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Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 07-21-2009, 06:33 PM

The play, stop, FFW and rewind functions do not work, on both.

Most of the other functions do, but those are the ones you need the most.

As for which is better:
I really can't knock the VHS (Panasonic). It was about $2000.00 in it's day. I got it for about half price. I took it in for servicing and even the guys at the shop were impressed with it.

The Sony Super Beta-Hifi ($1000.00 in it's day) is quite the beast though. The big advantage with the Beta is the fact that is starts and stops exactly where it should. The VHS models always move the tape a little, so you can imagine it's a nightmare for editting etc.

Both have more features than I care to list here. The Beta has some Digital functions that were way ahead of it's time. The VHS has some really nice features as well.

The Beta is the SL-HF860D Super BETA Hi-Fi
The Panasonic is the OMnivision PV-4768-K

07-21-2009, 06:33 PM	#4
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 58 Posts: 5,634	Re: My 37" Sharp LCD TV The play, stop, FFW and rewind functions do not work, on both. Most of the other functions do, but those are the ones you need the most. As for which is better: I really can't knock the VHS (Panasonic). It was about $2000.00 in it's day. I got it for about half price. I took it in for servicing and even the guys at the shop were impressed with it. The Sony Super Beta-Hifi ($1000.00 in it's day) is quite the beast though. The big advantage with the Beta is the fact that is starts and stops exactly where it should. The VHS models always move the tape a little, so you can imagine it's a nightmare for editting etc. Both have more features than I care to list here. The Beta has some Digital functions that were way ahead of it's time. The VHS has some really nice features as well. The Beta is the SL-HF860D Super BETA Hi-Fi The Panasonic is the OMnivision PV-4768-K __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)