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Betamax VCRs

Sony

Release year	Region	Model number	Original price	Description
May 1975	Japan	SL-6300	229,800 yen	The original standalone Betamax deck. No built in RF output, only composite video. Recorded and played Beta I only
May 1975	Japan	LV-1801	449,800 yen	Console version of the SL-6300 built into an upright cabinet with a Trinitron television. Recorded and played Beta I only
July 1975	Japan	SL-7300	298,000 yen	First standalone Beta with a built in tuner, the timer still had to be added on separately. Recorded and played back Beta I only
November 1975	America	LV-1901	2,295 dollars	Original American console Betamax, with the deck situated to the right of the Trinitron rather than being underneath it. Recorded and played Beta I only
Early 1976	America	SL-7200	1,200-1,300 dollars	American version of the SL-7300 but without the video input or audio dubbing features. First standalone American Beta. Recorded and played back Beta I only
1976	America	SL-7200A	1,260 dollars	SL-7200 with added audio, video, and microphone inputs
1976	America	SLO-260	1,600 dollars	First American industrial Betamax, based on the SL-7200 with added audio control
1976	America	SLP-100		Play only industrial Betamax, again based on the SL-7200
October 1976	Japan	SL-7100	215,000 yen	Cost reduced, easier to use SL-7300
Spring 1977	Japan	SL-8100	255,000 yen	The first two-speed Betamax supporting the new X2 speed
Spring 1977	Japan	SL-8300	258,000 yen	Similar to the SL-8100 with an added integrated digital timer, the first Beta to do so
Fall 1977	America	SL-8200	1,300 dollars	American version of the SL-8100 with built in tuner but no timer. First American Beta II deck, records and plays both Beta I and II
October 1977	Japan	SL-8500	228,000 yen	Beta II only deck for Japan with built in tuner and timer
1977	America	SLO-320	1,500 dollars
1977	America	SLP-300		Play only equivalent of the SLO-320
Early 1978	America	SL-8600	1,095 dollars	First American Beta with a built in tuner and timer, based on the Japanese SL-8500. Recorded and played in Beta II only
1978	Europe	SL-8000		The first European Betamax from Sony. Two day, one event timer
Late 1978	America	SLO-340	1,395 dollars	First portable industrial Beta, very similar to the SL-3100 but Beta I only and lighter in color
September 1978	Japan	SL-3100	229,000 yen	First portable Beta aimed at consumers. Hooks up to TT-3100 tuner/timer. Beta II only
Early 1979	America	SL-3000	1,300 dollars	American version of the SL-3100. Paired with the HVC-1000 camera (an additional 1,400 dollars). Beta II only.
March 1979	Japan	SL-J7	279,000 yen	First Beta with linear stereo. Also had soft touch controls and a wireless full-function remote. Recorded Beta I and II
June 1979	Japan	SL-J5	229,000 yen	Cheaper variant of the SL-J5 without linear stereo
1979	Europe	SL-8080		Upgraded version of the SL-8000 with cue and review functions
Late 1979	America	SL-5400	850 dollars (late 1980)	First American Beta III and Betascan deck. Recorded and played in Beta II and III, also played Beta I
Early 1980	Europe	SL-3000E		European version of the SL-3100. Paired with the HVC-2000P camera. Beta II only
Early 1980	America	SLO-323		Updated SLO-320 with linear stereo, BetaScan, and improved editing capabilities. Beta I only
Early 1980	America	SLP-303		Similarly upgraded SLP-300 with linear stereo. Beta I only
Early 1980	America	SL-5600		Improved version of the SL-5400 with 14 day, four event programming, the first American programmable Beta from Sony
Spring 1980	International	SL-C7		International PAL/SECAM version of the SL-J7
Spring 1980	International	SL-C5		International PAL/SECAM version of the SL-J5
March 1980	Japan	SL-J1	198,000 yen	Stripped down Beta based on the piano key SL-5400 C chassis
July 1980	Japan	SL-J9	298,000 yen	Linear stereo Beta, the first with three heads for better trick-play quality
Late 1980	America	SL-5800	1,350 dollars	The "Time Commander" with variable-speed BetaScan
1980	America	SLO-383		Large industrial editing deck, with linear stereo, flying erase heads, and other editing features
1980	International	SL-T7		International multi-format version of the SL-J7
July 1981	Japan	SL-F1	165,000 yen	New portable Beta for the early 80s with new pancake motor mechanism. Mono Beta I/II/III playback and Beta II/III record. Separate tuner/timer unit
August 1981	Japan	SL-J10	158,000 yen	Stripped-down frontloading Beta. Recorded and played Beta II and III but not Beta I
Fall 1981	America	SL-2000	1,700 dollars (with tuner)	American version of the SL-F1, weighing just over nine pounds
Late 1981	International	SL-T9		International multi-format Beta similar to the SL-T7 that also offered a long-play mode
February 1982	America	SL-5000	895 dollars	America frontloader based off of the SL-J10 with a one day, one event timer. Records and plays Beta II and III
Early 1982	America	SL-5010		Variant of the SL-5000 with different trim
Early 1982	America	SL-5020		Another SL-5000 variant with a slightly upgraded seven day, one event timer
March 1982	Japan	SL-F11	278,000 yen	New high-end frontloader Beta with linear stereo, wireless remote, and the pancake motor reel drive system from the portable F1
1982	International	SL-C6		International version of the SL-J10
June 1982	Japan	SL-J20		Improved version of the SL-J10 with a wireless remote
June 1982	Japan	SL-J30		Similar to the SL-J20 but with linear stereo
June 1982	America	SL-2500	1500 dollars	American version of the SL-F11 without the linear stereo. Includes two week, four event timer and wireless remote
1982	International	SL-C9		Version of the SL-F11 for PAL territories which retained linear stereo
1982	America	SL-5100		American frontloader based off the SL-J20. Unlike the SL-5000, it will also play back Beta I
1982	America	SL-5101	669.95 dollars	Variant of the SL-5100 with cable-ready tuner (but still only 14 presets)
1982	Brazil	SL-5400MD		Multiformat NTSC and PAL-M variant of the SL-5400 for the Brazillian market
1982	International	SL-T6		International multi-format version of the SL-C6 that handles both PAL and SECAM
1982	South Africa	SL-C8SA		One-off "C8" 710 chassis machine for South Africa, probably SL-J10 or SL-J20 based
Fall 1982	Europe	SL-F1E		PAL version of the SL-F1 portable mono recorder. Separate tuner/timer unit
September 1982	Japan	SL-F7	225,000 yen	Mono, darker grey version of the SL-F11 that also dropped the audio dub and tape remain gauge
December 1982	Japan	SL-J25	178,000 yen	Odd variant of the SL-J20 with a dial-based timer meant to be easier to set
March 1983	Japan	SL-F3	145,000 yen	Cheaper 711 chassis machine available in different colors. Mono with a wireless remote
March 1983	Japan	SL-B5	199,000 yen	Sony's last portable Beta, smaller than the SL-F1. Had a separate tuner-timer and was resold by several other companies
March 1983	Brazil	SL-5000MD		Dual-format PAL-M and NTSC version of the SL-J20 with wireless remote
Early 1983	America	SLP-305		Larger variant of the SLP-303 that can also play Beta II and III speed recordings
Early 1983	America	SLO-325		Upgraded SLO-383 that can record and play Beta I as well as playing back Beta II and III
Early 1983	America	SLO-420		Modified industrial version of the SL-F11/SL-2500. Records Beta II and III and plays Beta I/II/III
April 1983	Japan	SL-HF77	299,000 yen	First Beta hi-fi deck, with similar chassis and trick play features as the SL-F11
Summer 1983	America	SL-5200		First American Beta hi-fi deck, in an SL-F10 style chassis still without many of the trick-play features of the SL-F11
June 1983	Japan	SL-F5	169,000 yen	The talking Betamax, with a built in speech synthesizer to help set the timer. Similar to the SL-F3
July 1983	Japan	BMC-100	289,000 yen	The first Betamovie, and the first true "camcorder." Records (but does not play!) Beta II and III
Late 1983	America	SL-2400	600 dollars
Late 1983	America	SL-2401	599 dollars	Based on the SL-2400 with a cable ready tuner
1983	Europe	SL-C20		Even more stripped down SL-F3 for Europe with a redesigned keypad tuner and no remote
1983	West Germany	SL-C24PS		West German equivalent of the SL-C20
1983	Europe	SL-C30		SL-F3 for Europe with a keypad tuner and wireless remote
Late 1983	Europe	SL-C33		SL-C30 with upgraded S-band tuner
1983	Europe	SL-C34		Similar to the SL-C30 but with 12 tuner buttons instead of the keypad layout
1983	Europe	SL-C35		Variant of the SL-C30 with a different tuner for some regions
1983	Europe	SL-C40		Similar to the SL-C20 and SL-C30 but with linear stereo
1983	Europe	SL-C44PS		West German equivalent of the SL-C40 with linear stereo
Late 1983	America	SL-2410	750 dollars	American version of the SL-F5 with the built-in speech synthesizer and cable ready tuner
Late 1983	America	SL-2415		Case variant of the talking SL-2410
August 1983	America	SL-2700		American version of the SL-HF77 Beta hi-fi with trick-play features
September 1983	America	BMC-110	1595 dollars	American Betamovie
October 1983	Japan	SL-F17	132,000 yen	Another cheaper mono unit available in several colors
November 1983	Japan	SL-HF66	249,800 yen	Cheaper Japanese hi-fi deck
Early 1984	America	SL-2300	500 dollars	American version of the SL-F3, first of the cheap American slimline "E-Z" Betas
Early 1984	America	SL-2305		Variant of the SL-2300 in a woodgrain case
1984	America	SL-2405		Brown variant of the SL-2401
1984	America	SL-2406		Black store variant of the SL-2401
1984	Canada	SL-2408C		Canadian silver variant of the SL-2400/2401
April 1984	Japan	SL-HF55	198,000 yen	Even cheaper Japanese hi-fi deck
May 1984	Japan	SL-HFR30	137,000 yen	The first "BetaPlus" deck, which are mono but hifi ready and could have an external hifi processor added as a later upgrade
May 1984	Japan	BMC-200	289,000 yen	BetaMovie with autofocus
July 1984	Japan	SL-HFR60	145,000 yen	Japanese BetaPlus deck
1984	America	SL-HFR30	500 dollars	Low-end hifi Ready Beta based on the Japanese SL-HFR30
1984	America	SL-HFR60	700 dollars	American equivalent of the Japanese model of the same number
1984	America	SL-HFR90	800 dollars	Step-up hifi Ready Beta with upgraded tuner/timer and linear tape counter
1984	America	SL-10	400 dollars	Low-end E-Z Beta aimed at timeshifters with one week, six event timer
1984	America	SL-20	429 dollars	Low-end E-Z Beta aimed at timeshifters with one week, six event timer. Sold in a few different colors
1984	America	SL-25		Woodgrain trim variant of the SL-20
1984	America	SL-30		Similar to the SL-20 but with three heads for improved freeze-frame
1984	America	SL-3030		Black or red color variants of the SL-30
1984	America	SL-60		Four head E-Z Beta and one week, six event timer
1984	America	SL-90		Top of the E-Z Betas with four heads, keypad tuning, and 21 day, nine event timer
1984	America	SL-9090		Black color variant of the SL-90
1984	Europe	SL-F30		PAL format SL-30 in a few different colors
1984	Europe	SL-F60		PAL format SL-60 equivalent with wireless remote and four heads
1984		SLO-1400
1984		FP-60
September 1984	America	SL-2710	1,250 dollars	Replacement for the SL-2700 with less trick-play features
September 1984	Japan	SL-HF300	189,000 yen	Beta hi-fi with new front panel design. Available in black or silver
1984	America	SL-HF300		First American Beta hi-fi with the HF suffix, and a rare example of an international model number matching the Japanese one
October 1984	Japan	SL-F33	108,000 yen	Very similar to the SL-HFR30 but without the socket for a hi-fi processor
November 1984	Japan	SL-HF500	185,000 yen	hifi
November 1984	Japan	SL-HF355	198,000 yen	hi-fi with on-screen programming
1984	America	SL-HF500		Upgraded HF-300 with linear tape counter
January 1985	Japan	BMC-500	268,000 yen	BetaMovie with autofocus
February 1985	Japan	SL-HF900	239,000 yen	First Hi-Band deck (referred to as SuperBeta outside of Japan). Could record and play in Beta I-S or Beta Is speed at 5.6MHz
May 1985	Japan	SL-HFR70	135,000 yen	hifi ready Hi-Band Beta, the only one they made
June 1985	Japan	SL-HF505	168,000 yen	Hi-Band
July 1985	Japan	BMC-600	270,000 yen	Hi-Band BetaMovie with autofocus
1985	America	SL-HF400	800 dollars	Entry-level SuperBeta with hifi audio and stereo tuner
1985	America	SL-HF600	1000 dollars	Similar to the SL-HF400 but with slow motion and frame advance capabilities
1985	America	SL-HF900	1500 dollars	Top of the line of the introductory SuperBetas. Four heads, 21 day, eight event timer, jog/shuttle dial, and tape index system
1985	America	SL-HFR70	550 dollars	American version of the Japanese SL-HFR70, the only SuperBeta hi-fi Ready VCR they ever made
1986	America	SL-HF450		Improved version of the SL-HF400 with additional trick-play features
1986	America	SL-HF550		Three head version of the SL-HF450
1986	America	SL-HF750		American version of the SL-HF705 linear skate Beta Is SHB machine
1986	America	SL-100		Mono SuperBeta with cable tuner and seven day, six event programming
1986	America	SL-700
1986	America	SL-HFT7		The SuperBeta Theater with built in amplifier for speakers
1986	America	SL-HF1000		American version of the SL-HF3000, with four heads, automatic assemble editing, 6Mhz SHB, character generator, and more
1984	Europe	SL-F90		PAL 3 head SuperBeta based on the SL-HF450
1986	U.K.	SL-F25		Low-end, basic Beta, the last for the U.K. market
		GCS-50		Industrial version of the SL-HF1000 SuperBeta editor
1987	American	SL-300		Low-end, mono SuperBeta with one week, one event timer
1987	America	SL-HF350	550 dollars	Low-end SuperBeta hi-fi with one week, six event timer, no MTS stereo decoder
1987	America	SL-HF360	850 dollars, 600 by 1988	Step-up SuperBeta hi-fi, similar to the SL-HF350
1987	America	SL-HF650		Newer version of the SL-HF600 with one week, six event timer
1988	America	SL-330		Low-end, mono SuperBeta with one week, one event timer
1988	America	SL-HF360		Upgraded SL-330 with hifi sound
1988	America	SL-810D		First of the digital special effects Betas, with the D standing for digital. Could do picture-in-picture, strobe, slow motion
1988	America	SL-HF840D		Midrange digital effects machine with an upgraded timer
1988	America	SL-HF860D		High-end digital effects SuperBeta hi-fi. Can play Beta Is 5.6Mhz and display picture-in-picture
1988	America	EDV-7500		American version of the EDV-****. Lower end American ED Beta with seven day, six event timer
Summer 1988	America	EDV-9500		American version of the EDV-9000. Top of the line Beta with full editing capabilities, on-screen programming
	Canada	EDV-7300		Canadian version of the EDV-****. Lower end Canadian ED Beta with seven day, six event timer
	Canada	EDV-9300		Canadian version of the EDV-9000. Top of the line Beta with full editing capabilities, on-screen programming
1989	America	EDW-30F		Industrial version of the EDV-9000/EDV-9500 with no tuner or timer
1989	America	SL-340		Low-end SuperBeta based on the SL-330
1989	America	SL-390		Slightly upgraded SL-340
1989	America	SL-HF870D		Redesigned SL-HF860D to go along with the new ED Beta ecosystem
April 1990	America	SL-S600	750 dollars, 450 by 1992	Mono SuperBeta with limited picture effects. Continued to be sold until the end of consumer Beta VCR production in 2002
1991	America	SL-HF2100		The 15th Anniversary Betamax. Buttonless touch panel and remote, SuperHi-Band Beta Is recording, the last nice Beta
1993	America	SL-HF2000		Stripped-down version of the SL-HF2100 with normal buttons and fewer frills

Sony Betas by type

Sony toploader Betas	Sony frontloader Betas	80s portable Sony Betas	Sony Betamovies
Sony industrial Betas	Sony Beta accessories	ED Beta	Rebadged Sony Betas

Zenith

Release year	Model number	Original price	Description
Fall 1977	JR9000W	1,300, later 995 dollars	Clone of the Sony SL-8200 built by Sony for Zenith. One of the only machines Sony built for Zenith that did Beta I
Fall 1977	SJR-9500P	2400 dollars	Console unit containing a Zenith Chromacolor II TV, a JR-9000W, and a rebadged Sony DT-10 timer from the SL-8200
1978	KR9000	995 dollars	Clone of the Sony SL-8600 built by Sony for Zenith. Built in tuner/timer but Beta II only
1979	VR9000
1979	VR9700J	1,350 dollars	Close of the Sony SL-5600 built by Sony. Called the "Programmable Video Director" for its 14 day, four program timer
1980	VR9750J		Clone of the Sony SL-5800 built by Sony for Zenith
1981	VR9760J
1981	VR8500PT	800 dollars	Clone of the Sony SL-5000 built by Sony that could only record in Beta III but also played back Beta II
1981	VR8900W	850 dollars	Variant of the VR8500PT that could also record in Beta II. One day, one event timer
1981	VR8910PT
1982	VR9500
1982	VR9775PT		Version of the Sony SL-2500 with rearranged controls and variable speed slider
1983	VR9800		Version of the portable Sony SL-F1/SL-2000 with rearranged buttons
1983	VR8510

Sanyo

Release year	Region	Model number	Original price	Description
1977	Japan	VTC9000	268,000 yen	Rebadged Sony SL-8100
Late 1977	America	VTC9100	1095 dollars	Sanyo's first Beta of their own design. Recorded and played Beta II only
Early 1978	America	VTC9100A	995 dollars	Recorded and played Beta II only, unknown revision of the VTC9100
1978	Europe	VTC9300		European version of the VTC9000 with an upgraded timer and pushbutton tuner.
1978	Europe	VTC9300PN		Style variant of the VTC-9300
1978	Europe	VTC5500P		Beta II machine with remote pause. Allegedly shown off at CES 1978 for an American release with a full-function remote but was replaced with the VCR-5050
Mid 1979	America	VCR-5000	1,095 dollars	Manual tuner and single event timer with pushbutton controls. Recorded and played Beta II and III
1979	America	VCR-5050		Very similar to the VCR-5000 but with a fully featured remote control instead of just remote pause
1980	Europe	VTC-9500	500 pounds	Another European variant of the VTC-9300, allegedly smaller and more lightweight
1980	Europe	VTC-9540		Variant of the VTC-9500
1980	Europe	VTC-5600		A soft-touch Beta deck for Europe
1981	America	VCR-4200		Toploader Beta II/III machine with one event, three day timer. Adapted into a number of different models
1981	America	VCR-4300		Updated VCR-4200 with seven day, three event timer and full function remote
1981	America	VPR-4800		Portable Beta, one of the few reasonably sized ones released in America before the SL-2000
Late 1982	America	VCR-3900	400 dollars	The first VCR to debut at 400 dollars in the US. Beta II/III, three day one event timer, remote pause.
Late 1982	America	VCR-4000	400 dollars	Very similar to the VCR-3900, but with a woodgrain-patterned top case.
1983	America	VCR-4500
1983	America	VCR-6100		Digital tuner
1983	America	VCR-6300		Digital tuner
1983	America	VCR-7300		Portable "boombox" form factor Beta hi-fi deck (Sanyo's first). Seven day, one event timer
Late 1983	America	VCR-6310		Cable ready tuner and wireless remote
	America	VCR-4400	320 dollars, later 297	Sanyo's last toploader, which sold in high numbers because of the price. Wired remote, three day one event timer
1984	America	VCR-6400		Four head deck with wired remote, seven day one event timer. Pushbutton tuner
1984	America	VCR-6800		Four head deck with wireless remote, 14 day eight event timer. Pushbutton tuner
1984	America	VCR-7200		Lower end Beta hi-fi with two heads
1984	America	VCR-3	649 dollars	Small mono beta with infrared remote
1985br>	America	VCR-4020	349 dollars	Lower end frontloader that took the place of their long line of cheap toploaders, one event one week timer
1985	America	VCR-4030	379 dollars	Slightly upgraded frontloader with slow motion and 14 day, 8 event timer
1985	America	VCR-4670	499 dollars	Mono deck with 14/8 timer, frame advance, and slow motion
1985	America	VCR-4750	649 dollars	Another mono frontloader but with direct tuning
1985	America	VCR-7250	679 dollars	Sanyo's first SuperBeta hi-fi with 14 day eight event timer
1985	America	VCR-7500	749 dollars	Beta hi-fi with 14 day, eight event timer. Available in black or silver
1986	America	VCR-4027		One of Sanyo's few SuperBeta decks
	Europe	5300		PAL version of the VCR-4200
	Europe	5400		PAL version of the VCR-4200
	Europe	5000		PAL version of the VCR-3900
	Europe	5150		PAL version of the VCR-4000

Toshiba

Release year	Region	Model number	Original price	Description
1977	Japan	V-5200		Toshiba's first Beta, a rebadged Sony SL-8100. Recorded Beta II and played Beta I and II
October 1977	America	V-5210	1,100 dollars	Toshiba's first American Beta, a rebadged Sony SL-8200. Recorded Beta II and played I and II
Early 1978	Japan	V-5700		Toshiba's first original design Beta. Beta II only with mechanical tuner and red LED timer
1978	Japan	V-5800		Variant of the V-5700 with easier to set timer
1978	America	V-5310	995 dollars	MMechanical toploading Beta II deck with audio dub and remote pause. Somewhat similar to the V-5700 but with some controls moved around
1978	Europe	V-5250		Rebadged version of the Sony SL-8000 for the European market
1978	Japan	V-7100		First programmable Beta, recorded and played Beta II. Basis for future Comput-R-Tune decks
Fall 1978br>	America	V-5420		FFirst Beta with a programmable tuner/timer called the Comput-R-Tune. Beta II only
1979br>	Japan	V-7700		Updated V-7100 that also records and plays Beta III
Early 1980	America	V-5425	1,345 dollars	Updated version of the V-5420 that also recorded and played Beta III
	Japan	V-9000		Portable Beta II only deck with external tuner-timer
1980	Europe	V-5470		European version of the V-5420. Also sold by Bush in the UK
1980	America	V-5530		American version of the V-9000
	Japan	V-500D		Redesigned solenoid driven mechanism with high speed picture search. First model to be advertised as the "View Star" in Japan
	Japan	V-800L		Linear stereo machine in the V-500D chassis
1980	America	V-8000	1,245 dollars	American version of the V-500. One week, one event timer
1980	America	V-8500	1,360 dollars	Upgraded V-8000 with optional remote, four heads, and two week, eight event timer
1980	Europe	V-8600		European version of the V-8500 with four head and wired full function remote
1980	Europe	V-8700		Version of the V-8600 with wireless remote
Spring 1981	America	V-8035		Updated version of the V-5530 portable that also recorded and played Beta III. Also had BetaScan
1981	Japan	V-303S		Low-end frontloader. Beta II/III, eight preset tuner, mechanical tape counter
1981	Japan	V-503D		Midrange frontloader
1981	Japan	V-803L		High-end frontloader with linear stereo and a full-function wired remote that includes a variable speed slider
1981	Japan	V-100C		Redesigned portable with four heads, full function remote control, and separate 14 day, eight event timer
1982	America	V-9200T
1982	America	V-9030		American version of the V-100C
	Canadian	V-9035		Specific Canadian version of the V-100C
1983	American	V-M30
1983	American	V-M32
1983	American	V-BM37
1984	American	V-300
1984	American	V-400
1984	American	V-600
1984	American	V-S36		Toshiba's first American Beta hi-fi
1984	American	VC-300
1984	America	V-BM47
1984	America	V-M40		Also V-400
1984	America	V-M41C
1984	America	V-M42C
1984	America	V-M411
1984	America	V-M412
1984	America	VV-M415
1985	America	V-M50	379 dollars	Mono machine with some trick play functions
1985	America	V-M501
1985	America	V-M521
1985	America	V-X34		Also V-340
1985	America	V-S44		hifi
1985	America	V-S441		hifi
1985	America	V-S443		hifi
1985	America	V-S46		hifi
1985	America	VV-S54	619 dollars	hifi
1985	America	V-S56		Frontloading four head hifi machine with variable speed BetaScan and slow motion
1985	America	V-S541		hifi

Sears

Release year	Model number	Original price	Description
	5303		Unknown Beta II machine
	5304		Unknown Beta II machine
Mid 1978	564.53050800	995 dollars, later 895	Rebadging of the Sanyo VTC-5100. Beta II only
1979	564.53055050	995 dollars	Alternate color rebadging of the Sanyo VTC-5100. Beta II only. Available for under 400 dollars by 1981 closeouts
1980	564.53060901	995 dollars, later 895	Slightly rearranged version of the Sanyo VCR-5050, with full function wired remote. Beta II and III record and play
1981	562.53560050		Portable deck built by Toshiba based on the V-8035 that recorded and played Beta II and III and had BetaScan
1981	5307		Unknown portable mentioned in some VCR listings. Probably a 5356 variant
October 1981	562.53220150	999.95 dollars	Nice toploader built by Toshiba based on the V-8000 with three heads, two speed BetaScan and variable slow-motion. 14 day eight event timer
1982	5301	599.99 dollars	Based on the Sanyo VCR-4200 with one event, one day timer
1982	5310		Based on the Sanyo VCR-4200. Seemingly the woodgrain variant of the 5301
1982	5314	849.99 dollars	Beta II and III, three day one event timer. Pushbutton tuner. Based on the Sanyo VCR-4200
1982	5318	899.99 dollars	Beta II and III, seven day one event timer. Pushbutton tuner and full-function remote. Based on the Sanyo 4300 but with a downgraded timer
1982	562.53440250	999.95 dollars	Nicely featured Toshiba-made frontloader based on the V-503D. Beta II and III, four heads, audio dub, and wireless remote
1982	57E5360N	1,189 dollars (with tuner/timer)	Another much smaller and more sophisticated portable built by Toshiba with full function remote
Late 1982	564.53090251	569 dollars	Beta II and III, BetaScan, three day, one event timer. Based on the Sanyo VCR3900 series
Late 1982	5311		Beta II and III, three day one event timer. Pushbutton tuner. Based on the Sanyo 4000
1983	5309	399 dollars
1983	53121	550 dollars
1983	53442	900 dollars
1984	5317	500 dollars
1984	5341	700 dollars
1985	53091	270 dollars, later 200

NEC

Release yearbr>	Region	Model number	Original price	Description
1985	America	VC-N65EU	8800 dollars	SuperBeta hi-fi. First Beta in America to support Beta Is speed, one of the only non-Sony VCRs to do so.

AIWA

Release year	Region	Model number	Original price	Description
1984	America	AV-50		Beta hi-fi with wired remote
1985	America	AV-70	750 dollars	Beta hi-fi with on screen programming and three heads. Could play back at 2x speed with sound

Realistic

Release year	Region	Model number	Original price	Description
1985	American	20		Beta hi-fi
1985	American	22		SuperBeta hi-fi

Pioneer

Release year	Region	Model number	Original Price	Description
1984	American	VX-50		SuperBeta hi-fi built by Sony
1985	American	VX-90		SuperBeta hi-fi built by Sony, clone of the SL-HF900

Marantz

Release year	Region	Model number	Original price	Description
1982	America	VR-200		Only linear stereo Beta marketed in the US. Included Dolby noise reduction. Recorded and played Beta II and III