From its introduction in 1985, SuperBeta hi-fi set a standard for home video and music recording. With its increased video quality, hifi audio track, and compact footprint, Sony Betamax was a great home videotape format. Unfortunately, it lost to VHS and became a relic of history. In this video, we will take a look at the Super Beta HiFi system and see if it could have been successful as a home recording format to take the place of cassettes and reel to reel machines.
0:00 Introduction
1:04 SuperBeta Advertisement
1:28 History of Betamax and SuperBeta
2:43 SuperBeta HiFi Explained
5:32 Sony SL-HFR70 SuperBeta Hifi VCR
8:25 Live Audio Demo
11:30 SuperBeta Hifi set a standard
11:58 SuperBeta Store Demo Tape
16:00 Outro
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