Still Ticking After Nine years
Anthony W. Maw
I'd like to say that my trusty old SL-HF750 is still chugging along after
almost 9 years of service. Paid a mint for it when I bought it new and it
was my prize possession at the time. Had the heads changed on it a few
years back because they were getting worn and all I was seeing was snow on
the screen no matter what tape I put in. I have a collection of over one
hundred pre-recorded and off-the-air, and "dubbed" recordings, so it's
not really economical for me to ditch the damn thing even though brand V
machines and blank tapes are so cheap now compared to Beta.
P.S. I did an experiment once to test Sony's claim that Beta is better
than V. Using a Sony PVM 2530 monitor (25" tube only TV built inside a
stackable frame intended for commercial use!) I determined that Beta is
sharper than VHS but only with the Hi-fi turned OFF! It turns out that
because the AFM hifi signal takes away bandwidth from the video signal,
resolution of Beta with Hi-fi is about the same as VHS. It seems Sony
wasn't totally honest in their ads in that they didn't mention that Beta
is better only with hi-fi turned off.
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Submitted Fri Apr 4 23:59:20 1997