Things you don't see anymore

[Ayce]

^ I'll take a shot at the digital push button tuner.
In response to the VCR question, as seen on the previous page.

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

^ I'll take a shot at the digital push button tuner.
In response to the VCR question, as seen on the previous page.

No. One answer left.

 

[1SHOT1HIT]

A tape counter?

Tape remaining I mean?

Ahh, maybe the speeds you can FF and Rewind on these is way faster than other stuff what that's called? I have no idea, I remember my uncle was big into these for years and refused to switch to VHS.

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

A tape counter?

Tape remaining I mean?

Ahh, maybe the speeds you can FF and Rewind on these is way faster than other stuff what that's called? I have no idea, I remember my uncle was big into these for years and refused to switch to VHS.

Nope. Here's the correct answer: Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm almost completely sure that the Sony SL-5400 has been the only VCR ever with an AUDIO DUB key (the last one in the main control keys row) which allowed you to record an audio track on a Betamax tape without deleting the video track. Of course, the original audio track was forever gone if you used that function, but a creative mind could do interesting things with that feature which again, wasn't available anywhere else (and again, please correct me if I'm wrong).

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Oh, of course the SL-5400 has a mic input jack, so the user is able to record an audio track on the video tape.

 

[runmikeyrun]

that would be a lot of fun!

 

[kserg]

Pay telephones.

Saw two last week. Bridgeport, CA!!!

 

[Stumbo]

Oh, of course the SL-5400 has a mic input jack, so the user is able to record an audio track on the video tape.

IME, lots of VCRs have audio input jacks. I used to record audio from a 5 hour local blues radio station program to my VCR in the mid 90's. Excellent quality audio.

If you want a very cheap way to record your practicing/rehearsals, this is a way to do it.

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

IME, lots of VCRs have audio input jacks. I used to record audio from a 5 hour local blues radio station program to my VCR in the mid 90's. Excellent quality audio.

Without deleting existing video (if present)?

 

[My name is Mudd]

Backing up to the mystery Walkman feature question - dual headphone jacks?

 

[TOG]

$1.75 six-packs of Bud with pull-tabs and $0.42 cigarette packs

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Backing up to the mystery Walkman feature question - dual headphone jacks?

The answer is already in the post:

I want you to look carefully at this photo, and see if you can identify the feature this Walkman has, which no device today has, or will ever have again. It has nothing to do with the tape media.

Spoiler

It has two headphone jacks, so you can listen to music with a friend. Can't have that today, that would encourage IP infringement.

 

[My name is Mudd]

Oh, so that's what that black bar thing is...I really didn't know, and didn't notice the red instructions until just now. More caffeine necessary...

 

[Roscoe East]

[spoiler: It has two headphone jacks, so you can listen to music with a friend. Can't have that today, that would encourage IP infringement. /spoiler]

Is that really true (that you can't legally have dual headphone jacks due to IP infringement), or just conjecture? Wow...

I remember when the Walkman first came out, and one of its salient marketing features was the dual headphone jacks, so you could go rollerskating with your sweetheart while sharing tunes!

 

[CrewsControl]

Is that really true (that you can't legally have dual headphone jacks due to IP infringement), or just conjecture? Wow...

I remember when the Walkman first came out, and one of its salient marketing features was the dual headphone jacks, so you could go rollerskating with your sweetheart while sharing tunes!

Sony's record label pressured the electronics division to drop the feature, claiming it cut into their sales. There wasn't any court case or law, it just silently disappeared.

 

[My name is Mudd]

I remember that. Then again, they also tried to ban CD-R's, which Sony had helped to develop.

 

[Stumbo]

IME, lots of VCRs have audio input jacks. I used to record audio from a 5 hour local blues radio station program to my VCR in the mid 90's. Excellent quality audio.

If you want a very cheap way to record your practicing/rehearsals, this is a way to do it.

Without deleting existing video (if present)?

Yes, as long as there is a separate audio jack.

 

[albertofrog]

Now, this particular Betamax model...

...has a truly unique feature that I'm almost sure no other VCR has sported ever. Do you know/remember what I'm talking about?

Either a top loading cassette or recoding sound only over the video that was previously on the tape. We had one of those!

 

[Joe Nerve]

...because it's been on my mind since it was mentioned http://www.caninest.com/white-dog-poop/ .

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Yes, as long as there is a separate audio jack.

Can you point me to some specific models? I'm very curious because for so many years I've been convinced that the SL-5400 has been the only VCR with audio dub capabilities.