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The following is a list of almost all of the PAL TV standard type Betamax video machines. Most of these models were sold in Europe. Click on the model number below for full Specification, Overview, Technical & Accessory information.

You can also view the model list as thumbnails.

See also the Sony, Sanyo, Toshiba, and NEC model overviews.


  Sony Sanyo Toshiba NEC NTSC
 
SONY Sony model overview
SL-8000 First Sony model. Piano key
SL-8080 APS Improved 8000
SL-3000 First portable
SL-C5
SL-T7ME Multistandard version of SL-C5
SL-C7 APS
SL-C6 First Sony front loader
SL-T6 Can you supply PALsite with details on this model?
SL-T9 Multi-standard version of SL-C7
SL-C9 Stereo BNR APS Top of the range 1982
SLO-420P Stereo BNR APS Industrial version of the SL-C9
SL-F1 Portable
SL-C20
SL-C30 Remote control version of SL-C20
SL-C40 Stereo BNR Stereo version of SL-C20
SL-F30
SL-F25 Late UK model
SL-F60 APS
SL-F90 APS
SL-HF100 Hi-Fi APS
SL-HF150 Hi-Fi APS
SL-HF77 Super Beta Hi-Fi APS Super Beta version of the SL-HF150.
SL-HF950 Super Beta Hi-Fi APS Top of the range Super-Beta
SLO-1700 Hi-Fi Stereo BNR Industrial Duplicator
SL-HF100P Hi-Fi Industrial Duplicator version of SL-HF100
SL-T30ME Multi standard
SL-T50ME Multi standard
SL-800MEMulti standard
SL-S2000 Super Beta Super Beta non hi-fi
SL-200ME Super Beta APS Super Beta non hi-fi
BMC-100 Betamovie
BMC-200 Betamovie, improved BMC-100
BMC-500 Betamovie
PCM-F1 PCM unit for the SL-F1

Sony model suffixes
  • AS - Australian
  • E - European
  • EC - Swiss / Austrian
  • ECS - Denmark / Sweden
  • ES - Scandinavian
  • UB - United Kingdom

SANYO   Sanyo model overview
VTC-9100   Top loader. Piano key
VTC-9300Piano key Improved 9100
VTC-5600 Top loader
VBS-7000 *
VBS-9000 *
VPR-5800 Hand held!
VTC-5000Mass seller. Also the VTC-5000II
VTC-5150Improved VTC-5000
VTC-5300
VTC-5350
VTC-5400
VTC-5600
VTC-6000Early Front loading silver coloured model
VTC-6500Early Front loading model - including advertising flysheets
VTC-NX10 Similar to the VTC-NX100
VTC-NX15 Similar to the VTC-NX100
VTC-NX100
VTC-M10 Similar to the VTC-NX100
VTC-M20
VTC-M30
VTC-M40 Hi-Fi Top of the range
VTC-M50 Hi-Fi Top of the range
VCR100P Betamovie
Models marked with a * were marketed under the Fisher brand name

TOSHIBA   Toshiba model overview
V-5250 A clone of the SL-8000
V-5470 *
V-8600 APS
V-8700
V-9600
V-31 Also known as the General VG-240
V-33
V-51
V-71

NEC  NEC model overview
PVC700
PVC740 Similar to the PVC700
PVC764
Models marked with a * were marketed under the Bush brand name

General 
VG-200B Similar to the Sony SL-C5
VG-240A Clone of the Toshiba V-31

Titan 
VCR 2000 Clone of the Sanyo VTC-5000II
VCR 2400

Universum 
VTR10300 Marketed under the German Quelle brand

  Legend: StereoLinear stereo SuperSuper Beta BNRBeta noise reduction HiFiHi-Fi Stereo APSAutomatic picture search

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