THE BETAMAX VIDEOCASSETTE BOXES AND SHELLS, page 1

Over the years, Sony has changed the Betamax logo, the tape boxes, and even the cassette shells.  Here is a quick Betamax history lesson....


THE LOGOS
          

   Original Betamax logo (an offshoot of Sony's U-Matic logo); used from 1975-79 on both the tape shells and the machines.

Revised Greek-style logo was used for a couple of   years,  then shortened to  , which was used until the end.



THE TAPE BOXES

BELOW: The two original Sony K-30 (30 min.) and K-60 (60 min.) tapes, made for the original Beta X-1 speed.

                                                       


THE SONY L-500 BOXES, SHOWN CHRONOLOGICALLY OVER THE YEARS.....


                                     


                                    



                   





The currently available L-500; the box itself is black.  Shown is the outer wrapper.







HERE ARE SOME NON-SONY BOXES THAT YOU MAY HAVE NEVER  SEEN...SOME OF THESE ARE REALLY OLD, OTHERS ARE VERY RARE...


                                     
                                                                                                                  One of the few Korean-made Beta tapes...and
                                                                                                               it actually wasn't too bad!! 



                                      



                                     



                                    




                 


The L-1000 Beta tape, available ONLY from Absolute Beta (www.absolutebeta.com) .  Becomes a 2-4-6-hour tape in Beta machines!

           

           

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