NEW in sealed box 1983 Sony SL-C9ES Betamax VCR - unboxing and test
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- Here is a good friend unboxing a brand new 1983 Sony SL-C9ES Betamax VCR. In this video the box is opened for the first time ever, this is the original experience people had in the early 80s. Will the Betamax VCR work?
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There can be only 1 DrCassette, but it was a nice video.
Just as well I read the video description before commenting. I was just thinking to myself "you're not DrCassette, you don't sound like him".
Excuse me, was box closed amost 40 years ???
This is right???
What is the difference compared to SL-F11, is it also in the "Profeel" line? Amazing find, you are so lucky 😊
You have no idea how good it makes feel seeing somebody else getting so enthusiastic when dealing with old stuff. For 99% of the people is just some old stuff with no use. For us is a piece of life when days SEEMED simpler.
Not just seemed, WAS simpler. Life had so much more mystery to it back before the internet and smart phones. If you wanted to research something, you needed to go to a place called a library and read BOOKS.
@@revokdaryl1 Nostalgia seems to have gotten to you a bit - I am old enough to remember having to go to the library to do research. Terrible! Their choice of books about electronics was very limited, and most of the books dated back to the 1970s. Because of this, some of my fist electronics experiments were done with old Germanium transistors. Nothing worked, the transistors were probably dead on arrival due to their age. Life would have been simpler with the internet, where datasheets and circuits for almost any electronic component are readily available.
@@DrCassette Yes, I tend to let nostalgia take over and make the past seem better than it probably was at the time. I imagine it would have been terrible having to read outdated books when trying to build something new. I am barely old enough to remember researching in the library.
and when things were much better made.. though it should be noted that electrolytic capcitors degrade even when not in use.. luckily Japanese caps can last decades regardless.. if you are lucky......
@@DrCassette I have specifically written with Caps lock seemed. But overall the wuality of life must have been better. I mean, allright, now we have every info we need at a fingertip, including your great videos. But we are sleeping with the phones near us, the phones are constantly buzzing including non working hours, the overall pressure and the noise of a running clock has never been so big. Regarding the music specifically, I have more then one terra of high quality music and for sure the quality of good flac overpasses a tape (even if, in my opinion, not mandatory true, sounds a little sterile) but for my limited time I am spending more time choosing the music rather then listening. With a tape, Is easier. I sit in front of the shelf and I choose one. In conclusion, overall, the ease of access for everything in vastly improved, the technology is unbelievable but the pace of the life has increased so much that we physically feel it. This is why I am using a fountain pen, a non disposable double edge razor, a film camera, a tape deck, a record player and in the near future a reel to reel recorder (I have seen some videos made 10 years ago by you so I can say that you are probably my age or younger) or nice mechanical wristwatch. Basically I am lying myself that there is time and I am obliging myself to slow down a little. Also, by choosing not to use only disposable stuff you feel less disposable as a human beeing.
Beta-max analog technology was built to last. Work of art regardless.
Made in Japan means works forever!
"What do you mean Doc, all the best stuff is made in Japan".
Rubber parts and electrolytic capacitors though.
Yep, my two Mitsubishi cars are a testimate to that. The plastic and wires may be cheap, but the engines never stop.
Absolutely true! My HVX-200 3CCD hybrid camera which uses both, digital tapes and P2 cards keeps on filming without any problems!
Made in China means throw your money in trash bin.
Nothing will ever exceed the magnificent experience of smelling super expensive early 80's Japanese equipment right out of its factory sealed box. NOTHING. :)
true :)
So true
Id Buy that for a Dollar 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Agreed
Nothing? hmm... I'd take Swiss and German above the Japanese. Imagine a NIB EMT turntable or something from Studer/Revox...
The era when the equipment was made with precision for a long time to use!
Yes bro
True
nowadays Everything breaks after using the manual
Stuff Made in Japan is STILL made for long use.
Imagine being on the production line and turning to your co-worker and pointing at the box and saying "This won't be opened for 40 years".
Unbelievable. Looks like you found a time machine.
More like time capsule
That is astonishing! After sitting in its box for 40 years it works first time!
A time capsule that harkens back to better times!
This is the legendary Sony quality, almost 40 years later it worked like charm. Beautiful design and very good engineering.
Wow! That recorder is just as old as I am and it has never been taken out of the box. It’s like a time capsule, completely mint and untouched. It’s definitely a museum worthy specimen. I find it quite fascinating why it was never opened and just left in a basement for over 3 decades.
It was probably a gift to a VHS fan. 😁
Just imagine what other electronic gems are hiding out there.
That's a lucky VCR! I have been trying to get back into a box ever since I got out! Had I known better, I would have stayed in much longer LoL...
Its Like You Born And Still In Hospital Cradle 😅
Seeing the box open really is a wow moment. That box has been sealed for close to 40 years.
+1. Box staples are those "clamps" he pried open. I remember using the box stapler, and that type of shipping tape (you pull a lever, and the bottom of the tape drags across a wet sponge, then cuts when you release the lever) while working a warehouse job 32 years ago. Good memories!
THE best VCR of it's time!
The best betamax ever! I owned one of these in 1983. At the time its still picture quality was unsurpassed. Loved this beauty!! Miss it.
This is a piece of workmanship, craftsmanship and perfectionism. In golden Era of humanity every thing produced with utmost care, love and softness.
Yes,however manhood doesn't value this great machine,almost nobody records in these days.
I bought a SL C9 in 1984. Timeless design and perfect companion to the Sony F1 portable
Those Betamax players were so well engineered, especially the Sony ones, so I'm not surprised it still works. They are also works of art and substantially built hence why they weren't cheap. I remember the one we had back in 1981, it was pretty heavy and built like a tank. That was a top loading Sony model. In many many ways Betamax was technically superior to vhs but vhs won out in the domestic market because it was cheaper and therefore the video rental business started backing it. A shame in many ways as Beta was the Concorde if home video whilst VHS was the 747.
We had several over the years too, but our first one was in 1980 I believe and it was the Sony C5. It had a corded remote control too. What a wonderful era that was, unlike the rubbish we have today.
Film & Video labs used Beta-Max for transfers in the early 2000's.
The VCR was truly a thing of wonder in the early 80s. In all honesty, it still is.
+1. I remember our first VCR (a top-loading, VHS machine with fake wood-grained paneling) cost $1,200 back then...probably about $3---4,000 in today's money. Our first microwave oven (microwave/convection oven--top of the line!) cost about the same.
Amazing that the belts hadn’t deteriorated! Seventies and Eighties Japanese equipment was so great!
There is only one rubber belt in this VCR, most of the mechanism is Direct Drive. But indeed that one belt still works fine, and that's quite impressive! :)
@@DrCassette Why does some old rubber last forever, but other rubber falls apart after 35 years? I never understood why. Were all the small rubber belts from inferior material?
Umm they STILL are great wtf you talking about???
Very nice find. One year newer than my car and in infinitely better shape! The fact that this just worked out of the box, without needing so much as a new cap or belt, having never had power applied to it in its 38 years of slumber is a testament to the quality and reliability of Japanese electronics (and particularly Sony) in the 1980s and 90s. We've lost so much with the shift away from physical media.
Umm they STILL make quality products, the best... what ate you talking about??
Wow, what an absolutely amazing find. Congratulations are in order!!!
Gotta set that baby to record "Dallas" on Friday night. Somethings going on with J.R. Ewing and don't wanna miss it.
Me too, I recorded Dallas back in in 1982 because I worked second shift.
I was more a Dynasty fan myself :)
U gotta B in sane. This belongs in a museum.
What an amazing machine! Betamax was not as popular in the US but my family bought a system when we lived in the UK for a short time when I was 9 years old (back in 1995!). The picture was superior and felt exotic to me. Thank you for sharing this!
Nice, anyone can unbox a phone. Unboxing a Betamax now that is awesome!
Look at the quality and the working culture of this device, and even the design.
Those green BEAUTIFUL LEDs. ... they do not hit the eyes with some corpse blue light.
Those physical buttons.
Everything thought out, arranged and made FOR PEOPLE.
A great device.
3.15: And it looks like 2 batteries too! For the remote control, obviously. I wonder if they had power in them after 38 years? *** Anyway, gorgeous looking Betamax VCR! I'm so jealous but at the same time very happy for you! 4.33: Wow! This is ultimate perfection! Sony= top quality! And it's made in 1983! It's insane how items made 40 years ago are much more beautiful than items made today...
Damn I think that you won the 80s for the year, with this!
A gorgeous relic from 38 years ago...stunning ! !
It's crazy to think that when this was sealed the Soviet Union still existed
and Germany was divided . and the LA Olympics had not happened yet
And you'll not beleive if I say how much this luxury thing could cost in 1983 at USSR. : )
When it was sealed I was 14
@@renekauts8323 , such type of devices were sold in USSR by diplomats or sailors who had access to other countries. The price of this thing (Sony, made in Japan) could be about 15 000 roubles at 'black market'. Lada 2101 (middle class auto) had cost 5 500. You can imagine how valuable this VCR was at 1983 in USSR. It was possible to buy a house at seashore for this money.
Soviet Union was anus!!! The scariest place the person could have been born!!!
Brought back feelings I had when I tracked down my sealed Pioneer Kuro TV just over a year ago. Magical 👍
Very nice I had such a device 30 years ago 😁😁
What a find that is!!! Im sure like me everyone is wondering what he paid for it? Cant believe even the box seems mint to. No moisture damage at all! Just like it was purchased yesterday right off the shelf. Amazing.
What a find! I've dreamt of finding a new old stock Sony Beta and it's great to have this shared and enjoy the experience. A great video and an excellent find. Living the dream! :-)
Wow! It's great to see just out of box picture quality. Lovely machine.
Our family first ever vcr purchase costing £699 back in the early 1980's ! lovely vcr came with simon and garfunkel in the park video in the box! The vcr soon started struggling with eject until it completely jammed as did the replacement for which i both got the blame for..!! LOL
Your video Is like a time machine😭 It took me to my childhood. The joyful moment of unboxing a Sony
My father owned one, I used that in my parents house on my youth, it was a very reliable machine. Only some years later and many tapes, you have to consider cleaning the heads. What a time capsule, I went back 38 years in time. Thank you. :)
Still works is insane. No bad caps...no bad Belts.......insane your lucky
I've watched unboxing of new 4K TV's in 2021 with all he bells & whistles that put me to sleep.
This unboxing had me on the edge of my seat...it took me back to the '80s when I taped Miami Vice
It is just BEAUTIFUL……. No words to describe
It's wild seeing that vintage stuff all shiny and new in the wrapper. It all looks fantastic. Man that must've been fun.
Wow, that brings back memories. We bought a Sony Betamax VCR in the early 80s and while it was a different model, the packaging style was right on point, even to the copper staples that were commonly used back then.
Wow, i just couldn't stop smiling while watching this! What a lucky guy you are, what a beauty of a machine this is!
Wow! I had the UK version of this machine and its successors. Such memories! Thank you.
Damn!
I remember this, when i was a kid i saw a few movies of the 80's
It's amazing that you found a new one, you got the first way to watch movies at home
What an awesome and amazing find! Ohhh the old electronics I would love to own brand new in 2021 and most importantly in fully working order! Amazing!
It is very nice to find such a well-preserved treasure. Greetings from Turkey.
Damn thats nice! My parents got one of those new back in the days, I watched so many movies from it as a kid. My folks still has it in the TV room connected to the tv and it still works.
My Sony C7 died a few years ago. The Heads went on It. I had to give It away for parts, because new ones are like gold dust to find. I sat My kids down and we all watched Live aid (Recorded at the time on Two Sony C7's) In full (UK and USA) and they loved It. What a find this Is.
Beautiful machine. You did a wonderful job showing this incredible find. In a day and age of cloud based entertainment it is nice to be able to record onto magnetic videotape for old times sakes.
The very first VCR that I bought after renting a monstrous SL-C7 - what a little beauty it was too. So much stylish hardware came out in this era. My other love was my Aiwa ADF 990 cassette deck. Nice one, Doc !!
Those machines were build like tanks.!!!
I have PCM tapes from 1982 and they play without error.
I have too the PCM adapters the 501 and the 601 with spdig in/out connections...
Betamax was a solid system and build on the best times of Sony
Amazing! After 4 decades, it still works well. I had a Sony SL-500 once. My first Beta format movie I watched was a bootleg copy of 'Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan", The unit is very heavy, it lasted up to 10-11 years of use. Every night, I watch different movies. It was replaced by the introduction of the VHS format.
I remember the 80s when the beta vs vhs, we had both so the old man had it covered😆😘
Indeed this is beautiful :)
What a find! So awesome! 😮
I had this when they first came out, fantastic video for the time
Finding that was a nice bit of luck- be interesting to know the story of how it got squirreled away & forgotten for nearly 40 years. In 1983 someone spent substantial money and likely had big plans-- ones that never came to pass. No way to know, but it's great that such a solid piece of equipment finally gets to come to life!
How lucky of you man! A pristine copy. Rare for a fossil its age...
I remember the smell when I opened the SL-T50 my dad brought from overseas in the 80's. The aesthetic of Japanese electronics of that era is something else (VCRs, MSX computers, tape decks etc) and I wish to see it today.
Just wow! I was excited for you opening this :)
Unbelievable!! It's like a time travel!
Beautiful moments from the past 👍👍
Wow! This is thé find of the century. The C9 was the pioneer in early video technologies. Would not mind to have a brand spanking new machine in my possession.
Absolutely brilliant, i'm so jealous, what a machine.
Awesome!.. This was my favourite and the Best video recorder money could buy back in the Day.. And the thing was pretty expensive.. Its Amazing the belts still work after nearly 40 years 😱
There is only one rubber belt in this VCR, most of the mechanism is Direct Drive. But indeed that one belt still works fine, and that's quite impressive! :)
Absolutely amazing. The technology and aesthetic of the hardware itself may be dated but one thing is not and that is the packaging. The font, colour, graphic design of the box. The clear protectors of the manuals and the polystyrene cradles. It's almost 40 years old and it could be designed yesterday.
color**
wow he whent back in time and experienced what it’s felt like to open a beta player that’s so cool
Lol, I thought this was Jan Beta at first.. hey, that's not a Commodore 64! Nice find! Even twenty-odd years ago this would've been quite something! Amazing how it just powered up and..worked! I don't think I could instil the same level of confidence in a similar-spec new-in-box VHS machine..
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Erwerb dieses nagelneuen VCR. Das ist so unwirklich. Wie eine Zeitreise in die Vergangenheit. Einfach nur wow.
Honestly, when the sticky tape started to come off and I saw the staples! I got excited!!!
But when he flipped open the flaps of the box (that last line somehow seems wrong?) and I saw the styrofoam and the way that it was packaged, I could already tell that this has never seen the day of light! I was freaking out more than the owner of this beautiful machine and it's not even mine! I would have been dancing around in circles while wetting myself uncontrollably!
I really don't know how he kept so calm!!!
It's amazing how those people survived the analog age. I had a VCR in my house till i was 12 and I still remember the frustration of getting these things to work to satisfaction.
The early models were difficult to program and configure for the average non-technical user. Obviously not all VCRs were created equal. For 1984, this model seems to be top of the line.
👍🏻😎Who else remembers unboxing brand new electronics back in the 80'S? The stuff today just doesn't even compare. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Amazing find, great video, thanks guys
This is a GREAT moment ;-)
80's technology was really great !! i love this retro Japanese machine
My first job was working in a TV / Video store in 1983. We went to the UK launch of the Sony C9. At the time is was by far the best video recorder on the market. If I remember correctly it cost £900. That's £3,115 in today's money!
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Is a beauty !! Great find.
Oh Man !! Though we have today CZcams, OTT etc. VCR had a charm those days and the machine looks stunning alongside TV. Thanks for uploading dear.
That was a high end betamax for sure . Loved my 830 model
All that and it's a PAL machine aswell! Amazing!
Thank you for Sharing. That‘s a small Time capsule
The smell must be wonderful. It's a PAL, European model. Lovely and amazing!!❤❤❤
WOW that brand new player is so cool, I love betamax and have two refurbished players myself, which cost me a small fortune though :) thanks for sharing.
Yes. Beta rocks the casbah. I sold low end Sony Betas from our most popular SL-2300 ($369) to the highest end Sony hi-fis from 1983-1990. This VCR is 100% original. That tape strip on top of the outer cardboard box is factory, complete with fibrous grids, which tape I’ve cracked open hundreds of times. The interior wrap sleeve is folded exactly as they came in 1983 and right up through that whole decade. The piece on tape binding the sleeve at top is the very same as the only tape Sony used for the Betamax. Your friend who recorded this won’t have any trouble with the rubber to speak of, I’m fairly confident. It’s true the exterior will have slightly crystallised, depending on storage conditions, but the belts and rubber cylinders can simply be filed off slightly with the fine side of a nail file and that’ll help the rubber freshly grab once again. We sold these with a 1-year parts warrantee back then, though the labour was only covered for 3 months. I’ve sold very few SL-C9ES models, but all the Sony Betas were par excellence. Quite a gem your friend has. I implore him to treat it well. One really has to watch this vid in 1080p. It’s very nice.
Fantastic find
Love the RX-505 in the background 🤩
Whoaaa! Insane find! What a score! BTW, the whole time I was watching this video I was thinking your voice sounded different. My mind was racing with the mystery then I read in the description that this is a friend of yours LOL!
Lol, i was about to say that has been awhile since I didn't watch his videos...and his voice changed alot :)))
Awesome, Wonderful find 😀👍.
Brings back some memories from the 80s I use to have Betamax how things have changed
Used that Sony for years nice stroll down memory lane.
When you actually see all that stuff looking like new, all cables, manuals, accessories neatly packed, untouched wrappers, so pristine, not visibly degraded, it even exceeds initial expectations. So satisfying. But watching it work perfectly is what blew my mind, that's pure sorcery. Is this a 100% direct drive machine? There's no way even the belts are still OK!
As far as I know there is only one belt in the eject mechanism. Everything else is indeed Direct Drive.
Like opening a time capsule! How exciting!!
Oh my God!!!!! Beautiful! Amazing! Wonderful! ❤👍 I'm impressed )
Unreal! Very cool find
Worth it just to see how pristine that outside packaging still looks, must of been kept securely locked away in a dust and damp free environment. I couldn't guess how much that's all worth to a collector, and must of cost a lot back in the day... looks incredible
I am not from the 80s but this is just crazy how nostalgic i get to feel. I was born in 90s and in 2000 i did get to experience these analog devices but they were going out of service as digital was flooding the market by large volume already.
I can just imagine getting this beauty placing it under the TV, going with your squad down to the VCR rental searching for the most action movie that exist and getting bewerage and popcorn to binge till we colapse.
I did not even experience this AND YET I FEEL SO NOSTALGIC.
I just feel there was something magical in that time where everyone thought technology was awesome. Today I have sony XF90 digital 4k display with 1000 nit HDR capability, denon AVR3500H receiver for dolby atmos 3D space audio immersion... Woofer that can break the room in half... PS5 which can play Pixar movies (Ratchet n clank rift apart) ... And yet EVERYONE HATES IT now. I barely know a single soul that is like "wow yeah technology!" and more is like "nah its dumb, worthless". :(
Fascinating, this would be so valuable for audio archiving, this was used with Sony PCM 701/501 converters for location recording and mastering, as I am sure you know, by many studios.
I used this machine for master playback with a 701 when I worked in audio cassette loopbin mastering about 35 years ago. There must be quite a few people out there now now with the converters and master tapes, but no machine to play them on! I still have two machines working...
That must be a one in a million find. For a machine in such 100% originality I wouldn't even dare to use it and would just seal it back up again and preserve it lol, but I suppose at the end of the day it needs to be used. I bought a Sanyo VTC500 a few years ago which had been supposedly serviced and refurbished (which from how clean it was inside and outside looked to by the case), but for some reason after about a week of having it and playing and capturing a few tapes to my PC, it stopped working (powers up but none of the buttons work). I've been told the power unit had gone.