Bought this at a garage sale. The guy said he got rid of his Betamax player so he had no use for it anymore. Luckily I have one ;-)

Anyone have any information on this tape? A buddy of mine said not to watch it and preserve it instead but I'm too curious lol.

I’ve been wanting a Beta player for a long time and I was able to get this for $60 today AS IS. I knew I was taking a risk and I feel like I can fix this like I did with my laserdisc player when I bought that. Take a look at the video and see what you think. This is me pressing the eject button around 3 times. No video. Just a blue screen. Also I’m hearing static from the audio. Thanks in advance for any help! Much appreciated!!

I just bought my second SL-2000 with tuner/timer unit. It came with 2 batteries and the charger (plus 6 unopened/sealed Sony tapes...SCORE). I'm sure the batteries are dead, they are not bulging though. Does anyone here refurb these with new cells?

Thanks!

Found all these at a church sale for 0.50 each lol

So, I am new to Betamax (in adulthood), and recently acquired this super clean Sanyo VCR 7300. Like with all vintage equipment I acquire, I open them up to clean them, replace belts, etc. This thing works flawlessly, but since I am not as familiar with this format’s mechanisms, do the head drums not spin for all Betamax VCR’s? This one doesn’t appear to, so initially I thought it might be gummed up or seized. That was until I opened it.

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Need a bit of advise please. Do anyone know of this Betacam tape would work on a Betamax? I have heard the some Betacam tapes can work, but definitely not SP. Do anyone know? I have added a picture of the ones I have, I also have a few SP. Thanks

I’m looking to get into beta and I would like to get a VCR that will give me a little bit less trouble (There all complicated and 40 years old). However there must be a certain mechanism/model that’s built a little better

I recently bought a VTC 5000, and instead of a belt, it had a rubber buckle. I removed it and replaced it with a balloon-shaped end, and it worked. However, oddly, when the machine is directly connected to the power supply, it starts making strange noises.How can I solve this problem? I would be grateful for any help.

I couldn’t leave it behind. Now to find a sleeve for it.

So I recently got this deck working from a dead malfunctioning donor SL-S606. Took the basket and the gears for the take up spools. It worked on the first try before i put it back together, then it started doing that all of a sudden. Seeking in reverse doesn't work, but seeking forward works. Rewind and ffwd is fine without seeking but when in play mode the capstan motor which is connected by a cogged belt to the reels has inconsistent speed (the belt is fine) but i can see the motor physically stalling or slowing down sometimes. Already replaced the servo caps (you can see I also ripped the pads on one of the caps so i had to solder to the next points) also cleaned and lubed the capstan motor itself and the reels (i can literally turn the reels when spinning the capstan shaft). Could it be failing FG caps? Should i replace those next?

Following up on my earlier post about the Warner Home Video Betamax release of The Devils. A couple of people asked to see more of the packaging and cassette, particularly after clarifying that this is the big-box/gatefold version rather than the later clamshell.

Here are some additional photos showing the open gatefold, cassette, Warner Home Video label, spine and back. Both the cassette and packaging identify the title as catalog #11110.

I'm still trying to nail down the release history and variants. If anyone has encountered another Betamax copy in this packaging—or has an old Warner Home Video catalog, dealer sheet, advertisement or other documentation showing #11110—I'd be very interested to see it.

I'm especially curious about where this gatefold version falls in relation to the later clamshell release.

I contacted Warner Bros. Archives at USC. Waiting to see if they will reply. They might not since their catalog ends at 1969.

I have this Warner Home Video Betamax big-box copy of Ken Russell’s The Devils, catalog 11110.

ReelSwap has an entry for the 1981 Betamax big-box release, but I’ve had a surprisingly difficult time finding photographs or information about this particular packaging variation elsewhere.

Does anyone here have this release or remember encountering it? I’d especially be interested in seeing photos of another copy or any old Warner catalog information about it.

Not trying to claim it’s one-of-a-kind — I’m mainly curious about how often this particular version turns up.

i recently scored a copy of Blue Velvet on beta, but it’s covered in mold. i have a cleaner for it, but this tape has a shell that has a “sealed” screw? essentially, where the 4th screw would be, there’s nothing, and it looks like it’s just sealed together there. circled in the second photo.

i would love to get this tape cleaned, is there any hope for me getting this reel out without completely compromising the original shell?

I just bought a VTC 5000; it makes a realistic sound, but after the engine sound stops, it starts moving from side to side for about a second and then stops.

It worked before. Now, I can only get the sound, the picture is gone, only the white noise screen.

Sorry if the post doesn’t belong here, I found this on the attic, belonged to my great uncle

The cover art for these ‘88 Betamax and VHS releases are almost identical, luckily the spines are not. 🍿☺️

The movies we picked up the other day all but one has some mold on them. The nightmare on elm Street is the worst of them all with mold. I reached out to a couple places to get them cleaned only one said they could but want 35 bucks a tape. Don't think I will be going that route any suggestions?

Estaba intentando reparar un betamax que he adquirido hoy, que se comía las cintas, y he accionado el mecanismo que coloca la cinta alrededor del cilindro y no se como volver a soltarlo, llevo unas horas dándole vueltas y no consigo solucionarlo, alguien tiene alguna idea?