1981 Sony Betamax SL-5000 VCR aka The Tank

Originally uploaded 2/11/2007, video from 2005.

I've had this unit since June 2000. Beta's first front loading unit.

I nicknamed it The Tank

Category:

Education

Tags:

• sony
• betamax
• beta
• sl-5000
• 1981

[IamFat32]

is that a Zenith VHS VCR in the background or a Panasonic?

[spatsbear2]

@IamFat32 It is a 1985 Magnavox, which is indeed a rebadged Panasonic.

[cmarshall1018]

I have a SL-2300 it's a smaller version of the SL-5000

[TeamRocketReviews]

That looks remarkably good for a 1981 unit. In fact, it looks better than the VCR inside my 2003 CRT TV.

[bocatablanco]

@Jediiii like the laserdisc of the VHS...

[Jediiii]

I own 3 beta vcrs and all do not work anymore, I used them a lot from 1980 to 1987. I kinda miss them. Betamax was wayyyy better that VHS IMHO.

[TEACHYOUTEEWHY]

I GOT TO GET ME THAT BETAMAX VCR YO!!

[spacehelmetforacow]

@cbehr91 though not to *nearly* the same extent it was on VHS.

[spacehelmetforacow]

@norge696 I dunno, even on a laptop screen there's an obvious difference bewteen 480p and 720p.

I prefer watching stuff as close to it's original resolution as possible given my laptop's limits (Movies and hDTV at 720p, older TV at 480p), but that's just me.

[norge696]

what a beast. I still don't understand why people care so much for high definition video. whenever I download movies they are always dvdrips and not blueray. as long as the picture is clear and watchable i'm a happy camper :)