Only $699.99!?!?!?!?!? Back then 1 weeks worth of groceries was like $20, and now 1 weeks worth of groceries is about $120!!! LOL. In today's inflation adjusted price, that machine is worth like $3500, lol.
@TrudiAnn1106 These old Betamax and VCRs from the '70s and '80s were made of solid material and in Japan; they were quality machines build like tanks, not with cheap plastic made in China like the DVD and BD players we have today. I have an Oppo BD player made in China that cost me around $500.00, imagine if it was made in Japan. Quality comes with a price.
Damn... I just bought one of these working at a garage sale for $15 (with 3 boxes of tapes.) Works well but needs a little love loading the tape at times. Using to rip Beta tapes to the computer.
@micr0cosm in todays dollars that would be 2000.00 unreal but those sonys were made in actual japan not china and probably still working somewhere in either a salvation army or someones garage
holy cow...we had that exact same betamax player when we lived in the philippines...i think my dad bought it in '89, if i remember right...and it didn't come with that wired remote control...
things change so fast, i've given up on being "high-tech." Prices fall so fast, wait a year after new tech stuff appears, almost always it's half the price a year after it launches.
Holy crap $700 for a video tape machine? You can buy them at a pawn shop for $20.
TheTubePortal 1 week ago
Larry Sanders?
abilectic71 2 weeks ago
OHH PORNO MEMORIES
remanguchi 2 weeks ago
Only $699.99!?!?!?!?!? Back then 1 weeks worth of groceries was like $20, and now 1 weeks worth of groceries is about $120!!! LOL. In today's inflation adjusted price, that machine is worth like $3500, lol.
Ace1000ks1975 3 weeks ago
Is there a second commercial where he bought his sons in law all ELCASET decks?
thatmuse76 3 weeks ago
Beta was far, far, far, far, far superior to VHS. You get what you pay for as they say, and Beta was worth the money.
DNSKansas 3 weeks ago
Makes you wonder how over priced the technology is we're buying now.
msb0120 1 month ago
Junior??!!!!
canadianchewie1 1 month ago
$699.00 back then. Only $4.00 today :-) .
BishopTJH 1 month ago 2
@BishopTJH $699.00 back then is worth about $3500 in today's money. A gallon of gasoline in 1982 was like 70 cents!!
Ace1000ks1975 3 weeks ago
I Love you Betamax Sony
The2121621 1 month ago
now these cost like $5 or even get them free
MrJ0mmy 1 month ago
Amazing to see just how far technology has come.
8bobthebuilder 2 months ago
@8bobthebuilder Yes indeed - and the embarressing thing is that the player in the advert was actually the pocket version
ewaf88 2 months ago
WTF 600 DOLLARS...OH HEEEELLLLL TO THE NO
TrudiAnn1106 3 months ago
@TrudiAnn1106 These old Betamax and VCRs from the '70s and '80s were made of solid material and in Japan; they were quality machines build like tanks, not with cheap plastic made in China like the DVD and BD players we have today. I have an Oppo BD player made in China that cost me around $500.00, imagine if it was made in Japan. Quality comes with a price.
canuck21 2 months ago
OMG !
$700 in 1982 that how much now ?
$3000 ?
Alexvideoclip 10 months ago
@Alexvideoclip
1,621.00USD.
thaobama 10 months ago
Damn... I just bought one of these working at a garage sale for $15 (with 3 boxes of tapes.) Works well but needs a little love loading the tape at times. Using to rip Beta tapes to the computer.
DThielking 1 year ago
Wow! It EVEN HAS A REMOTE!!!!!
microkorgboy 1 year ago
@microkorgboy not a wireless one, check the video !
Alexvideoclip 7 months ago
@Alexvideoclip He said remote control....that's what it was....No one said anything about wireless.
PAC1977IRISH 7 months ago
wow, 700 bucks, what a steal!
jordanthewizard 1 year ago
700 bucks lmao!
Can you believe that back then?
micr0cosm 1 year ago
@micr0cosm in todays dollars that would be 2000.00 unreal but those sonys were made in actual japan not china and probably still working somewhere in either a salvation army or someones garage
dadadruma 1 year ago
@dadadruma Too true, I use them to digitize all these old tapes!
Retrontario 1 year ago
@Retrontario thats amazing i look at all my old vhs tapes they are all worn out looks horrible yours are great quality thanks for posting those
dadadruma 1 year ago
That REALLY looks like Dominic Chianese from The Sopranos.
Coolestmovies 2 years ago
true HD xD
fuckutube21 2 years ago
Uncle Junior has a Betamax! And it's "only" $699.00!
freshiebbadd 2 years ago
A quick look-see sees that KML is still around.
Wonder if they have any of these in stock. ANyone heading to Amherst, Cheektowaga, or Buffalo anytime soon?
Tenspeeder 2 years ago
Those damn front-loading machines ended up destroying tapes after a while!
ClassicGarth 2 years ago
holy cow...we had that exact same betamax player when we lived in the philippines...i think my dad bought it in '89, if i remember right...and it didn't come with that wired remote control...
mangdannyboy 2 years ago
From $699 to worthless!
rico7738 2 years ago 2
Like HD DVD!
Tenspeeder 2 years ago
I love the remote control with the cable!
somewhatlongdong 2 years ago 2
Great isn't it? What we thought was high-tech in 1982 - amazing how things change!
sketchley80 2 years ago
things change so fast, i've given up on being "high-tech." Prices fall so fast, wait a year after new tech stuff appears, almost always it's half the price a year after it launches.
somewhatlongdong 2 years ago
hahaha, ONLY $699... a Playstation 3 is only $299 and it plays Blu-Ray :)
irrh 2 years ago
Yeah, but can a PS3 play Betamax?! :P
TheSubatomicCheese 2 years ago