noises.How can I solve this problem? I would be grateful for any help.