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Post by DaveBiddle on Dec 1, 2006 20:07:22 GMT
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Post by Peter Elliott on Dec 1, 2006 20:14:01 GMT
Interesting...
It does however state...
"I DON'T HAVE A BETA PLAYER TO CHECK THEM OUT, SO THEY ARE GOING AS-SEEN.
PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE."
(I'm not shouting! I just copied and pasted!)
I doubt very much the seller will have any idea of the tapes contents but I do wish you luck and that he may have a little more info on them.
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Post by LanceM on Dec 1, 2006 21:35:30 GMT
Deffinitely, But I also think that people think about sending this guy many messages about this item, they might disappear, as what happened in the past. If there is something here, we need to tread softly. I look forward to hearing further info on this lead.
Lance.
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Post by garyjordanbrum on Dec 1, 2006 21:37:48 GMT
I DON'T HAVE A BETA PLAYER TO CHECK THEM OUT, SO THEY ARE GOING AS-SEEN
Yeah but the tapes have LABELS If you look closely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by LanceM on Dec 2, 2006 5:28:09 GMT
I saw those as well. Maybe it is possible the cases were reused, and the tepe may not contain what the box states. Maybe that is why the seller is stating sold as seen. Has anyone who has contacted this seller heard back yet ?
Lance.
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Post by B Thomas on Dec 2, 2006 12:11:07 GMT
Possible E-bay "find"? On Betamax HD tapes? As in Hi-Def? ???What does one expect to find on them? "A for Andromeda"? "Doomwatch - Survival"? "Muffin the Mule"?  |
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Post by ben critchley on Dec 2, 2006 16:26:54 GMT
if he had kids, he might've taped some stuff wiped on the early 90s as discussed at tmc.
gotta be worth a go though, for a fiver
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Post by Stephen Doran on Dec 2, 2006 16:50:16 GMT
whos got betamax though these days? i had 2 machines in the 80s.
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Post by LanceM on Dec 4, 2006 22:06:59 GMT
Surprising enough, many people still have beta-max machines. But they are now a collectors item, however there seem to be plenty of them around, good for spare parts.
I have found an article on the net that states that ITV and other major UK broadcasters used telerecordings to show for new producers. Is is possible some of these producers took material home for study ? I mean, look at what Galton and Simpson did with that Shibaden machine. Had it not been for them, the series of Steptoe and Son would be a lost one.
This is just a idea I had, based on the facts I gathered from the Internet. If I am wrong, please tell me. If you agree or disagree, I would like to hear your comments either way. All I ask is that people try to keep an adult tone. Please no more fighting. Let me know what you guys think.
Lance.
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Post by B Thomas on Dec 5, 2006 1:57:01 GMT
I disagree and would also like to add: Beware the Internet! It's far from a reliable research resource...
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Post by Alex Taylor on Dec 5, 2006 12:08:18 GMT
Probably worth noting that those look like Beta*cam* tapes, not Betamax...
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Dec 5, 2006 14:16:18 GMT
Surprising enough, many people still have beta-max machines. But they are now a collectors item, however there seem to be plenty of them around, good for spare parts. I have found an article on the net that states that ITV and other major UK broadcasters used telerecordings to show for new producers. Is is possible some of these producers took material home for study ? I mean, look at what Galton and Simpson did with that Shibaden machine. Had it not been for them, the series of Steptoe and Son would be a lost one. This is just a idea I had, based on the facts I gathered from the Internet. If I am wrong, please tell me. If you agree or disagree, I would like to hear your comments either way. All I ask is that people try to keep an adult tone. Please no more fighting. Let me know what you guys think. Lance. Wouldn't telerecordings be 16mm film prints? I doubt many ITV or BBC employees had 16mm projectors at home. I think the 'Steptoe' Shibaden recovery was a one-off. Come to think of it, was the machine involved a Shibaden? I don't recall off-hand. |
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Post by Kev Mulrenan on Dec 5, 2006 15:31:28 GMT
I'm sick to death of all this ebay tat. One bloke on there is dubbing from tv pop shows onto old reel to reels and flogging them to unsuspecting punters. he claims his Uncle taped them off the telly; remarkable as the chronology is all wrong. He also must have spent considerable lengths of time in Sweden and the U.S.A. as there are Popside and shindig shows on there,. This kind of fraud has to stop!  |
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Dec 5, 2006 15:51:39 GMT
Probably worth noting that those look like Beta*cam* tapes, not Betamax... True. But people routinely re-used Betacam tapes in their home Betamax machines. A 20 minute tape was the equivalent of an L500. A 30 minute tape an L750! Almost certainly ex news tapes recorded over in the mid 1980's. Cheers, Paul |
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Post by helpful hartley on Dec 5, 2006 19:11:51 GMT
The old light blue Betacam tapes are ok in a Betamax , but the dark blue MP (metal particle) tapes are a definite no no in a Betamax machine, they will tear the heads to pieces.
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