Betamax PALsite : Directory

A listing of Betamax contacts, suppliers and repairers.

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If you deal with Betamax or even if you are a user and have come accross a good Beta related service, please let us know. We are happy to add new entries to this valuable resource.

Listing key

Can repair Betamax video machines.
Betamax parts such as heads, upper drums.
Betamax camera batteries.
Betamax new or used video cassettes.
Such as transistors, resistors.
New or second hand Betamax machines.
Pre-recorded Betamax movies.
Betamax accessories, e.g. rewinders.
Betamax transfer services.

PALsite repair center: Web: http://www.palsite.com/pcat_index.html; Information on how to service your Betamax and diagnose and fix common problems. Comprehensive video head listings also online.
PALsite tapes for sale: Web: http://www.palsite.com/4sale.html; PALsite hosts a number of 'for sale' lists containing hundreds of movies. Let us know if you have a list that you would like added.

Australia

Noel Higgins: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.; Tel: (613) 97643287.; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.betaheaven.com/; Supply and repair of Beta machines, specialising in Sony but other models supported. Trade-ins considered. Machines guaranteed.

Canada

Trevor Thurlow Productions: 261 Metcalfe Street, Pembroke, Ontario K8A 2V8 Canada.; Phone: 613-281-0790; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.trevorthurlowproductions.ca/transfers.php; NTSC Regular/Super Betamax, Betacam SP and U-Matic video transfers in Canada.

Finland, Helsinki

Uljala Elektroniikka: Kalevankatu 42, 00100 Helsinki.; Tel: 09-604184

Germany

Ernst Brinkmann KG: Spitalerstrasse 10, 20095 Hamburg.; Tel.: 040-30-04-0, Fax: 040-33-60-05; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.brinkmann.de/; Deutschlands größtes technisches Kaufhaus. Sony L-750s at 12,95DM and L-500s at 10,95DM.

United Kingdon

Aaron - Battery repair: I can rebuild NP-11 batteries in any quantity with a guarantee of 24 months.; Salford, Manchester, UK; Tel: +44 1617372974
The Audio Centre: 45A South End, Croydon, Surrey. CR0 1BF; Tel: 020 8681 1964; They repair Sony Betamax VCRs. Callers are welcome.
AudioviZ: 474 Hornsey Rd,London, N19 4EF.; Tel: +44 20 7281 7877 Fax: +44 20 7281 7877; Web: http://www.audioviz.demon.co.uk; E-mail: [email protected]; Open: 11am-5pm Mon,Tue,Wed,Fri 11am-4pm Sat; (closed Thursdays); Cassette and video repairs, Betamax by arrangement.
They also stock Betamax tapes.
CPC: Web: http://www.cpc.co.uk; E-mail: [email protected]; Trade and personal accounts welcome. Good source for video spares and electronic components. They also stock a good range of universal and learning remotes that work with many Betamax models. Take a look at the RC-6.
Telepart & Economic Devices: 32 Temple Street, Wolverhampton, UK, WV2 4AN.; Tel: +44 1902 773122, Fax: +44 1902 29052; E-mail: [email protected]; Web http://www.telepart.co.uk; They sell parts for many manufacturers.
Grandata LTD: K.P.House, Unit 15, Pop in Commercial Centre,; Southway, Wembly, Middlesex, HA9 0HB.; Tel: +44 20 8900 2329 Fax: +44 20 8903 6126.; E-mail: [email protected]; They sell video heads, belts kits, idlers and semi-conductors.
Hayes Electronics: 35 Station Approach, Hayes, Bromley, Kent BR2 7EB.; Tel/Fax: 020 8462 8736; E-mail: [email protected]
KVJ Fairdeal: 76 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX.; Tel: +44 20 7247 6029,Fax: +44 20 7247 5099; Web: http://www.kvjfairdeal.com/; They sell all kinds of video and audio tapes including Betamax.
Pricebusters: 1 Crystal Way, off Elmgrove Road, Harrow; Tel: +44 20 8424 8219, Fax: +44 20 8863 2443; They sell tapes.; More shops
Planet Television London: South West London; Contact: Pat Kirby; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.planet-television.com; Tel: +44 20 8974 6050; Planet TV is located in SW London and transfer Betamax video-cassettes to DVD, Blu-Ray, MP4 etc, using fully serviced machines.
Roy King: South West London; E-mail: [email protected]; Beta to DVD etc.
Stanley productions: 147 Wardour St, London W1V 3TB.; Tel: +44 20 7494 4545.; They stock Betamax video cassettes.; L750s at £ 3.42 and L500HGS at £ 2.68, both +VAT. (as of 9/4/99)
TeleTape: 321 Caledonian Road, Islington. London N19 3NR.; Tel: +44 20 7609 2329, Fax: +44 20 7609 2329; E-mail: [email protected]; They are electrical wholesalers and supply betamax tapes
Harrison Electronics: Cambridge - Chris Harrison.; Tel: +44 1354 651 416; He has stocks of C5,C6,C7,SLC20,SLC30,SLC40 and SLF1 heads around £18.
Vision Media Services: Tel: 01282 619781; Betamax to VHS and DVD transfers
Wiltsgrove Ltd: Birmingham.; Tel: +44 0121 722 2733; Stocks of brand new Betamax heads. Also can import other parts.

Auction houses and classifieds

The following sites are either auction house or classifieds web sites. They do not always contain Betamax merchandise but are well worth looking through for some amazing bargains.
eBay: Web: eBay.co.uk; The leading Internet autioneer with more than 1.3 million lots for sale.
QXL: Web: http://www.qxl.com/; One of the best aution sites around. Based in Europe. If you are lucky you might find some good Betamax bargains.
eBid: Web: http://www.ebid.co.uk/; Another great UK based auction site. Worth checking.
AuctionZone: Web: http://www.auctionzone.co.uk/; A buy-and-sell it yourself effort with more than 100 categories. Not much on offer.
Auction Guide: Web: http://www.auctionguide.com/; If you've not had any luck elsewhere, try here for lists of more on-line auction sites. Most are based in the US.
Loot: Web: http://www.loot.com/; Loot's web site contains all the adverts that have appeared in its various regional editions over the last week. Betamax machines are often present.
www.marktplaats.nl: Web: www.marktplaats.nl Second hand VCR's for sale, and also tape, sometimes spare parts.
LocalBounty: Web: http://www.localbounty.com/; A clever site that collates local adverts from around the country. Worth a try.
Preloved: Web: http://www.preloved.com/; A bargain packed site with over 500 categories of merchandise. Includes a good search utility.
Video University Trading Post: Web: http://videouniversity.com/wwwboard/general/index.html; A buy/sale bulliten board which often includes things Beta.

United States

Absolute Beta.: P.O. Box 130, Remington, Virginia 22734.; Tel: (540)439-3259, Fax: (540)439-9780.; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.absolutebeta.com/; They specialize in just about everything Beta including service manuals.
Adray Appliance & Photo Center: 20219 Carlysle, Dearborn, Michigan 48124.; Tel: (313)274-9500, Fax: (313)274-6874; They still have a few selected prerecorded titles for sale. Will also try to special order the SLHF2000 if anyone requests. (Mainly photography though)
AST Global Electronics: 24529 Highway 408, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403.; Tel: 1-888-216-7159, 814-398-8080; Sells a large number of new Betamax tapes. Bulk orders welcome.
Audio Video Plus: 1225 Waugh Dr, (Waugh at W Clay), Houston, TX 77019.; or 5909 Richmond, (Richmond at Fountainview), Houston, TX 77057.; Tel: 1(800) 527-3244 or (713)526-9065, Fax: (713)526-0607; Web: http://www.AVPLUS.com/; They specialize in new Beta machines, blank and prerecorded tapes. They also still supply special orders of new releases on Beta. They also have a $3.99 "new" Beta movie list available upon request.
Batteries America: 2211-D Parview Road, Middleton, WI 53562.; Tel: 608-831-3443; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.mrnicd-ehyostco.com/; They stock standard sub-C NiCads that can be used to rebuild existing camcorder batteries (e.g. NP-11). Make sure to order solder tab batteries. Recommended part number is N1250SCRST. (Suggested by Don Walterman [email protected]).
Battery Bank: 3455 Parkway Center Court. Orlando,Fl.32808.; Tel: (800) 229-9449, Fax: (407) 299-8194; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.batterybank.com/; Stocks batteries for Betamovie camcorders (e.g. BMC-110, BMC-220 and BMC-550).
Berger Bros. Camera & Video Exchange: 209 Broadway - Route 110, Amityville, NY 11701; Tel: (800) 262-4160 or (516) 264-4160, Fax: (516) 264-1007; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.berger-bros.com/; A camera and video exchange that sometimes stocks Beta machines.
Beta Library: PO Box 836224, Promenade Station, Richardson, Texas 75083-6224.; Tel: (214) 233-4552, Fax: (214) 233-6329; Mail-order sales only. Free catalog. They specialize in just about everything Beta (prerecorded tapes, rewinders, blanks, etc..).
Broadcast Store: 1840 Flower Street, Glendale, CA 91201. 500 West 37th Street (2nd floor), New York, NY 10018.; Tel: CA 818-551-5858, Fax: 818-551-0686.; Tel: NY 212-268-8800, Fax: 212-268-1858.; Web: http://www.broadcaststore.com/; Exceptional video and audio equipment values, some Betamax models still available.
Carpel Video: 429 East Patrick Street, Frederick, Maryland 21701.; Tel: (East) 800-238-4300, (West) 800-497-7707, Fax: 301-694-9510; Web: http://www.carpelvideo.com/; Deals with tape recycling and stocks Betamax rewinders.
Darrel Campbell: Tel: 1(918)835-6715; Sells reconditioned Beta VCR's, with a warranty.
Direct Communications: Tel: 317-539-7000; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.directsurplus.com/; Stocks Betamax accessories including rewinders.
Edgewise Media Services: Tel: 800-959-5156, 714-919-2020. Fax: 714-919-2010.; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.edgewisemedia.com/; Sells certified, used Betacam oxide tapes.
International Video Center: P.O.Box 89821, Sioux Falls, SD 57109, USA.; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.bizstop.com/ivideo/; Convert from/to any media (Betamax, VHS, VHS-C, 8mm). With any color format (Pal, Secam, NTSC).
JR Tapes.: 8888 Ridge Lane. Orland Hills, IL 60477 USA; E-mail: [email protected]; Thousands of prerecorded tapes for sale.
Mr Betamax: Mr Betamax; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.mrbetamax.com/; Extensive selection of refurbished Betamax machines.
SONY: Sony Electronics Inc. World Repair Parts Center 8281 N.W. 107th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64153; Tel: 1(800)222-7669 or 1(800)488-7669.; You can order parts and accessories direct from them. They normally require a part number, or a good description of the part.
Surplus Traders: P.O. Box 276, Alburg, Vt 05440 USA.; Tel: (01) 514 739-9328, Fax: (01) 514 345-8303.; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.73.com/; Computer & Electronic Surplus. As of 17-Jun-1999, 50,000 brand new TDK betamax video tapes in plastic sleeves. Would like to sell off as one lot at $1.50/tape. $2.90 Ea/200, $2.40 Ea/500, $2.25 Ea/1000. MB430.
Tape World: 220 Spring St. Butler, PA 16001; Tel: 1-800-245-6000, Fax: 1-800-322-8273. or 1(800)TAPEWORLD; E-mail: [email protected]; Web http://www.tapeworld.com; Sell the whole range of blank tapes including Beta.
Total Media, Inc.: 19 Wysocki Place,Hackensack, NJ 07601. 1-800-848-4118; Tel: 201-489-3237, Fax: 201-489-7322; E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.tm-tape.com/; Stocks of new Betamax video cassettes.
Video Liquidators (Mailbox Video): 4078 Foxpointe, West Bloomfield, Michigan 48323-2602.; Tel: 1(810)442-9360, Fax: 1(810)683-0304; They specialize in previously viewed prerecorded Beta titles with a $2.99 catalogue and a $6.99 catalogue.
Videovault: Tel: 1(800)VAULT66; E-Mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.videovault.com/; BETA BLOW-OUT! VIDEO VAULT will soon announce their mind-bending BETA BLOW-OUT SALE! We've got a basement filled with THOUSANDS of bargain-priced, genre-spanning beta videos.
Ziggi's World: E-Mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.ziggi.net/; Beta VCR's for sale

Auction houses and classifieds

The following sites are either auction house or classifieds web sites. They do not always contain Betamax merchandise but are well worth looking through for some amazing bargains.
eBay: Web: eBay!; The leading Internet autioneer with more than 1.3 million lots for sale. The site often has Betamax machines but check first that the price is not too high.
ThinkBid: Web: http://www.thinkbid.com/; A very well designed US auction house site. Lots of categories, worth checking for Betamax machines.
Auction Guide: Web: http://www.auctionguide.com/; If you've not had any luck elsewhere, try here for lists of more on-line auction sites. Most are based in the US.
Classifieds 2000: Web: http://www.classifieds2000.com/; Online classifieds service which might have some Betamax bargains.

Betamax Repair

Mr. Pat Smith.: (East coast) Dayton, Ohio, USA.; Tel: +01 937 223-TUBE; E-mail: [email protected]
Don-Lors Electronics: 31625 W. Eight Mile, Livonia, MI 48152.; Tel: 248-477-6402, Fax: 248-477-4697.; 531 S. Mill, Plymouth, MI 48170.; Tel:734-455-3011, Fax:734-455-3771; Web: http://www.don-lors.com/
Karl Kosower Electronics Services: 575 East Line Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020.; Tel: 518-885-7606 or toll free number, 888 375 2821; Note: Karl is not currently taking many repairs, check first for service availability.
Carlson Television & Electronic: 435 Newronville Avenue, Newtonville Avenue, Newtonville MA 02160.; Tel: 617-332-8484.
Electronic Technician Services: 1025 N.Northwest Hwy, Park Ridge, IL 60068.; Tel: 847-692-7018.
High Quality Video Repair: 6100 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60063.; Tel: 847-673-8277, 847-966-9772.
Beta Electronics: 6608 South Congress, Austin TX 78745.; Tel: 512-416-0606, Fax: 512-416-7047.
All-Brite TV Sales and Service: 3105 Fondren Road, Houston TX 77063.; Tel: 713-780-3615.
First Electronics Service: 5214 Center Street,Omaha, NE 68106; Tel: (800)798-0012; Mail order service available
Mercury Keller TV: 1452 East Livingstone Av Columbus OH 43205; Tel: (614)258-9577

Many thanks to DHayes [email protected] for supplying much of the US listing.
For Betamax movies then take a look at the PALsite For Sale page.
If you know of any contacts which could be included on this list then please E-mail: [email protected].

Last updated: 6th January 2017.