Beta Home Invasion!

[Warped Bezel]

A friend of mine who teaches at our high school dropped by and gave me some of the gear he used in his class (I had sold to him) and some surplus equipment from the campus cable access channel.

I got back the Beta camera deck with linear 2 channel audio and then became the owner of two SUPER BETA decks.

I just got back home and will add pictures in a bit. Since he returned the Herbie Hancock tape with ROCKIT I will have source material and if I can find my L-750 blank I should be able to finally record on a WORKING deck (neither my Zenith nor my Sanyo work).

[Warped Bezel]

SL-HF360 Super Beta Hi-Fi

http://www.betamaxcollectors.com/sonysuperbetamaxmodelsl-hf360.html

SLF-HF2000 Super Beta Hi-Fi and strikingly beautiful unlike any other Beta I've seen.

http://www.betamaxcollectors.com/sonysuperbetamaxmodelsl-hf2000.html

SL-305 camera deck

[Pacific Stereo]

Nice. I still run an SL-HF900 and have a couple of spare machines set aside. Good job!

[Rat44]

Nice looking unit.
I still wonder how the Beta lost to VHS.
The image quality was a lot better.
Never owned one myself but some friends did,they were happy with theirs.
I went with Laserdisc myself,still have it.

[Socal Sam]

Congrats! I still have a low hour SL-600HF. I had a very nice SL-900HF but I stupidly sold it...for the right price.*Hi5*

[Warped Bezel]

Nice looking unit.
I still wonder how the Beta lost to VHS.
The image quality was a lot better.
Never owned one myself but some friends did,they were happy with theirs.
I went with Laserdisc myself,still have it.

Want to see 300 crappy VHS tapes with 3 movies?

Free, leftovers from the local auction nights. I have some five year old's life in 1990 too! Birthday and a couple holidays.

[braxus]

One day I plan on getting a ED Beta deck. They go for some good chump change though.

[Pacific Stereo]

We thought after SuperBeta, for sure Sony would do MasterBeta, but they did ED Beta instead. <rim shot>

[Fast Forward]

still have my SL 2500,,first Sony slim line with electronic tuning and front loading

[Pacific Stereo]

Actually, the SL-2700 hit before the 2500. I only know this because my cousin and I were determined to be the first to sell one and literally hung out in the warehouse waiting for the shipment to hit.

[Fast Forward]

Actually, the SL-2700 hit before the 2500. I only know this because my cousin and I were determined to be the first to sell one and literally hung out in the warehouse waiting for the shipment to hit.I.m not sure you are correct,,I was a partner in a Video store In Chicago and I remember the SL2500 being introduced first as the new slimline replacement for the SL 54/56/5800 series I also believe the SL2700 was Beta HI FI,,but that was a long time ago in a galaxy far away,,,,,research shows the 2500,released in 1982,,,sl2700 released in 1984

[Pacific Stereo]

Maybe I just don't remember correctly. I thought the 2500 and the 2700 were introduced at the same time, with the 2500 replacing the non-hifi series, and the 2700 replacing the SL-5000/5001. I distinctly remember waiting for the 2700 decks to come off of the airplane and get to the warehouse, and I thought they hit before the 2500 did. But you are probably correct, and I am probably fuzzy!

[Warped Bezel]

Maybe I just don't remember correctly. I thought the 2500 and the 2700 were introduced at the same time, with the 2500 replacing the non-hifi series, and the 2700 replacing the SL-5000/5001. I distinctly remember waiting for the 2700 decks to come off of the airplane and get to the warehouse, and I thought they hit before the 2500 did. But you are probably correct, and I am probably fuzzy!

Especially if you didn't shave this morning and have stubble.

[Fast Forward]

Maybe I just don't remember correctly. I thought the 2500 and the 2700 were introduced at the same time, with the 2500 replacing the non-hifi series, and the 2700 replacing the SL-5000/5001. I distinctly remember waiting for the 2700 decks to come off of the abig video rental storesirplane and get to the warehouse, and I thought they hit before the 2500 did. But you are probably correct, and I am probably!I actually took the SL 2500 in on trade for a customer who wanted the newer Beta hi-fi SL 2700 figuring I,d pick up a Beta Hi-fi somwhere down the line but sold my interest in the store when the big rental stores started taking over,,and selling hardware just couldn,t pay the bills

[Warped Bezel]

From Herbie Hancock and the Rockit Band, CBS/FOX

[Warped Bezel]

Section two:

[Warped Bezel]

Tape not the best shape but I can see that the picture is really nice...just not as nice as Laserdisc...

[Warped Bezel]

We thought after SuperBeta, for sure Sony would do MasterBeta, but they did ED Beta instead. <rim shot>

Pacific Stereo, you are a BAAAAAAAD MAN! You need to see old Mister Leeno!

[Pacific Stereo]

You know, I just remembered that I have a Laserdisc of Rockit.

[Elite-ist]

Hi Warped Bezel,

Your Sony Super Beta machines are keepers! I have a Sony SL-HF 750 and I would gladly show some clips from my Beta movie stash, but they'e all porn. The X-rated tapes came with the machine when I bought it. It looks like the tapes were dubbed from store-bought pre-recorded tapes in the usual "rent it then tape it" process. Way cheaper than Viagra once I turn 60.

Nando.

[Warped Bezel]

I don't know why Sony hated porn.

(It was a lot better at that time and had SOME plot at least)

Bonody saw what was coming I spose...


Hi Warped Bezel,

Your Sony Super Beta machines are keepers! I have a Sony SL-HF 750 and I would gladly show some clips from my Beta movie stash, but they'e all porn. The X-rated tapes came with the machine when I bought it. It looks like the tapes were dubbed from store-bought pre-recorded tapes in the usual "rent it then tape it" process. Way cheaper than Viagra once I turn 60.

Nando.

[Warped Bezel]

You know, I just remembered that I have a Laserdisc of Rockit.

I don't. I have WOODSTOCK though...