SL-200
1987 Betamax SL-200  


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Overview

The SL-200ME MKIII was intended for the middle eastern market but a few found there into the UK. It is a classic example of a great machine which never made it to the main stream European market. This was probably because of the date it was released. By 1987 Sony had virtually abandoned promoting the Betamax format within Europe.

The SL-200 is a basic VCR with no trick playback modes or perfect pause, what makes it special is that it is a Super Betamax only machine. It is dual system, PAL and SECAM, and came with a PAL B/G (5.5Mhz) sound tuner. Other nice features were a real-time counter, a colour intensity switch and an EDIT mode selector ( this was used to remove some pre-emphasis during playback and helped to improve tape to tape copying ). It did not have Hi-fi sound.

The mark I and II models were similarly specified but came in a different casing. We hope to include details here soon.


Interested in buying an SL-200?    Below is a list of current eBay items for sale.

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