At long last, I got one of my "dream" Betamaxes - the Japanese version of our SL-HF1000, the SL-HF3000 SuperBeta HiFi. Here is yours truly, unboxing and setting up this gorgeous Betamax!!! Be sure to watch in HD!
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@WeatherSTARIII10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful machine, I've always had a interest of electronics and audio/video equipment and I've never owned any Betamax's before. You are so lucky! Great find!
@CoopyKat8 жыл бұрын
I love the CBS Special Presentation at the beginning.... : )
@GoldSrc_9 жыл бұрын
Man, that's one gorgeous Betamax.
@jamesydunlop8 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your wonderful beta deck.
@Vladislaw81 Жыл бұрын
Ray, I’ve recently bought Sony EDV-5000 - my first Betamax machine! At last! Thinking now of buying the SL-HF3000 video recorder. The one isn’t in top cosmetical condition, but it works. I’m buying it mainly for sound recording.
@TheSkullArmyMC9 жыл бұрын
Been hooked on that site, and every time a 1000D pops up on there, it goes into my bookmarks page. Man! Do I want a 1000D!!!
@trapflag8 жыл бұрын
Sweet machine, congratulations and thanks for sharing the video with us.
@12voltvids8 жыл бұрын
Not an S video, control L for use with an edit controller. The T jack is for control T that connects 2 SL1000 or 3000
@craggercragger89897 жыл бұрын
Lol. I did wonder if you would have commented on this when I stumbled on the video. ;)
@mrmagnetoscope5 жыл бұрын
Hi 12voltvids
@Betafreak_GE10 ай бұрын
Because of these videos I have imported the SL-HF3000 from Japan 😃
@Gypsycat192 ай бұрын
Same here I imported 3 to Australia they were so cheap and worked cheaper than the hf1000 and PAL units
@gdavisFTA8 жыл бұрын
FYI - The jacks marked "PCM" on the back are just regular video input/output jacks. The "PCM" designation is because you can connect them to a Sony PCM F1 device which turned analog audio into digital, and then into a video image which could be recorded on any video recorder (of course, it worked best on a Beta machine). The "S" jack is actually a "Control-S" connector for edit control between this unit and a Sony VHS machine (such as the SLV-R1000). And although this machine looks very nice, in 2015 I got a Sony SL-HF2100 in A+ refurbished condition. Although I miss some of the features from the SL-HF1000 (had three of them), the newer electronics in the 2100 really do seem to give a better picture.
@AnthonyMaw7 жыл бұрын
You will notice the there is a button to turn the Beta Hi-Fi off. If you wonder why anyone would want to do that, it's because Sony never mentions in it's marketing materials that enabling Beta hi-fi audio reduces the video resolution because the audio FM carrier signals take away some of the bandwidth of the video. So although Betamax was sharper than VHS with hi-fi off, if you turn Beta hi-fi on, the picture quality is is noticeably fuzzier and becomes about the same as VHS. Great find thanks for posting the unboxing hope it still had that "new VCR" smell.
@sunspot422 жыл бұрын
I don't think that's actually true for NTSC decks. NTSC Beta Hi-Fi utilized a portion of the spectrum Beta itself didn't use, a pair of FM carriers between the chroma and luma carriers, a process known as frequency multiplexing. They'd prepared for this by shifting the Y carrier up by 400kHz quite awhile before Beta Hi-Fi was introduced. With PAL decks they used depth multiplexing via a second set of heads, just like VHS Hi-Fi. Those could cause noise in the video signal, since the audio signal was recorded physically on a lower layer of the tape with the video signal recorded on top of it and after. The audio signal could bleed thru into the video signal and cause additional video noise.
@AnthonyMaw2 жыл бұрын
@@sunspot42 Beta Hi-Fi audio carriers reduced the lower sideband bandwidth of the FM moduled luminance carrier. I had an SL-HF750 Super Beta Hi-Fi deck and switching OFF the Beta Hi-Fi actually made the picture appear noticeably sharper because of the increased lower sideband bandwidth. With Beta Hi-Fi turned on the picture sharpness was only marginally better appearance than VHS.
@sunspot422 жыл бұрын
@@AnthonyMaw Beta Hi-Fi boosted the upper limit of the luminance carrier though, didn't it? I know SuperBeta did.
@Rudolf_Edward7 жыл бұрын
Love this machine! Unfortunately, only NTSC with 30 frames? Fortunately: a PAL version in my home: Sony SL-HF750… LOVE the format!
@Halterung015 жыл бұрын
You mean an HF950E(S)?
@nvmbrsdoom59 жыл бұрын
That's a wonderful machine, congratulations on such an awesome deal. Thanks for sharing this vid.
@richardcrook21122 жыл бұрын
That is a beautiful thing, without a doubt.
@sixtopragaalba97813 жыл бұрын
Great machine,a jewel,with jogging button,de luxe player,no one Blu Ray of today has got that presence, take it care very much that awesome gadget.
@Xicohtencatl_Xayacate5 жыл бұрын
Ray Glasser! Long time no see! xD That's the VCR I always have wanted! xD
@mikedestazador51168 жыл бұрын
you have got yourself a new subscriber my friend
@yudiyudi92162 жыл бұрын
Saya punya player sony betamax hifi seri SL HF 950 tapi saya juga suka yang model ini juga,modelnya keren 👍👍😊😊
@DANIEL-sn6bf Жыл бұрын
Beautiful Machine!! ❤
@nonnoto45695 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, here in Italy with the PAL system much higher than the NTSC the difference with the VHS was abysmal then the VHS prevailed.
@thereallantesh6 жыл бұрын
That really is a beautiful machine. So I'm wondering now that it is 4 years later if it is still working well for you.
@videoholic2000s6 жыл бұрын
Yes...it is...works perfectly!! Don't use it that often, which is probably why!
@gal20009 жыл бұрын
The S VIDEO port that you mentioned says ¨CONTROL¨in Japanese, probably for a wired remote.
@Gypsycat192 ай бұрын
I have 2 betamax edv 9000 one them came with the big remote it works and a broken sl2100 from japan (just wont play tapes) imported to Australia thinking of buying a sl-hf 3000 i have 5 PAL units as well they seem to cost more but have less features 4 hifi models and a broken C9 linear stereo
@gator9667 жыл бұрын
After seeing this video on youtube I went and bought one from onejp like yours! but unfortunately when I got it a couple of days ago and plugged it in it didn't work so I sent it to the repair shop and today they called to tell me that it seems that the shipment was dropped so bad that a lot of stuff is broken inside and they don't know if they can fix it... what a luck...!
@videoholic2000s7 жыл бұрын
Awww....that is so awful to hear, I feel sick for you! That's happened to me a lot with UPS. I got very very lucky with this Japanese Betamax, considering it was only packed inside newspaper and a little tiny strip of bubble wra!!
@Lucrativecris5 жыл бұрын
I bought one for $10 and found some tapes in the swap meet even tho it’s hard to find tapes
@dentron98854 жыл бұрын
Legend27 Just got 15 Sony L-750s off ebay for 22 shipped, just wait and you will find someone dumping them cheap.
@dmitripetrov55364 жыл бұрын
Because this model made for only Japan market and not for export , it is designed to work only with 100 volt AC power. I wonder maybe brightness of display because of higher electricity voltage in US. 120 V.
@filipmac55774 жыл бұрын
What a nice machine!
@bashbrannigan7 жыл бұрын
With the streamlining that's common these days, something is lost as the old equipment is just beautiful to look at.
@kingshearer26 жыл бұрын
You can't beat analogue sound and picture I've went back to VHS.
@StyrofoamKup9 жыл бұрын
Just looking at the LED display brought childhood memories. Swell
@kbhasi8 жыл бұрын
pretty sure that's vacuum florescent, not LED
@furekmody77497 жыл бұрын
5:19 i love this thing sliding out
@maxwelltlmm45833 жыл бұрын
Excellent machine.
@DavesArchives9 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing and a big congratulations to you on the purchase. I have yet to see one on ebay. May I ask how you came by it? I love my SL HF900, but it is nowhere as nice as that 3000. I'd love to acquire one, one of these days! **Edit - just finished watching and saw that you shared the auction site. Thank you!
@videoholic2000s9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the nice comments!! I check that Japanese auction site EVERY day, just to see what's there! And, there are usually 2 or 3 of these 3000s for auction. I knew I wanted one with the wooden sides, they really add a lot to the looks of this great machine!
@DavesArchives9 жыл бұрын
I almost bought one last nite but decided to bid on it (the one with wood sides) but I was outbid this morning. How do I use the buy now option? I only saw a bid field even though there was a buy now price.
@videoholic2000s9 жыл бұрын
Daves Archives Not all auctions there have a buy it now. If you do see it, you have to first dump money into your "account" (You have to register on the site to bid, as you know), put enough money in there to cover the Buy Now price, and place a bid with that Buy Now amount, and it's yours! That's how I got mine!
@DavesArchives9 жыл бұрын
Ah ok. Good to know. Thanks again!
@DavesArchives9 жыл бұрын
Sure thing josh
@azshaw1239 жыл бұрын
I Am Jealous...I Am A Beta Collector In The Uk And Would Kill For That Machine...The Best Unit I Have Is An SLHF-950.. Very Nice Ray!!!
@videoholic2000s9 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hey, the 950 is a great machine too....I have the American counterpart, the SL-HF750.
@azshaw1239 жыл бұрын
I Thought I Had A Beta Collection Too Be Proud Of,And I Have But.. You Are On A Level I Simply Cannot Compare to,as I am Sure You Know,To Get One Of The Really High End Machines Shipped Here In Manchester Uk Is Almost Impossible And Them To Get It Converted From NTSC To PAL Is Just Not Possible Any Longer,Well Not Here Anyway,Step Down Transformers Just Don't Do Anything But Rather Short The Components Out Or Will Not Provide Enough Power At All........Sorry But Am I Really Having A Conversation With Ray Glasser????...You Are A GOD To Beta Enthusiasts Here In The UK!!!!!!!
@videoholic2000s9 жыл бұрын
I never knew that....but thanks!! I'm glad I can help people with all things Beta!!!
@Bobbythefanman8 жыл бұрын
can you find tapes for bata Max's anymore
@DireLemmimg19 жыл бұрын
one time when i had my betamax player that thing was so beat up but worked like new. (remoove the cover fist!)
@MrApril19779 жыл бұрын
Hello, It's amazing. I am happy with you. Could you fix the left wooden side? regards from Germany , Ronny
@parrr9 жыл бұрын
Amazing , congratulations
@OmegaAero2K8 Жыл бұрын
Did you plug in the Japanese plug into the American outlet?
@joshslatton22848 жыл бұрын
What blows my mind is the "PCM" audio input/output! Where digital audio tracks a regular thing on Beta?
@SandBoxJohn8 жыл бұрын
+Josh Slatton No. Bata HiFi recorded the analog stereo audio tracks at separate frequency on the helical video tracks.
@crashbandicoot4everr8 жыл бұрын
Yes. You could record digital PCM audio using a PCB adapter that plugged into any VCR!
@hitmusicworldwide8 жыл бұрын
You would use this setting with a unit like the Sony PCM 701 ES it accepted analog video in and recorded PCM 16 or 14 bit digital audio onto the composite video signal of a Betamax recorder. I have the 701 and beta tapes of my compositions encoded in this fashion.
@spinnradio2 жыл бұрын
Hi Ray! did you sale your machine? please let know tanks
@wolventhrone16319 жыл бұрын
The picture looks amazing. I cant stand the digital imaging that is used on most TVs. The more high definition they are, the more processed and artificial it looks to me. The normal LCD TV picture looks fine to me, but the Ultra-HD images look terrible. And no, these are not the ramblings of an old man. I'm only 26. And yes, I do remember watching films on a Beta Max machine Young people sometimes have good taste, as well ;) I miss the pre-digital era, and I was only exposed to it just long enough to love it.
@12voltvids9 жыл бұрын
Jack Sawyer Great machine. I have a pair of 1000's that I used in an edit suite. Still work as good as new after 30 years.
@wolventhrone16319 жыл бұрын
+12voltvids Beautiful machine, truly. To me, it even looks hi-tech, but thats only because I imagine technology as something other than touch screens.
@marksmemorabilia37437 жыл бұрын
Hello I have a sony GCS 50 betamax machine. Where Can I get It repaired? Thanks Mark
@Gayestskijumpever7 жыл бұрын
That is proper cool!
@bobsbits53572 жыл бұрын
hi vhs video star decks did have audio record in lp mode black video out put very hard to find pick one up at carboot
@jamievick25878 жыл бұрын
So cool.....Fan- Damn-Tastic!!!
@Sawlon10 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@bulenthas8143 жыл бұрын
Bu video 4 kafa mı yoksa 2 kafa mı (TURKEY) ?
@kingshearer26 жыл бұрын
A beauty well done, is the data on a beta the same to what's on a vhs or does a beta read the tape in a different way so the tape info is different? P.S. is the remote still sealed in the bag or did you give in to temptation and start using it?
@videoholic2000s6 жыл бұрын
Beta and VHS tapes have totally different signals on them, they are not compatible at all. And, I did remove the remote from the bag and am using it!!
@wasangaama7 жыл бұрын
it can play PAL video tapes? or NTSC only?, I face big problem with japanese camcorder.
@videoholic2000s7 жыл бұрын
This is NTSC only.
@patarrota19867 ай бұрын
Súper buena máquina
@armenstaubach92768 жыл бұрын
Good for you, I am jealous; I wish I had one :(
@Lucrativecris5 жыл бұрын
Armen Staubach the tapes are hard to fin!
8 жыл бұрын
Wow thats a great machine! Do you know the year of production?
@videoholic2000s8 жыл бұрын
Yes.....1986. It was known as the Sony SL-HF1000 in America.
@waikee2001hk8 жыл бұрын
i have this sony slhf-3000 very long time ago, it cost HK$3000 in the year of 1988, excellent machine and can record in B1s mode, but the maintain fee is fucking expensive! for the normal sony betamax vcr, it can quite cheap for repair as parts can obtain from sony, but this 3000 , sorry it is a production equipment, the parts was ten or fifteen times than normal
@salvadorrodenas30714 жыл бұрын
Compare this with the shit of feather weight bluray DVDs of today
@Naser-qo7kv2 жыл бұрын
I love betamax . Nostalegi ( from iran ) ❤❤❤😇😇
@M.I.R-Live3 жыл бұрын
Шикарный аппарат!
@juliangill34427 жыл бұрын
were can you buy one of these betamax machines
@paulantoniuk11417 жыл бұрын
julian gill 1979.
@swifty19699 жыл бұрын
$200 for shipping.....oh WOW!!! o_O
@HalonPoisoning7 жыл бұрын
Wow that thing must've been hardly used!
@videoholic2000s7 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was almost new when I got it!!
@cman6247 жыл бұрын
Best Betamax = toshiba V-9680 pal/ntsc.
@bobsbits53572 жыл бұрын
sorry betacam walk over this deck my mates got the same heads are soft in betamax decks betacam digi is real good 2 set of video heads try one some time
@BETAMAX197322 жыл бұрын
Beta is better good video
@bebenoeliaisabel2 жыл бұрын
🌈🌭🎃🎃🎃🕷️🕷️🕷️🌈
@higamitakaro7 жыл бұрын
This is called #JDM. This is why we prefer used JDM cars to new European or American ones.
@shikumi07 жыл бұрын
Leaking personal information. You should delete the video immediately.
@kerosene47517 жыл бұрын
LOL is that you Vladimir?
@maykeru20017 жыл бұрын
VHS is better ;D
@videoholic2000s7 жыл бұрын
No it's not, not in any respect. And no VHS machine had all the features that this glorious Betamax has!