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List of Betamax Models
Attention: This list is incomplete and still needs to adjust.
Basic information
- PAL system Betas only support 1 single recording speed.
- The "available in" section does not mean that this deck was only sold in the listed regions unless other info provided.
- Many Japanese Betas may also available in Taiwan by parallel importing.
- Sony models with W in model number indicates that this deck is specially designed for Taiwanese market.
- Sony models with D in model number usually indicates that this deck has digital effect functions.
- Beta Hi-Fi was first introduced in 1983.
- SuperBeta(Hi-Band) was first introduced in 1985.
- Player only Betas should support all 3 speeds unless other info provided.
- No Sanyo Beta support BI playback.
- No Zenith Beta support SuperBeta since they quit well before it was introduced.
- "(?)" Means that data/description from different sources conflicts with each other.
- Some retailers in Taiwan remarked Sony OEM Betas to Sony brand and sold with higher price. Also there might be some other fakes exist.
- Some Tatung Betas might have exported to South Africa, Chile, Indonesia and some other Southeast Asian countries.
Available in:
CA:Canada
CN:Mainland China
EU:Europe
HK:Hong Kong
ID:Indonesia
JP:Japan
KR:Korea
ME:Middle East
PH:Philippines
SA:South America
SU:Soviet Union
TW:Taiwan
UK:United Kingdom
USA:United States of America
AIWA 爱华
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AV-50M | 1984 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | Designed like Sony HiFi Ready decks, which need Hi-Fi processors for Hi-Fi audio. |
| AV-7M | 198? | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | JP | |
| AV-70M | 1985 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | (Video is unavailable now thanks to YouTube's respectless toward users.) |
| AV-1000M | 1986 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | JP/TW |
AOC 艾德蒙
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB-8650 | 1986 | NTSC | YES? | YES? | βII/III | TW | No further info. Sorry! |
Daewoo 大宇
Note: There was a report on Taiwanese magazine "0与1科技" (Page 193~194, 1985/06) , which mentioned that Daewoo manufactured and planned to export Betamax decks to USA. Some television commercials available here and here (No model number was given however.)
General
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG200B | 197? | PAL | NO | NO | X | UK | Made by Sanyo. |
| VG-700 | 197? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP | With digital counter. |
| VG-21 | 1986? | NTSC | NO? | NO? | βII/III | JP/TW | Could possibly be imported to Taiwan as this model was listed on the official checklist on 1986/7/8. |
Grundig
Magnesonic
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVC 710 | 198? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Sanyo OEM. |
Marantz
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VR-200 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Built by Sanyo. Photos |
Murphy
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 198? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | Made by Sanyo for European market. |
NAVCO
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2412 | 1984 | NTSC | NO? | NO | ? | USA | Time-lapse security recorder.Listed here. |
| 2412SB | 1984 | NTSC | NO? | NO | ? | USA | Time-lapse security recorder. |
| 2500 | 1985 | NTSC | NO? | NO? | ? | USA | Time-lapse security recorder. |
NEC 日本电气
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VC-303 | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP/TW | First mentioned in August 1979. |
| VC-P1000E | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| VC-731 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Top-loader. |
| VC-734 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | First of NEC's front-loader. |
| VC-737 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| VC-734E | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day 4-event timer. |
| VC-737E | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer. |
| VC-738E | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer. |
| VC-739E | 1983 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | 21-day 8-event timer. NEC's first Beta Hi-Fi. |
| VC-N20E(U) | 1984 | NTSC | YES? | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer. |
| VC-N40E | 1984 | NTSC | YES? | NO | βII/III | USA | 21-day 8-event timer. |
| VC-N70EU | 1985 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | 21-day 8-event timer. High end 4-head Beta Hi-Fi stereo unit. |
| BM-55 | 1985 | NTSC | NO? | NO | βII/III | JP/TW | Camcoder. Also released for VHS. |
| VC-N65EU | 1986 | NTSC | YES | YES | βIs/II/III | USA | NEC's Only SuperBeta Hi-Fi unit. 7-day 3-event timer. Also the only non-Sony Beta that records βIs. |
| VC-N51 | 1986 | NTSC | ? | NO | βII/III | JP/TW | Catalog price: 108,800 (JPN Yen in 1986) |
| VC-N63 | 1986 | NTSC | ? | NO | βII/III | JP/TW | Catalog price: 158,000 (JPN Yen in 1986) |
| VC-N31 | 1986 | NTSC | ? | NO | βII/III | JP/TW | Catalog price: 90,000 (JPN Yen in 1986) |
Pioneer先锋
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VX-50 | 1985 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | Made by Sony. |
| VX-90 | 1985 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | A clone of Sony SL-HF900. |
| VX-9 | 1986 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | JP/TW | Confirmed exist. Photo found on Yahoo Japan auction site. |
Radio Shack(Realistic)
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODEL 20 | 1985 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | Sanyo OEM. |
| MODEL 22 | 1986 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA | Sanyo OEM. The only SuperBeta HiFi unit from Radio Shack. A clone of Sanyo 7250. |
Rent-A-Beta
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB-100 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | ? | USA | Sold to tape rental industry. Listed here |
| RB-500 | 1983 | NTSC | NO? | NO | ? | USA | Sold to tape rental industry. Listed here |
Sanyo 三洋
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTC-9100 | 1977 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII | USA | The first Sanyo Betamax. Handled βII only. |
| ? | 197? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII? | USA | The first Sanyo Betamax which called Betacord. |
| VTC-9100A | 1978/79 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII? | USA/TW | 1-day 1-event timer. |
| VTC-9000 | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII? | USA | |
| VCR-5050 | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII? | USA | |
| VCR-4200 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII? | USA | 3-day 1-event timer. |
| VCR-4300 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day 3-event timer. |
| VCR-5000 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III? | USA | |
| VPR-4800 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III? | USA | |
| VTC-7100X | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III? | USA | |
| VTC-7150X | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III? | USA | |
| VTT-481 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III? | USA | |
| VTC-5300P | 1981 | PAL | NO | NO | X | EU | |
| VTC-5400P | 1982 | PAL | NO | NO | X | EU | |
| VTC-5000 | 1982 | PAL | NO | NO | X | EU | |
| VTC-5000II | 1982 | PAL | NO | NO | X | EU | The difference between 5000 and 5000II is the color changed from brown to silver. Otherwise they are almost identical. |
| VTC-9300P | 1982 | PAL | NO | NO | X | EU | |
| VCC-545P | 1982 | PAL | NO | NO | X | EU | A Sanyo Camcoder. |
| VTC-5500P/VRM55 | 198? | PAL | NO | NO | X | EU | |
| VCR-3900 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 3-day 1-event. Some said that it has a tape-eating problem. |
| VCR-3900II | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Top-loader. |
| VTC-6500 | 1983 | PAL | NO | NO | X | EU | |
| VCR-4000 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW/USA | Claimed to be "specified VCR for 1984 Olympic Game." 3-day programmer. |
| VCR-4500 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| VCR-6300 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Front-loader. |
| VCR-7300 | 1983 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | Hi-Fi stereo unit. 7-day 1-event timer. 2 heads. |
| VCR-6400 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Front-loader. 7-day 1-event timer. |
| VCR-6800 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer. 4 heads. |
| VTC-M10 | 198? | PAL/SECAM | NO | NO | X | EU | |
| VCR-3 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Compact unit. 14-day 8-event timer. |
| VCR-4400 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 3-day 1-event timer. Might be one of the best seller of Sanyo. |
| VCR-4600 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII? | USA | 7-day 1-event timer. |
| VCR-4650 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day 1-event timer. |
| VCR-4670 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer. 3 heads. |
| VCR-4750 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Same as 4670. |
| VCR-4900 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer. 2 heads. Wireless remote. |
| VCR-7200 | 1984 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer Beta Hi-Fi. |
| VCR-7200B | 1984? | NTSC | YES? | NO? | βII/III | USA | |
| VCR-7300 | 1984? | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | A portable Betamax that can run on batteries or AC power. |
| VTC-M20 | 1984 | PAL/SECAM | NO | NO | X | EU | |
| VTC-M30 | 1984 | PAL | NO | NO | X | EU | |
| VPR-5800 | 198? | PAL | NO | NO | X | EU | |
| VCR-4020 | 1985 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day 1-event timer. 2 heads. |
| VCR-4030 | 1985 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer. |
| VCR-7250 | 1985 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA | SuperBeta Hi-Fi. 14-day 8-event timer. |
| VCR-7500 | 1985 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Beta Hi-Fi. 14-day 8-event timer. |
| VCR-4010 | 1986 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day 1-event timer. 2 heads. |
| VCR-4027 | 1986 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day 1-event timer. |
| VCR-7150 | 1986 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer. |
| VCR-580 | 1986 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | TW | Mentioned on 1986/04/13. |
Sears
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5305 | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| 5306 | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| 5310 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 1-day timer. |
| 5314 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 3-day timer. |
| 5318 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day timer. |
| 5322 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day timer. |
| 5356 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| 5356N | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| 5360 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| 5301 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| 5311 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 3-day timer. |
| 5312 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| 5319 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day timer. |
| 5344 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day timer. |
| 5309 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA/TW | 564.53090251 Clone of Sanyo VTC-5000. 3-day 1-event timer. |
| 53121 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer. |
| 53442 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day 8-event timer. |
| 5317 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day 1-event timer. |
| 5341 | 1984 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day 1-event timer. |
| 53091 | 1985 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 3-day 1-event timer. |
Sony 索尼
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV-1901(SL-6200) | 1975 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1 | USA | The very first Betamax with a TV set. |
| SL-7300 | 1975 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1 | JP | Listed on a Sony catalog published in September 1975. |
| SL-6300 | 1975 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1 | JP | Listed on a Sony catalog published in September 1975. |
| SL-7200 | 1976 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1 | USA | The very first standalone Betamax of the US market. |
| SL-7200A | 1976 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1 | USA | Essentially SL-7200 with audio and video inputs and a microphone input. |
| SLO-260 | 1976 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1 | USA | The first of "SLO" industrial models. |
| SL-7100 | 1977 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1 | JP | Listed on a Sony catalog published in February 1977. |
| SL-8200 | 1977 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1/X2 | USA | The first Betamax that introduced X2 speed which can record 2 hours on a L-500 tape. |
| SL-8500 | 1977 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1/X2? | JP | Listed on a Sony catalog published in October 1977. |
| SLO-320 | 1977 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1 | USA | An industrial X1 unit. |
| SL-3000 | 1978 | NTSC | NO | NO | X2 | USA | The first portable deck to record at X2 but plays both X1 and X2. |
| SL-8000(E) | 1978 | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | SL-8000 is the first Betamax released in the UK. One of the "Piano key" models. The Toshiba V-5250 is a clone of this model. |
| SL-8080 | 1978 | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | An updated SL-8000. |
| SL-C5 | 1978 | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | Probably a European equivalent of SL-J5. |
| SL-8600 | 1978/79 | NTSC | NO | NO | X2 | USA/TW | First Betamax with a built-in digital clock. Also the only Sony Betamax that only supports X2 playback and recording. (X1 playback is not available on this deck.) |
| SL-5400 | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | The first Betamax that introduced βIII recording mode(X2 was renamed to βII.) Also the first unit to use new Greek Betamax logo. |
| SL-J1 | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP/TW | Japanese equivalent of SL-5400. |
| SL-J1x | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW? | According to the photos I got from Yahoo Japan auction site, I now doubt that this is a remarked NEC VC-500, since it actually has a VC-500 label on the above panel. |
| SLO-340 | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1 | USA | First portable Betamax. |
| SLP-310 | 197? | NTSC | NO | NO | N/A | JP | A rare early stage top-loader playback only deck. |
| SLP-313 | 197? | NTSC | NO | NO | N/A | JP | According to some photos, it's a playback only deck that seems to support βI ONLY. Top-loader. Probably an improved SLP-310. |
| SL-8080(E) | 1979 | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU/HK? | |
| SL-C7 | 1979 | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | An updated SL-C5. There is at least one known rebranded version of this model - The WEGA Video3. |
| SL-J7 | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP/TW | Japanese equivalent of SL-5600. First Japanese Betamax to offer 2-track linear stereo. Also mentioned on Taiwanese newspaper published on 1979/9/30: 7-speed playback, 7-day timer...etc. |
| SL-J5 | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII | JP/TW | A stripped down version of SL-J7 with only 1-day timer and only support Beta II. |
| SL-J5W | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII | TW | A slightly altered SL-J5 for Taiwanese market: It uses 110V AC instead of Japanese decks' 100V AC and has operating instruction printed in Chinese. This is one of the early stage Betamax decks that were formally imported to Taiwan instead of parallel importing. Working Video |
| SL-J9 | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII | JP | |
| SL-C5 | 1979 | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | An improved SL-C7. |
| SL-T7ME | 1979 | Multi | NO | NO | βII | EU | A multi-standard version of SL-C5/J5. The NTSC part only supports βII mode. |
| SL-T9ME | 1979 | Multi | NO | NO | βII/III | EU | A multi-standard version of SL-C5/J7. The NTSC part supports both βII and βIII mode. |
| SL-5600 | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Improved SL-5400. 14-day 4 event programming and 10-minute battery backup. |
| SLO-383 | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1 | USA | An industrial X1 only editor. With linear stereo sound. |
| SL-5800 | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | First Sony Betas to offer 4 heads. Also the only Beta to have variable-speed BetaScan(needs remote control to operate.) |
| SL-3000 | 1980 | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | First portable PAL system Beta. It was intended to interface with Sony cameras HVC-2000P and HVC-2010P. |
| SL-5000 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | First of the front-loaders. 3-day 1-event programming. |
| SL-5010 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | A rare department store version of SL-5000. |
| SL-T7 | 1981 | Multi | NO | NO | ? | EU | Supports SECAM/PAL/NTSC 4.43 |
| SL-F1(E) | 1981 | PAL | NO | NO | ? | EU | |
| SL-5100 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | A slightly improved SL-5000. With 7-day 1-event programming and improved wireless remote. |
| SL-5W | 1982? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | Front-loading. Probably a clone of SL-5000. |
| SL-J10 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP | Japanese equivalent of SL-5000. |
| SL-J20 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP | Japanese equivalent of SL-5100. |
| SL-C6(E/ES) | 1982 | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | One of the first front-loading PAL decks. |
| SL-T9 | 1982 | Multi | NO | NO | N/A | EU | |
| SL-2500 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Slim-line front loader. First to offer a linear time counter. |
| SL-2000 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | A portable version of SL-2500. Support βI/II/III playback. |
| SL-T20 | 1982? | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | |
| SL-T30 | 1982? | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | |
| SL-C9(E/ES/ECS) | 1982/83 | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | A PAL stereo linear model. |
| SL-C20 | 1983 | PAL | NO | NO | N/A | EU | |
| SL-C24 | 1983? | PAL/SECAM | NO | NO | N/A | EU | |
| SL-C30 | 1983 | PAL/SECAM | NO | NO | N/A | EU | |
| SL-C33 | 198? | PAL/SECAM | NO | NO | N/A | EU | |
| SL-C40 | 1983 | PAL/SECAM | NO | NO | N/A | EU | |
| SL-C44PS | 198? | PAL/SECAM | NO | NO | N/A | EU | The "Luxusversion" of SL-C24PS. Stereo. |
| SL-2001 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | A stripped down follow-up to the SL-2000. |
| SL-5200 | 1983 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | The first one to offer Beta Hi-Fi. |
| SL-2400 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | A low-end "E-Z Beta" unit which means it's ultra simple to use and operate at that moment. 3-day 1-event programming. Japanese equivalent is SL-F3. |
| SL-F3 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP | Japanese equivalent of SL-2400. Most of them are painted silver but some other colors (red, yellow...) exist. |
| SL-2700 | 1984 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | An improved version of SL-5200. |
| SL-2710 | 1984 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | Meant to replace SL-2700 but actually lacked some features. |
| SL-2406 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Rare. Looks like a SL-2400 repainted in black. |
| SL-2410 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | It "talks" (using the voice synthesizer) when you operate some features or make mistakes on programming/recording...etc. Otherwise it's a low end unit. |
| SL-2415 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Same as SL-2410. |
| SL-F5 | 1984? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP | Could be an equivalent of SL-241X as this model seems to have the same voice synthesizer. |
| SL-3030 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Another low-end mono unit. |
| SL-9090 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Step-up version of SL-3030. |
| SL-HF300 | 1984 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA/TW | The first Hi-Fi deck to put "HF" prefix in the model number. |
| SL-HF500 | 1984 | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | Low-end Beta Hi-Fi unit with linear time counter. |
| SL-2300 | 1984? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | No info yet. Looks like SL-2305 painted in silver. |
| SL-2305 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Another E-Z Beta. 3-day 1-event programming and a front-panel camera input. |
| SL-90 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | A high-end E-Z Beta with 4 heads. 21-day 9-event programming. |
| FP-60 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | N/A | USA | Known as Sony Vidimagic. A projection TV with a built-in Betamax and 125-channel cable ready TV tuner. |
| SL-610W | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | One of the "King-Kong" series decks. Also Sony's first Made-in-Taiwan Betamax. First released in October 1984. |
| SL-HFR70 | 1985 | NTSC | YES* | YES | βII/III | TW/USA/JP | A high-end Beta. Needs an outboard processor(HFP-100 or HFP-200) to get HiFi audio and stereo tuner to work. |
| SL-HF400 | 1985 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA | One of the early SuperBeta decks. |
| SL-HF600 | 1985 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA | A step-up of SL-HF400. |
| SL-HF900 | 1985 | NTSC | YES | YES | βIs/II/III | USA | The top-end SuperBeta for 1985. Also the best selling Betamax deck. 21-day 8-event timer. |
| GCS-50 | 1985 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA | An industrial Beta with the same electronics and soft picture quality of SL-HF900. |
| SL-650W | 1985 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | 7-day 6 event programming. One of the "King-Kong" series decks. An ad available. (Will upload soon) |
| SL-690W | 1985? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | Similar to SL-650W. Champagne gold. |
| SL-510P | 1985 | NTSC | NO | NO | N/A | TW | Playback only. One of the "King-Kong" series decks. |
| SL-100 | 1986 | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | USA | A rare mono SuperBeta. 7-day 6-event programming. Could well be cloned to the SL-70X0W series in Taiwan as they look almost identical. |
| SL-7000W | 1986 | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | TW | Front-loading. 7-day 6 event programming. One of the "King-Kong" series decks. |
| SL-7010W | 1986 | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | TW | Identical to 7000W except having gold appearance instead of silver. |
| SL-7060W | 1986? | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | TW | Appearance almost identical to 7010W. Champagne gold. |
| SL-7700W | 1986? | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | TW | A higher end Taiwanese model. |
| SL-7750W | 1986? | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | TW | A higher end Taiwanese model. Looks almost identical to 7700W. |
| SL-HFT7 | 1986 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA/TW/JP | The well known "Super Beta Theater." |
| SL-HF450 | 1986 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA | First of the 2nd generation SuperBeta decks which offered more features. |
| SL-HF550 | 1986 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA | An improved SL-HF450. |
| SL-HF750 | 1986 | NTSC | YES | YES | βIs/II/III | USA | The only VCR to have a slide-out drawer to load the cassette. Supports βIs recording and have limited OSD. |
| SL-HF705 | 1986 | NTSC | YES | YES | βIs/II/III | JP | Japanese version of SL-HF750. |
| SL-HF1000 | 1986 | NTSC | YES | YES | βIs/II/III | USA | The best Betamax deck. |
| SLP-8800R | 1986 | NTSC | NO | YES | N/A | USA | A playback only Betamax. |
| SL-3200P | 1986? | NTSC | NO | YES | N/A | TW | A playback only Betamax. Might be a clone of SLP-8800R. |
| SL-750W | 1986 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | 7-day 6 event programming. One of the "King-Kong" series decks. An ad available. (Will upload soon) |
| SL-HF350 | 1987 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA | 7-day 6-event programming. Low-end SuperBeta Hi-Fi unit. |
| SL-HF560 | 1987? | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | TW | A low-end SuperBeta Hi-Fi unit. Lacked picture sharpness adjust function. Could possibly be a clone of SL-HF350, as they look identical. |
| SL-F100 | 1987? | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | JP | Looks very similar with SL-HF350/560 but NOT Hi-Fi. Panel texts are written in Japanese. |
| SL-F205 | 198? | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | JP | A Hi-Band but non Hi-Fi unit. |
| SL-HF360 | 1988 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA | A low-end SuperBeta Hi-Fi unit. |
| SL-HF660 | 1988 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | TW/USA/ME | A low-end SuperBeta Hi-Fi unit which seems more popular than other models today in Taiwan. A clone of HF-360. |
| SL-S505 | 1988 | PAL? | NO | YES | βII/III | EUR/SA | A European or South-American unit. |
| SL-HF700 | 1988? | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | TW | Almost identical to SL-HF660. The only obvious difference is that it has an A type plug instead of HF-660's type C plug. Some said that the picture quality of HF-660 is slightly better than this model. |
| EDV-9500 | 1988 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA/JP | A high-end ED-Beta deck. |
| EDV-9000 | 1988 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | JP | Japanese equivalent of EDV-9500. |
| EDV-8000 | 1988? | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | JP | An ED-Beta deck. Remote control: RMT-V5. |
| EDV-7500 | 1988 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA/JP | A low-end ED-Beta deck. |
| EDV-6000 | 1988? | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | JP | An ED-Beta deck. |
| EDV-5000 | 1988 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | JP | An ED-Beta deck. |
| SL-HF85D | 1988? | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | JP | A digital-effect Beta unit. Remote control: RMT-161. |
| SL-HF501D | 1988? | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | JP | A digital-effect Beta unit. |
| SL-HF840D | 1988 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA/JP | A low-end digital-effect Beta unit. |
| SL-HF860D | 1988 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA/JP | A DigitalBeta unit with more features. |
| SL-HF870D | 1988 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA/JP | A high-end DigitalBeta unit. |
| SL-HF1000D | 1988? | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | JP | A high-end DigitalBeta unit. |
| SL-S680D | 1988 | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | SA/TW | A South-American market DigitalBeta unit. Note that it's NOT Hi-Fi. |
| SL-330 | 1988 | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | USA | A low-end SuperBeta unit. |
| SL-340 | 1989 | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | USA | An improved SL-330. |
| SL-370 | 1989? | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | SA | 1 |
| SL-P44R | 1989 | NTSC | NO | YES | N/A | SA/PH | A BetaPlayer unit. |
| SL-S600 | 1990 | NTSC | NO | YES | βII/III | USA/SA | A cheap low-end unit for the 90's. |
| SL-HF2100 | 1991 | NTSC | YES | YES | βIs/II/III | USA | The 15th Anniversary Betamax. Also known as the "buttonless" model. |
| SL-2100 | 1991 | NTSC | YES | YES | βIs/II/III | JP | Looks identical to SL-HF2100 with the only difference being the model number. It could be the Japanese market model. |
| SL-HF2000 | 1993 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | USA | The last model released in the U.S. |
| SL-HF200D | 1993 | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | JP | Japanese model of SL-HF2000. One of the last models ever produced until 2002. |
Synco
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 1985 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | Dubbed as "Beta-Star看天下." First reported on 1985/4/13. |
| SVP-5 | 1986? | NTSC | NO | NO | N/A | TW | Playback only. |
| SV-6 | 1986? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | |
| SV-7 | 198? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | Seems to be a clone of a Sony deck. |
| SV-8 | 1986? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW |
Tatung 大同
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRB-8080 | 1982? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | |
| VRB-0339 | 1983 | NTSC | NO? | NO | βII/III | TW | Found first mentioned on 1983/04/01 on Taiwanese newspaper. |
| VRB-0329 | 1983 | NTSC | NO? | NO | βII/III | TW | Found first mentioned on 1983/04/01 on Taiwanese newspaper. Front-loading. Slo-mo. |
| VRB-8442 | 1983? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | Mentioned on an article on 1984/11/21. |
| VRB-8300 | 1984? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | Unconfirmed since the article on 1984/11/25 did NOT mention whether it's VRB- or VRH-(VHS) deck. Known to have offered to other brands as OEM. |
| VRB-8410 | 1984 | NTSC | NO? | NO | βII/III | TW | Newspaper ad available: here. Also known to have a TV commercial of it. 14-day 8-event timer. 8X forward/backward video searching. |
| VRB-8088 | 1984 | NTSC | NO? | NO | βII/III | TW | Reported on 1984/11/21. |
| VRB-8420 | 1985 | NTSC | NO? | NO | βII/III | TW | Reported on 1985/03/21. 2-head unit. |
| VRB-8600 | 1985 | NTSC | NO? | NO | βII/III | TW | Reported on 1985/03/21. 4-head unit. Supports reversed playback and 1/30, 1/10, 1/4 slo-mo playback. |
| VRB-8540 | 1986 | NTSC | NO | NO | N/A | TW | Playback only. Front-loading. 1/5 slo-mo. (No remote?)Photos |
| VRB-6720 | 1986 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | Front loading. Remote control available. 14-day 8-event programmer. 10-minute power-cut protection. |
| VRB-777HFK | 1987~89 | NTSC | YES | YES | N/A | TW | Playback only. With Karaoke function. |
| VRB-500HF | 198? | NTSC | YES | YES | βII/III | TW | An identical clone of Sony SL-HF507. |
| VRB-500 | 1989? | NTSC | ? | ? | βII/III | TW | I personally doubt if it's a typo of VRB-5000. See here |
| VRB-5000 | 1989? | NTSC | NO | NO? | βII/III | TW | A 4-head unit. |
TECO 东元
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR7300BA | 1986? | NTSC | NO | NO | N/A | TW | Looks like a clone of Tatung VRB-8540. |
| TR7600BA | 1986? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | TW | 4-head unit. With slo-mo function. Looks similar to Tatung VRB-5000. |
TOSHIBA 东芝
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-500SU | 197? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP/TW | Top loader. Japanese model. |
| V-5210 | 1978 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1/X2 | USA | Toshiba's first Betamax. Similar to Sony SL-8600. |
| V-5310 | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1/X2 | TW/USA | This model was mentioned on a news article published on 1979/3/26 in Taiwan. |
| V-5420 | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA/TW | High-end deck. |
| V-5425 | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Another early Toshiba model. Similar to Sony SL-5000. |
| V-5530 | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA/TW | Portable deck with TU-530 Tuner and IK-1650 Portable camera. |
| V-5535 | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Portable? |
| V-5800 | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP/TW | Slo-mo, pause, 2X playback, frame-by-frame, 20X searching, 7-day timer, auto searching for next recorded program and dubbing function. |
| V-8000 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day timer. |
| V-8035 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | X2 | USA | Toshiba's first(?) portable Betamax. |
| V-9030 | 1980/81? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Probably the 2nd(?) portable Betamax from Toshiba. |
| V-8500 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | A follow-up to the V-8000. |
| V-8600 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | A follow-up to the V-8500. |
| V-5480 | 198? | Multi | NO | NO | X | EU/HK | A multisystem deck made by Toshiba. Supports PAL/SECAM/NTSC recording and playing. |
| VM-40(V-400c) | 198? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA/CA | One of the early Toshiba front-loaders. Sold in Canada as V-400c. |
| VM-41 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| VM-32 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| V-D60 | 1984 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | JP | A front-loader mono unit. |
| VM-411 | 198? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| VM-501 | 198? | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| VS-36 | 198? | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | Toshiba's first Beta Hi-Fi model. |
| VS-46 | 198? | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | Clone of VS-36. |
| VS-56 | 198? | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | Clone of VS-56. |
| VS-443 | 198? | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | USA | |
| M-521 | 198? | NTSC | YES | NO | βII/III | CA? | One of the first Toshiba front-loaders. |
| VX-340 | 1985 | NTSC | ? | ? | βII/III | USA | The last portable Betamax from Toshiba availble in the U.S. |
| VS-54(C) | 1986 | NTSC | ? | ? | βII/III | USA/CA | Canadian model VS-54C, same as VS-54 in America. |
| V-31 | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-31B | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-33 | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-71 | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-5470 | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-8600 | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-8700 | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-9600 | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-9600B | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-M32 | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-M40 | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-M41C | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-M42C | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-M411 | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU | |
| V-S54S | 19?? | PAL | ? | ? | X | EU |
WEGA
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 197? | ? | NO | NO | βII/III? | ? | Looks similar to Sony SL-J7. Currently no info. |
Zenith 增你智
| Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
System 制式 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR-9000W | 1978 | NTSC | NO | NO | X1/X2 | USA | A clone of Sony SL-8200. |
| KR-9000W | 1978 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII | USA | A clone of Sony SL-8600. |
| VR-9000W | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA/TW | Clone of Sony SL-5400. |
| VR-9700J | 1979 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Clone of Sony SL-5600. |
| VR-9750J | 1980 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Clone of Sony SL-5800. With 4 heads. |
| VR-8500PT | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βIII | USA | 1-day timer. Dubbed as "Video Director." |
| VR-8900W | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Same as Sony SL-5000. First front-loader. |
| VR-9760W | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 14-day timer. |
| VR-9800 | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Clone of Sony SL-2000 portable Betamax. Sony bought them back and redubbed as SL-2005 after Zenith dropped Betamax. |
| VR-9775PT | 1981 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | Clone of Sony SL-2500. Dubbed as "Video Director." |
| VR-8910 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βII/III | USA | 7-day 1-event programming. Probably close to Sony SL-5100. |
| VR-9500 | 1982 | NTSC | NO | NO | βIII | USA | |
| VR-8510 | 1983 | NTSC | NO | NO | βIII | USA | Clone of Sony SL-2400 but only supports βIII. |
| JR-9000 | 1985 | NTSC | ? | NO | βII/III | USA | The last Zenith Betamax? |
Some Other Items
| Brand 品牌 |
Model 型号 | Originally manufactured in 最初制造年份 |
Hi-Fi 立体声 |
SuperBeta(Hi-Band) | Record speed 录制速度 |
Available in 贩售地区 |
Description 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony | BE-V50 | 19?? | N/A | N/A | N/A | JP | A cassette rewinder/eraser. |
| Sony | ACP-400 | 19?? | N/A | N/A | N/A | JP | A NP-1 battery charger. |
| Sony | AG-300 | 197? | N/A | N/A | N/A | JP | A cassette autochanger for top-loader decks. |
Reference sources
BetaInfoGuide For most data about North American market.
ClassicVCRs And The owner's YouTube Channel For real deck working videos.
Betamax PALSite For most data about European PAL market.
TotalRewind For some information on UK market.
MisterBetamax
Betamax-Video.de For many rare Beta decks' information.
[1] For a list of video heads used in many Sony models.
[2] For some parts.
[3] For some parts.
[4] For some Japanese Sony Betamax models' information.
TestTapes