Very interesting but home video has been around since before 1975. Telcan made a VTR (real to real) in kit form in 1963. The first one to not be a kit was the Sony CV-2000. The Sony LV-1901 Betamax in this video wasn't even the first one to use cassettes, Philips made a short lived cassette format in 1970.
We got our Betamax Christmas 1977. It was not a console model and actually did not feature everything you see here in the 1975 model. But it was an excellent machine and very well built, very sturdy and tough.
Fivos Sakellis Late 1977 would have either been the SL-7200 (though it was pretty much obsolete by then and likely selling for a cheap price) or (more likely) the SL-8200, which I believe was introduced in March of 1977.
Very cool! If I had the room, I'd own one of these! I also enjoyed the old tube sensor camera used to record this, I've always enjoyed that look for some dumb reason! :)
Przepiękny sprzęt 💕👍💪 W czasie kiedy pojawił się na świecie to u nas w Polsce kosztował tyle co dom jednorodzinny... Niestety u nas nie było szans nawet go zobaczyć a gdzie tu kupić....
Wow, looking back on somebody looking back on the BetaMax.
Very enjoyable. Thanks, Ray.
Very interesting but home video has been around since before 1975. Telcan made a VTR (real to real) in kit form in 1963. The first one to not be a kit was the Sony CV-2000. The Sony LV-1901 Betamax in this video wasn't even the first one to use cassettes, Philips made a short lived cassette format in 1970.
wow this was ahead of its time
We got our Betamax Christmas 1977. It was not a console model and actually did not feature everything you see here in the 1975 model. But it was an excellent machine and very well built, very sturdy and tough.
Was it an SL-8200?
Fivos Sakellis Late 1977 would have either been the SL-7200 (though it was pretty much obsolete by then and likely selling for a cheap price) or (more likely) the SL-8200, which I believe was introduced in March of 1977.
Great video Ray, love the tech reports keep em coming.
+1 for the recording off a tube-based camera. None of that CCD rubbish, we want the smearing and the burn-in :)
And manual focus of course!
Ray - are you able to upload "The Downfall of Beta" episode referred to in this video at 14:30 (?) - would love to see that!
I never did do that show....sorry!
Very cool! If I had the room, I'd own one of these! I also enjoyed the old tube sensor camera used to record this, I've always enjoyed that look for some dumb reason! :)
Was there a converter to play 8-tracks?
Perfect for building a Ghoul library!
I just had one arrive that I purchased on Ebay. Can't wait to get it fired up.
Is it possible to get both the TV & VTR repaired and restored?
Possibly....since this unit is now SO old, parts are incredibly hard to get!
Glad to hear that, seeing as it'd be awesome to see a demonstration in time for home video's 40th birthday next year
Interesting how this video feels like a youtube review. I guess if you wanted to be an indie content creator, that's what you did back then.
Leave it to Sony WOW!
Ohio💀
Przepiękny sprzęt 💕👍💪
W czasie kiedy pojawił się na świecie to u nas w Polsce kosztował tyle co dom jednorodzinny... Niestety u nas nie było szans nawet go zobaczyć a gdzie tu kupić....