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26th May 2021, 3:10 pm | #1 |
Heptode
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Lefkada, Greece
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Why did early Betamax machines have B&W picture search
Hi there. I have a simple question. As you may know, many Beta VCRs such as the Sony SL-C5, T7, Sanyo VTC 5000 and 9455 offered picture search (BetaScan) and pause/still frame in black & white only. Was there a technical reason for that or did the manufacturers just reserve colour picture search for higher-end models only? I haven't seen any VHS machine of the same era having B&W search.
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