Sorry folks.. the only Beta machines in this country are the ones I have in this house.. :( Actually, I do know where there are a couple others, but old Betamax standard mono machines.. and I don't think those work.. a friend of mine has had them in his repair shop for a large number of years. Koreans only want the newest (whether it's the best or not) and will toss anything they feel is outmoded directly into the recycle bin. :(

Anyone know where I can get a SL-HF300 flipper door? Im sicka starin at the controls of mine.

Well it looks like the seller of that $50 BIN SL-HF 300 must've put some of that 'Sluggo' stuff http://www.pestproducts.com/images/sluggo1.jpg around the VCR...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371573925

Still no takers. If you need a sliver flipper door or just want to convert your black SL-HF 300 with the shell parts this is a good buy...

Looking at that HF300 for $50 BIN: The remote pictured w/ it looks like it's from either the SL-5200 or 2710. I got both of them and their "stubby" remotes. And a couple of things in the description that catch my eye:

1) The dead video out jack. I have an HF550 that once had that same problem. I troubleshooted it in the crudest manner; by tracing back the circuitry and touching a few points w/ the video cable center. I finally norrowed it down to an open resistor in the circuit just before the jack. A whole 39¢ @ RadioShack got me a 5-pack and I fixed the deck. I'd wonder if I could do the same to fix that 300.

2) The seller mentions that he "can't record w/ it." Logic would tell me that if it plays, it must record as well. But other than the recording circuits being outright dead, I say either he didn't have a blank tape to test it or the video in jack is also dead (but it should still be possible to record from the tuner). It might be worth it for a fixer-upper, but I'd want more info from the seller regarding the above points.

Nice diagnostic, Madness. had a similar idea about it, and I think that he may be havng some problems about the recording: I have sn SL-20 that has a well-hidden switch for the input source, and he may have overlooked it. Also he may be too dumb to know about record tabs, this has happened before...

Sean

What I find most amusing about eBay is sellers who just assume that anyone that bids on their item is a crook out to cheat them and would but for the seller's terse, chippy terms of sale. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371749217 Ironically, I wouldn't want to inconvenience this seller by bidding on and winning this item.

Yes, a Textbook "E-bay Nazi". (no offense to anyone) who really has no time for anyone else... Oh well, at lest he doesn't have a picture of himself scowling... I really saw someone with that. I also think it is missing its door...

"Die Fahne ist flatter'n fŸr uns..." _@_¼¼

I've seen worse E-bay Waffen SS listers. They're the kind who 'know their rights' and guard them to the minutia while blithly trampling over the rights of others

If you do sell on eBay, it's a good idea to offer a guarantee. Look at the results here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1370355223 . A 4690 with a missing door? $75??

I love those auctions where the seller has some stupid domain name up for $5,000,000, then indicates that buyer must pay the, what, $50 domain transfer fee? Takes all kinds.

Anyone wanna learn how to fly in 11 'easy' Betatape lessons?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1554528745

Just got back from a fireworks show in the park with the old BeeMC-ster 220. Did a reasonably credible job but not much color in the fireworks. I'd had it on the artificial light filter because last year I'd tried the daylight filter and everything came out yellow.

Well that busted Japan ED Beta went for over $615 US

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1370344659

hope a fellow Betaphile has it.

Oh wait, MrBetamax is a snail, isn't he?

sleeeeeeeeeech!___________________[ ==¼¼¼¼O]_@_¼¼-"i snagged me an e.d. beta suckas!"

Franny, you have brought up something that I now think of... that mrbetamax guy, he seems to do only buying, but now we have something to watch for. we have to be on the look out for that same VCR, in any condition, and see who sold it, and then trace it to Mrbetamax if we can. Then we will know if he is a "snail (reseller)" or not... Down with Snails, DVD, and VHS!betamax forever!

Scroo it, I did a buy it now on that SL-HF300 silver unit. I couldn't resist. The torture of watching it, and no one bidding on it. It would have to take a person such as I to place a bid for $50 on it. Anyways I plan on fixing it, and making it my next "mule" workhorse deck.I like the simple units such as this one, nothing fancy yet it does the job, and does it great. I have a SL-HF1000 and I seldom use it because I am fearful of damaging the expensive heads. It is a true archive machine, I only use *new* media in it. The SL-HF300 will be a worry free unit, if I ruin the heads in it playing a 20+ year old tape "treasure", so what- they are only $16!! A SL-HF1000 head-disc is no longer available from Sony. Now you have to get the complete drum assembly. Bookoo $$$$$... Andy

You always think of something when you hit "post"...Olive: you mentioned the "sound fields" on the SL-HFT-7, well, any good sony reciever should have a full compliment of them... The ultimate Sony reciever I have seen (I also own it!) is the STR-DE945, which has the following sound fields:NOrmal SurroundCinema Studio EX A, B, & CSemi Cinema Studio EX A, B, CNight Theater (For low-volume but with surround effects!)Mono Movie (THAT's simmulated stereo!)Stereo Movie (simmulated surround from 2 speakers) Headphone theater (uses headphones and speakers to create a low-volume surround effect...)Three "Virtually enhanced" modes...Small hallLarge hallOpera houseJazz clubDisco/clubStone ChurchLive house (one of the best!)ArenaStadium (play a queen record and hold a lighter int he air....)Game (for video games...)

Yeah, that's a LONG list... and yeah, I didn't pay full price for this beasty, got him on clearance and got another $75 knocked off for no remote and then got the guy to go fetch a remote from out back... but bot the right one so I kept the $75 off!!!! you can name the inputs and it's a real treat to see one come up on the display as "betamax"!!!!

Sean

Good for you, Andy. You put a lot of us out of misery with a click of the BIN button. The 300 is perhaps my favorite beta model. Inexpensive, extremely durable, high tracking tolerance, SuperBeta tolerant, great remote, etc..

Let's look at it this way. That 300 will get some nice TLC and it was saved from snail hell!Fellowship of the Beta? ;)

fellowship of the beta??

@¼¼- eeeeeeeeeeeeeee

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Snail being cast into the firey furnace from whic he came or some such...your "lord of the Rings" people will get hte joke...

Re mrbetamax http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=mrbetamaxAnother id bid on same ED5000 earlier but it couldn't be same guy, could it???http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=betamaxJust thinking out loud. I apologize if the second id is one of you.

sleeeeeeech! _____________________________ _@_¼¼

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371877911

Here's a nice portable Zenith VPR-9800 with not only the camera remote and tuner module but the camera adapter! So if you want to use the camera separately you can do so...

and if you're in the mood...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371859821

an SL-2500 with a protective particleboard surround case...

It seems whoever put it in the case got their money's worth as it gave up a major chunk of it's side to protect the 2500...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1554601438

Kodak Video lessons on photography on Beta

Who sez you can't learn anything watchin' TV?

_@_¼¼ - "I shall call him Mini-me"

_¿_° -"eeeeeeeeeeee"

Shucks...I lost out on the ED-V5000 ed-beta deck. I placed a very solid bid on that machine with a few hours left to go, but it was eventually taken by "Mr.Betamax". I hope"Mr.Betamax" is not a snail-type reseller. If he's a fellow betafan, I hope he enjoys that machine; if he's just another reseller, then I hope he gets the mumps. I shouldn't feel too bad, though, as I should be receiving another SL-HF450 tomorrow from the fedex man for use as a back-up on one of my editing set-ups. Howard

Howard: I too am not mrbetamax's biggest fan. I have been sniped numerous times on ebay by him before, namely on a rare Aiwa beta (model 70 if I remember right) that I had right until the last 12 seconds of the auction. Mrbetamax is one of the purest snipers and snails, waiting until the last 30 seconds or less to bid. But I am certaily glad he will pay alot for a deck, and I truly hope that it costs a pretty penny for him to fix. Ok, now that I've got that out of my system, I'm looking for a video switcher (that will allow copying and has audio jacks as well as the video jacks) that has 6 inputs. Ok, I know I have alot of video to support. My setup is as follows: SL-HF1000, EDV-9500, SLV-675HF (VHS), Dawoo DVD, XBOX, Nintendo Gamecube. Lots of stuff I know for one tv. nnils: mrbetamax and betamax are two different people, and I can tell you how. I am betamax, and I consider mrbetamax pretty much my archenemy. One of these days I'll get him back good.

~Scott

Scott:You need a BIG video switcher. There are VCR sized ones that you can get on Ebay. They show up. Keep looking. Does anyone know if that wood case for the 2500 is sony equipment? I've seen them on Marantz amps and they are worth something like $100 without the amp and then more WITH the amp... I've never seen it before. It's possible the microcontroller in the EDV-5000 is fouled up and thinks "play" is eject. If so... I'd hate to be "mrbetamax"

Sean

Hi Scott. A/V switchers like the one you're looking for are available, but they are a bit on the pricier side. I know that Sony and JVC both sell multiple in/out units like the one you're looking for. Units with composite and S-Video connections go for between one to two hundred dollars; while units with multiple composite, S-Video, and component hook-ups go into the 300-400 dollar range or more. Cheapo switcher units sold at Radioshack and Circuit City for about 30 -50 bucks usually have only three composite line inputs at the most. Howard

A good videoswitcher is the Sony VTX-1000R. It was made in 1984 or so, but offers3 or 4 video inputs, all composite line with L+R audio inputs. It has a built in TV tuner,but will only tune up to cable channel 36. It has RF input+output switching too. It wasmeant to work with the old "Profeel" trinitrons. There was a successor to the VTX-1000R also,it had more input switching, and a MTS stereo TV tuner. Unsure if it tuned past cablechannel 36. I owned a VTX-1000R and I found it to be a very high quality composite switcher.I am sure someone can come up with the model # of the later (improved) unit? Andy

Here's a used working SL-HF400 super beta hi-fi on ebay auction with a $65.00 no-reserve starting bid, and no bids yet. The auction ends in six hours: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1370957921. The seller appears relatively new, with six positive feedbacks and zero negative feedback; might be worth pursuing for those who want to upgrade to a super beta hi-fi or who want a back-up super beta hi-fi unit for their den or bedroom. Howard

Curiously, while he's selling that SL-HF 400, he just bought this SLS-600 mono superbeta deck (for $125 US) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371751579. Trading down for a lesser deck doesn't seem all that smart unless there's something wrong with the SL-HF 400...

Or we're watching the birth of a new snailie

_@_¼¼[_¿_°] -waaaaa wanna snaga beta!

Okay Betagang, tomorrow's my birthday, and I am taking off on a little vacation break and relaxing a bit. Don't snag too many betas while I'm gone, unless the snailies are after them, in which case go ahead and save them from the gastropods by all means. I should be receiving another SL-HF450 while I'm gone, so I have something to look forward to when I get back. Talk with you all when I get back home next week. Howard (going on a betabreak)

I've just come across my appreciation society. Thanks for noticing. I hope I can still make a few more bucks out of unsuspecting amatuer fools!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA and HA! @% @%

Please tell me the differences between the HF950 ES / HF950 MKII / HF99ES

If someone has got the service manuals...

Hey guys!The non-working SLO-340 arrived. I will test it out soon. It is HUGE. Australian for walkman indeed! Has anyone ever noticed that they never show up as sets, just lone decks usually wihtout so much as a power supply?

Sean

SLO-340 is toast. Powers up but doesnt do anything. BUT I got the strap, RF unit, and scads of parts for $3. Not a bad deal. Especially since Andy is sending me a bare unit. Supposedly it works. (I have a suitable power supply) So I have a strap and RF unit.

Does anybody know where I can purchase a SL-25 Betamax recorder 1986 model from please contact me if some kind person out there knows.thanks john

sleeeeeeech_____________@_¼¼ - 'try Eeeeee-bay Johnny!'

sleeech?_________@_¼¼ - "does it have to be an SL-25? Here's an SL-20 which is the SL-25 without the fakey woodgrain top..."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371745578

If you're buying this because you messed up somebody SL-25 you can just change the faade and cover with the busted one and no-one will be the wiser...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371993801

This must've been one of those snooty avante garde Betas designed by Bang and Olufsen or a Sanyo Betacord cleverly disguised as a set of wire cutters...

Actually he found those wire cutters inside. When he pulled them out through the loading door it stopped eating tapes. Maybe I should look inside my 4030.

SLO-1400 Twenty of them http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371251698

Has anyone noticed VCRGARY's number of SLO-1400s never goes down? I wonder if he actually sells any, or is just too lazy to change the ad text? If he never sells any (whic I think is probable, he doesn't seem laze judging by his operation (a tad bit greedy, but laazy, never!) he hasn's sold any, not surprising, given the price. If it were $75, I'd be all over them, I'd buy one or two or three if I could get the cash together, but for $125 for a unit that's probably an ex-duplicator (not as bad an an editor, they are worn into the ground by doing nothing but cue, sync, play, stop cue sync play(or record) stop cue play record lather rinse repeat... ALL DAY!) but at there current price I can get better betas.

Sean

The SLO-1400 units would likely need servo capacitor replacement, belt replacement, replacement replacement, etc. I don't care what the guy says, they may work but they are going to have problems. They can be a challenge to work on, quite tempermental if they have servo lockup problems, which almost all of them do at this point, this includes the SL-5200 too.If he was selling 20 @ $10 a piece I'd be all over them myself. Oh wait, maybe not. Thats alot of storage space, these things are built like a battleship, or erm- stationwagon. 20 of those would take up 1,000 square feet , right? Yeah, SL-5200/SL0-1400 are the stationwagon of HIFI Beta. Pack the kids inside..

Summer Reruns, even at eBayhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371804433

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1368752562

At least there's a 10-hour M*A*S*H marathon here next week.Anybody have an L-1600 tape? How about a front-load beta stacker? 12-hour surveilance Beta?

maybe an improved new "time lapse beta" with lots of hours of continous recording (But I think it's in black and white, a big defect)?

Regards to all,

Casimir

Vcrgary is the snail of Umatics! I almost had me a VO-9600 but noooooo.... Vcrgary has to go and snipe me at the last few minutes! I'm hoping I can bait him to my second defunct VP-5020. Stupid thing has a reaaallly lazy and stiff loading ring. not even lubing it worked. Yuck, and it even ate two of my tapes!!!!!!!!!! It has a runaway idler motor, the idler just keeps spinning even though there's no tape in the unit. I also got me a Lasermax disc player (LDP-1500 I think) that is acting really dumb, it read the disc it came with the first time I plugged it in, but now it just whirls and refuses to read. Oh well. Up on ebay it goes. So, don't bid on a Lasermax player or a VP-5020. "I got them from a friend who upgraded to DVD. He said they were working last time he used them, but since I don't have a tape or disc to test them, they're sold as is." :):) Heeeeeeeeeereeee snailiieee!!!

[======== L-Max] °_¿__ (Eeeeeeeeeeee!) [U-Matic =====] ¼¼@__ sleeech

Jesse about that Lasermax. Did you bother to try and clean the lens of it? Maybe it was marginally dirty (it could read the disc in it) and got totally dirty as you were testing it out - to the point it couldn't read discs anymore. A tissue and alcohol ought to put it to rights. You may have to open the cover to get at the laser lens.

Sleeech! Yes, I made sure the lasers were free of snail slime and dust.. Yes, two lasers. It has one big lens and one normal-sized-CD-player-lens. Cleandum both. First thing I did when I popped the case. It's also on its trolley. Also tried percussive maintenance. Now, since I can't get it's going on ebay. I need money to spend on another umatic.. hee hee

Something that I have been pondering: Which deck does a better job? As I do have both, I seldom do a side by side comparison. In BII mode on both the SL-HF1000 and EDV-9500, which yields the better picture quality? I'm talking about regular Super Beta on both decks. Eventually I will do the test myself, but for now I was wondering what the rest of you think. How about at BIII. Now I assume that at BII in ED Beta mode on metal tape, it should beat the SL-HF1000 even at BI Super Hi-band, and I also assume this would be true in BIII ED mode? Just a few thoughts.

~Scott

Scott:

The HF-1000 versus EDV-9500: in BIIs, the 1000 wins out. The ED beta will look better than BIs-shb. the 1000 is the best superebeta. ED-beta is a differnt format, to a certain extent. I read this, feel free to do your own tests, in fact please do and report back to us!

Sean

I find myself most pleased with BIshb on a SL-HF1000 than BII ED on the 9500, but only undeunder certain circumstances. I like BIshb alot when recording from straight analog source (like high quality C-Band satellite). But, when recording MPG2 DVD that is not all compressed to hell like the digital satellite boxes are, I got great results using a EDW-30F(aka 9500) in BII mode. I definately could see the resolution gains then, compared to just recording from standard broadcast sources, etc. But, as far as staying closest to the original source when making recordings on both SL-HF1000 BIshb and EDW-9500 BII ED, I find that the SL-HF1000 in BIshb makes the most "close" to original copy of the recorded source. The 9500 tends to have a slightly grainier picture in ED mode upon playback, compared to the original source. Its all subjective, but I think BIshb looks alot more cleaner than ED Beta II . Andy

I have been pondering the thought of offering for trade my EDV-9500 for a SL-HF2100. Not entirely sure if I want to do this, but perhaps someone out there is willing to entertain the offer?

~Scott

Just learned that my trusted SL HF 1000 has a number of cracked boards and that some of them are proving difficult to find.

Was wondering if anyone out there has a 1000 that has been worn out or has severe mechanical problems that they might be willing to part with. I do have a 900 that has heads which are nearing their last days, which would be willing to tradefor same. I do figure the 1000 can be fixed by patching but have been told it may require a number of trips to teh shop to get it done. Or if anyone really wants a won out 900 I'dpart with it for the $125 I saw someone said such a beastie went for on ebay.

My 9 yearold son asked me what VHS stood for so i told him Very High Speed, this led me to think about betamax, ive surfed the web but i cant find out what 'BETAMAX' stands for ? can anyone please help me.

Brad, you're wrong on both counts. Sorry. VHS stands for Video Home System. It's a backwards Japanese acronym. Betamax doesn't stand for anything. It comes from the shape the tape makes when it is threaded, it looks a little like the greek letter "B" which is the B with the tail you see on this page. Max is a shortening of maximum, and to hte japanese, "beta" sounded a bit like "better" so it subliminally suggests "better" and so doesn "max". In the same note, some early japanese Video cameras had the letter HL attached to them, they stood for "handy-looky" coming from the expression "walkie-talkie" meaning handheld portable two-way radios...

Silly, isn't it...Sean

hi how

If there is a tower records near anyone, try and look for beta. I looked in mine and they had some. L-750s for $7 and L-750-HGs for $8 or $9, I think. Theirs are Sonys and come in a plastic case like the fujis used to and this may or may not be worth the extra $1 over the radio shack ones.

Please Help! Does anyone know anywhere in the UK where I can get video heads for a Betamovie BMC-200P ?This wonderfull camera was in very regular use but no only records audio, the motor for the auto focus also seem dead but this I can do without, I dont want to go back to the crappy quality of my 8mm camcorder when this camera has served me well for so many years.

Well, the idiot lasermax is whirling like it has been since about 4 this afternoon. Finally decided it would read the disc "just this one time." When I connected it to the TV, it looks like it has a servo lock problem (ever seen video when someone's slowing down the heads intentionally, the way the picture breaks up and then rolls?). Video shows momentarily and then drops back out. It revs and slows, revs and slows. Audio is very choppy... And I think I can cook something on it. But it doesn't smell yet!

I had a pioneer with similar problems but they were solved by cleaning it. Yours has indeed bad problems. Good luck trying to sell/fix it, whichever you should choose.

Looking for PAL Beta movies to liven up your Beta collection?

http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=dood81&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=all

There are some V-2000s in the lot as well.

Oh, if I had a multistandard! What fun. Some day I intend to aquire a multistandard machine...

Some of the best deals are for Beta movies on this side of the pond...

http://listings.ebay.com/aw/listings/list/category2286/index.html

Tons of tasty-saurus Beta movies...

I'm a regular in that category. ;) But I gotta love when people post items in there (or a dual-category in this case) that have nothing at all to do w/ beta. There's a auction for the complete Dragonball Z series. But is it all on beta??? It doesn't say so, but I doubt it. Most likely so-so-quality VCD's. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1554800241

Sean,

Don't forget, you also need a multistandard TV as well. You can pick up stuff like that ridiculously cheap in Thailand.. they even sell real, licensed DVD's for only about $5 apiece there.. (their unique approach to discouraging piracy). BTW.. I brought home a dual system PAL/NTSC SVCD player, with built in amplifier, on my last trip there. I really don't have a lot of use for it, with no PAL television (minor oversight on my part).. so if anyone wants it, I'll let it go for $70.. also plays audio CD's and standard VCD's.

I might get a ridiculously old multistandard TV set if I get hte multistandard VCR,m but that is a long way down the road. Or I will get a modern automatic stadards converter and hide it.

Sean

I have an old Fergusson Videostar PAL/NTSC VCR, its a huge unit but the quality on either format is great! I diddnt acctually realise it was PAL/NTSC when I brought it, I got it for the connector on the front so I could plug my Sony HVC-4000 camera into it, as my SL-F1 was dropped down the stairs by a removal guy when i moved house! :(

I hope the mover ended up giving you ten times the new purchase price..

He-e-e-e-re snailie snailie snailie!

I gotta nice 'HiFi' Beta for you....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1372322551

SL-20 'Hifi' Betamax VCR recorder...

Yukkies! I don't know why but those short and wide betas remind me of an Oldsmobile. I think the SL-HF300 is the best! Every beta should have had the big green Beta hifi lamp prominently displayed on the front. :) So, just to confirm one last time, does using SP or metal tape wear down and/or clog the heads faster? I've found they're great for making hifi audio recordings on my 300 but was concerned about head wear; no one's ever answered that question directly. Lasahmax whuhlin' since yestuhday aftuhnoon.. I decided to see how long it would take to crap out. It's not revving anymore, it sounds steadier than it did yesterday.

What's wrong with Oldsmobiles? And what's wrong with the "slimline" betas? I like 'em both, bujt, hey, that's life. I wonder if letting the Lasermax go for so long will cure it?

Sean

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Nothins wrong with Oldsmobiles... LOL i just said the slimlines remind me of them. Yes, actually, letting the Lasahmax run for so long actually did cure it! I connected it to the TV and was rewarded with a chemistry lab safety video. In crisp, clear colour. Although there's something screwy with the audio, I hear two channels at once: One is of an announcer (the correct track) and the other is another announcer talking about the next video. (it's playing the audio for the current track, and the audio for the upcoming track together). Oh well. Maybe the excess warmth of the machine boiled off the snail goo that was clogging the spindle motor. Who knows.. I'm gonna go try it in another 5 minutes to see if it reads now that its cooled off. Yay! I just wish the thing had controls, though (aside from a power and EJECT key). Gotta love them late 80s chemistry videos. Oh ya! They even show a umatic (looks like a 5020)! When they're talking about turning stuff off and making sure its unplugged in the lab before you work on electronic circuits, they show someone turning off a umatic (even show the SKEW control) and then pretending to mess around with its insides in the next clip. (crosses fingers).. now its time to go boot it up again.

And behold! It works!!! Hahahahahah! Although.... Its flip down door doesnt close all the way. Oh well!

Jesse, lots of laserdiscs had dual audio. You need a remote to properlly select the audio channel to listen to. Oh well, but it works! Way to go! This is good. Get the remote or if the things has RS-422 get a cable and some RS-422 drivers for your pC and have fun.

Sean

@Brenda Ann Dyer: the mover that dropped my sl-f1 origionally said "its an old piece of crap" and tried to give me £10 for a replacement!!!!!After a big argument I told him to go out and get me a new one, same model, he went away never to return so I confronted the removal company with CCTV footage of him dropping it and they refunded the full cost of the move (£580) and gave me £ 200 for the SL-F1 : )

adam....

_______________________@_¼¼ - nobody here but us gastropods!

Mike:

Good show, that. :)

Hey Andy! Saw yer SL-HF 300 listed on E-bay....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1372472431

I see it's attracted a couple bidders already...

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/a78f28e7/bc/Goofy+Olive+stuff/andys300.jpg?bckr.e9Amm9fezKW

Every comment on the issue I have seen adamantly discourages using metal betacam tapes on consumer beta machines, and have never seen or heard a recommendation that it is okay. The surface of those tapes is more abrasive and contributes to faster wear on the softer consumer beta video heads, is the explanation I most commonly see.

_@_¼¼ -Looking for an SL-HF 2100 anyone?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1372495771

99¢ start - high reserve - $1500 BIN

One day I will figure out reserves. It just seems to me, if you will not sell unless you get X dollars, just start at that price. I fhtere is a valid reason for reserves, let me know!

Sean

Cute. Snails. Oh well, should have I just posted the beta for sale on here, for $10?! Oh well. I am selling it because I am replacing it with the Silver unit. I think $160 is more than fair for the unit, especially since I back it with a warranty (which it does not need really). -Andy

_@_¼¼ - Just having some fun Andy...

But I do wonder why you'd sell off a Beta before you knew for sure if the silver Beta was any good. At the least you'dve been able to transfer the silver Beta parts to the black Beta and/or had a parts Beta. [ ==¼¼¼¼O] - ¼¼_@_

Sorry about being an frumpy old sod. I can fix the Silver unit, that is no problem. I knowthe SL-HF300 *very* well. It also does not hurt to have lots of parts in stock for that model- the SL-HF300 is one of my most common models I service. Anyways the snails seem to like the Ebay black unit already , and I know whomever ends up with it will be getting a great unit. Just drat on the flip down door. Andy

_@_¼¼ - of course if Snaling ends up the winning bidder you'll probably never hear the end of it from us gastropods...

_@_¼¼__@_¼¼__@_¼¼__@_¼¼- titter! titter! titter! - ¼¼_@__¼¼_@__¼¼_@__¼¼_@_

He he he... If snaling gets it, be sure to send it via "Oops".(UPS). they have a tendancy to smash things all to hell. A friend of mine got an expensive and rare Sony video camera that was dropped on its pushrod which went all the way to the lens and cracked its alluminum frame. It must have been dropped off the truck, it would take a hammerblow to do that!

One other thing... If my world clock serves me right it is something like 05:50 in Berlin right now, you sure are up early, Franny!

Sean

Blegh... Yukkies! I hate snails. Had to brush a few off of my betamovie.. Poor old thing. Ah.. Welcomed my Lasermax to my collection. Inserted it into my 'stack' right underneath the featherweight Mintek DVD player. Blegh. I HATE the way everything shallow (not long (deep?) enough to support other devices) in my collection is silver! The Mac is the deepest in the stack.. but I wanted to colour-order my devices. I need a shelf... Oh well! Me wants one of them Sony TV stands with wheels [the kind the 32' trinitrons go onto]!!!

... you mean up late ;-)

Franny: Oh my... I am quite the night owl but, well, I guess, ...do you EVER sleep?http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371905801If this guy comes to his sense and lists it lower I will bid just for the mikes, tripod, case and new L-500. What makes him think that if he couldn't move it at $25 once he will again?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371809447Franny, I don;t know what camera you have but this might be better. (ANd in case anyone is wondering, I am stateside, but this IS the PAL site and I don't want UHF (I have my own little ideas what that acronym stands for in refference to him...) to come back and hassle ous for not being PAL enough, so, I post some cameras and such to PAL around...

Have it already...

OK, good.

Sean

Sean:

Reserves are a baiting tactic. They let a seller start out at an artificially low price, and hope that auction fever will push it over the reserve price, while if they just started there, they may never get a bid (e.g. that antique vid. camera).

thats' all they looked like to me. thanks!

I know it's been a while since a lot of people have even SEEN a Beta VCR but this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1372539687 is clearly not a Beta VCR...

It is, however a nice looking reel - to - reel VTR...

Hi there i have a old betamax sony c5 working if anyone wants to make me a offer on it ? .Also on another note i have a very high quality home hifi equipment for sale " Lumley ST-70 & Lumley LV1.5, Pre & Power Valve hifi amps 70 watts per channel both in A1 condition boxed cost £5000 new for sale at £ 3000 no offers buyer pays p&p on items, no dreamers please, i can take photos of amps if your intrested and email them to you.