Sony Betamax SL-8200 Demo Tape

Sony Betamax SL-8200 Demo Tape - 1978!!

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12 жыл бұрын

From 1978, here is a tape I got from Sony, showing how to use their SL-8200, their first 2-hour Betamax deck. So dated, but very interesting!!

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@afr1952 7 жыл бұрын

I loved my Betamax! It was built like a tank! I remember the tapes were expensive, $15 for a 60 minute tape in the beginning. That's $15 in 1978 currency. $15.00 in 1978 had the same buying power as $57.13 in 2016

@teitzis 9 жыл бұрын

The optional timer at 2:03 is like an old taxi fair meter!

@hugoboss5895 Жыл бұрын

My god that’s a beast of a machine. I love that we had to be shown how to use the video.

@duaneadkins5131 8 жыл бұрын

Just got my Sony SL 8200 last weekend, in perfect condition.

@honzam.1953 3 жыл бұрын

It's incredible that this video is still actual. Only the tape had been replaced by an USB stick, but principe of use is still the same

@toolazy4names302 3 жыл бұрын

Just got mine from a goodwill for $15 in nearly perfect condition there such mechanically interesting

@devilmario666 9 ай бұрын

Przepiękna maszyna ❤👍

@purefoldnz3070 6 жыл бұрын

Set the time. Insert the tape. Add plutonium. Its that simple.

@Galidorquest 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing says 70's like wooden walls.

@charlieretro 2 жыл бұрын

The house I'm working on right now has them and I'm keeping them because the house was built in 1978 and I'm only updating the outside and leaving the inside its retro look.

@blastradius9136 Жыл бұрын

Paneling in walls was staple in the 70's. Everybody had them lol

@Galidorquest Жыл бұрын

@@blastradius9136 And patterned wallpaper, colored carpets, lampshades with tassels and avocado-green toilets, fridges & ovens... 70's decor had more flare. 😎 Nowadays, dull, dark colors and wooden floors are the trend in modern decor since the 2010's... They call it 'minimalism'...

@LubbockBabesFan 2 ай бұрын

That was the wooden age.

@karlhungus5554 4 жыл бұрын

This is great. I'll hook it up to my console TV and record the game while I listen to my 8-Track tapes.

@AaronLauper 8 жыл бұрын

Sony Betamax had the best quality, but VHS was cheaper. End of story for Betamax.

@JimmyEsposito 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen Betamax openings. They’re pretty low quality

@ivok9846 3 жыл бұрын

how can you say sony is betta after such poor quality video?

@jourwalis-8875 3 жыл бұрын

But it evolved to a professional broadcast format, called Betacam! So there you have it!

@sesfilmsllc 3 жыл бұрын

The 70’s when everything was wood paneled.

@pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795 3 жыл бұрын

Was born in 84 but love the feel

@tandy5811 Жыл бұрын

what a time to be alive

@jourwalis-8875 3 жыл бұрын

"Black and white sound camera"! Oh, my God!

@charlieretro 2 жыл бұрын

Oddly back then the black and white cameras where better then the colored ones over how the colored ones would make colors way darker and red seemed to give many of them a fit.

@BETAMAX19732 2 жыл бұрын

Good video

@zinabreatomic2205 2 жыл бұрын

In fact, after putting his family to sleep he's going to watch a cool movie with Ron jeremy and Seka

@Y0Y0Evan 4 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing 2:12 when I was younger and was stunned by the ability to instantly record something with a camera hooked to the VCR itself. Too bad Betamax was a huge flop, as I found out a few years later.

@dollartooth5616 3 жыл бұрын

His family's diet largely consists of fresh souls.

@vhsmies3990 5 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@harveytow6396 7 жыл бұрын

I still have my SL-8200 on permanent display. However, what I'd like to have is this guy's head of hair...

@karlhungus5554 4 жыл бұрын

And how.

@charlieretro 2 жыл бұрын

Just hope it never falls because it would leave a hole in the floor .

@holydiver73 8 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! I want one.

@eastkingstonnh 8 жыл бұрын

Wonder how long the monochrome camera option lasted. Seems outmoded even for the mid 70's.

@tlatosmd 5 жыл бұрын

B/w was outdated for home *MOVIES* shot on film in the mid-70s, but certainly not for home video. Marketable consumer home video and home video camcorders were certainly still in their infancy at that time.

@pyeltd.5457 3 жыл бұрын

@@tlatosmd but they had iPhones back then. Soo

@superbayan 5 жыл бұрын

Shut up and take my money!

@michaelturner4457 6 жыл бұрын

The guy in the suit and tie is very creepy.

@dv_vid Жыл бұрын

I saw the 1975 TV console version at Olum's furniture store in Binghamton, NY. Probably a lot of wealthy Jewish families could afford them (hence elohainu melech ha Olum). Also I'm sure the balding Jewish Israeli men named Hymie or Chaim at B&H sold many of these.

@paianis Жыл бұрын

2:35 This was why they failed.

@curtiswalker8388 6 жыл бұрын

Tape one Channel watch another

@weitang9727 5 жыл бұрын

This video it self is VHS ?

@videoholic50s60s70s 5 жыл бұрын

Nope, this was on a Beta tape, produced by Sony.

@joeduece1 Жыл бұрын

The 70s God bless

@musicom67 9 жыл бұрын

2:28 - A TV cameraman he is not. At this point in the video it gets creepy with that wood paneling - like they're in the basement....and this 'guy' is taping these kids....yuck. 2:47 - Video hit. Ah memories...

@mbvideoselection 8 жыл бұрын

someone had to make that comment...sigh

@purefoldnz3070 6 жыл бұрын

Change the channel Welcome Back Kotter is on!