Expired Formats: Sony Betamax HFR-70 records off HD-DVD stunning results!

This is my Sony HFR-70 Betamax with HFP-100 optional HiFi Processor, doing a demo of its stunning recording capabilities in BIIs, the source is an Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player, and believe it or not there is no noticeable loss when recording right from the RCA's into the beta. Good for xbox live content. The TV is a 46" westinghouse, video was shot with Nikon D90. VCR is over 20 years old and still performs flawlessly. This player features special adjustments for slow motion tracking (which also enhance normal playback) and still tracking, to create a very liquid experience throughout the various tape transport modes. Also Betascan allows for a quick preview where you are when you are rewinding or fast-forwarding a tape outside of playback mode. The optional audio processor features an MPX filter, giant line level meters, and adjustable individual left and right record level sliders. This VCR is nearly a dream machine.

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[Welcome24thCentury]

You got to love betamax. They were good for defeating copyguard on VHS and DVD plus also using a time base corrector : )

[BatwaveRadioVideos]

No production Beta unit had TBC (time base correction) however Video8, which was basically mini Beta had this feature in some units. 

[ftpaddict]

Quite ironic how Betamax seems to have outlived HD-DVD. Here you are, toying around with the two losers of the infamous format wars.

[BatwaveRadioVideos]

they play well together

[Morahman7vnNo2]

@dustYCartridge That was just my way of saying "No only crappy VHS tapes!"

Na I like VHS too...only because I don't have Betamax!

[dustYCartridge]

@Morahman7vnNo2 i know that :P

[gurutimes2]

rediculous

[Morahman7vnNo2]

@dustYCartridge You have to buy them online.

[DvdXploitr]

@CoolDudeClem "The Shining" from 1980

[static1994]

Thats impressive.

[dustYCartridge]

can you still get beta tapes at radio shack?

[CoolDudeClem]

What was the film? I remember seeing that part of it in Twister, but that's all I've seen of it.

[spacehelmetforacow]

@kdub03301986 Ah yes, the MUSE system. Late 1980s, not early. Neat, but not very practical due to, as you said, bandwidth issues. What I'm saying is that systems like DVHS would have likely done better had digital TV standards (720p or 1080i) come out earlier..

[kdub03301986]

@spacehelmetforacow they had HD in the early 1980s (1035i) unfortunately it was ONLY in japan because the broadcast infrastructure here was not set up to send out bandwidth that high and would not have been cost effective to do so. the technology of today was already in use long before we were really aware of it. theres many examples of this, Hybrid car (1916) dual clutch transmission (1980) even 3D tv! you would be VERY surprised how far behind we actually are the tech's been there all along