|
|
|
#1
09-12-2009, 08:19 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Show Us Your Vintage Rotating Heads
Here is my 1981 Sony SL-2500 Betamax. 20 pounds 12 ounces, all metal construction. I currently use it for archiving. I love these old machines. Show us what you got.
|
|
#2
09-13-2009, 09:30 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Here's mine
This is the FIRST VCR manufactured in Brazil ( 1983 ), it is the Philco model PVC 1000.
|
|
#3
09-14-2009, 10:27 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Here's my RCA SelectaVision VCT 400 manufactured July 26, 1978. It weighs in at just over 38 lbs.
[IMG]  [/IMG]This unit has seen a LOT of use over the years (as you can see by all of the wear and tear), but was finally retired about 5 years ago when it developed a motor speed problem. It served me well over the years. Bob
|
|
#4
09-14-2009, 11:07 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Very nice!!!
|
|
#5
09-16-2009, 09:42 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Two fun reel-to-reel monochrome oldies:
1972 Sony AV3400, 1/2" tape, 5" reels... picture1 1966 Ampex VR660, 2" tape 12.5" reels... picture2 jr Last edited by jr_tech; 09-16-2009 at 10:14 PM. Reason: change picture
|
| Audiokarma |
|
#6
09-16-2009, 10:26 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
A-m-a-z-i-n-g!!!
Quote:
|
|
#7
09-16-2009, 11:05 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
"Were those intended for home use???"
No, I don't think that they were intended for home use, although some may have ended up in homes. The Sony "portapack" was popular with sports coaches, golf swing experts, schools, industry and perhaps a few home movies were made with these machines. The Ampex was semi portable... about 95 lbs, but with a handle on both ends, likely was used by some tv stations to record remote events. I remember reading once that Hugh Hefner had a 2" Tape, quad head color Ampex at his home, in days before VHS and Beta.  jr
|
|
#8
09-18-2009, 03:09 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
My Sony U-Matics. Sony VO-9800 (top) and BVU-950 in action.
Last edited by Cadillac Kid; 09-18-2009 at 03:14 PM.
|
|
#9
09-19-2009, 03:57 PM
|
|||
|
|||
Those are some realy coool video recorders
Quote:
 I got a circa 1972 Panasonic U-Matic video recorder for home use with the original wired remote-huge and yes, it's got both VHF-ch 2-13 and UHF-ch 12-69 tuners. Also got 4 Sony SL-7200 Betamaxes from 1976 w/original K-60 Betamax tapes as well:-) 2-inch video tape is really cool:-)
|
|
#10
09-20-2009, 06:31 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
http://www.labguysworld.com/Ampex_VR-1500.htm jr
|
| Audiokarma |
|
#11
09-20-2009, 07:43 PM
|
||||
|
||||
 My Quasar VH5100. Still kickin' after all these years. I run it from time to time to keep the belts loose. But the George Foreman grill in the background gets LOTS more use. So does the RCA 8-X-541 radio. Brian Last edited by Blast; 09-20-2009 at 07:47 PM.
|
|
#12
09-20-2009, 07:45 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
|
|
#13
09-30-2009, 07:15 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!! OI OI OI!!!!!
|
|
#14
09-30-2009, 07:26 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Here are some of my old video recorders I've collected over the past 7 years:
Philips N1512 VCR SP 1976 Philips N1700 VCR LP 1978 Grundig SVR-4004 1979 VCR tapes 1970s Sony CV-2100CE 1967 National NV-3020E VTR 1973/74 (recently gave it back to the former owner as I now have a Sony AV-3620CE VTR to transfer reel-reel videos)
__________________
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!! OI OI OI!!!!!
|
|
#15
09-30-2009, 12:51 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Nice decks!! Nice youtube video!!
At one time, I had a VTR/VCR that was a transition between R-R and cassette machines. As I recall it was a National. The tape was contained in a small cassette with only ONE reel inside... when it was loaded the machine would thread itself around the heads and to take up reel (5"?)contained under the top cover of the deck. It was color. Do any of yours load that way? jr I found a picture of it, Lab guy has everything! http://www.labguysworld.com/Panasonic_NV-5110.htm It was more fun to watch the thing thread itself than the ONE cassette that I had. Last edited by jr_tech; 09-30-2009 at 03:33 PM. Reason: add info
|
| Audiokarma |
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Linear Mode
