BetaHeaven
This site was originally developed for my "Beta VCR" hobby in order for me to sell off some machines to reduce my collection
and hopefully to benefit other beta enthusiasts repairing their machines. It now incorporates my consultancy
business
Analyse Solve & Test Pty Ltd which often involves testing radio communications equipment –
many of which are coincidently called “Beta samples”.
To OBTAIN THE BEST TRANSFER OF your memories from beta tape format to DVD
you MUST use a beta machine that is in THE BEST OPERATING CONDITION possible
At
Restored Beta Machines there are three tables of the machines that
may be
available according to the manufacturer names
SONY, SANYO and TOSHIBA.
The tables list the models of beta machines, their main features and the price, based on a unit in excellent working order.
All machines and repairs are
guaranteed for three months. Since the audio can be recorded in one or
more of three ways see
"What machine do you need?"
Antique Video Cassette Recorders?
Yes, Beta VCRs are an old technology and they did lose the sales war to VHS, but they work better than VHS, if
only by a small margin.
PALsite.com, a UK website, has an excellent overview
of the various models of PAL beta machines available overall at the
PALsite model index. The European models and variants of
the UK models were nearly all available in Australia.