J. Stephen McDonald |
May 21st, 2006 09:20 PM |
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Originally Posted by Mike Meyerson
OK, not DV, but maybe someone can help...
I have an old bvw-70 betacamSP deck, I only use it once in a blue-moon when I need to edit a commercial. It's developed a problem...I get a flicker/glitches on video output. I get the same problem on every output source - composite, component, in multiple monitors and running into my avid. I happens all the time...when a tape is playing or not.
Anyone know what it could be? Hoping there's a simple fix.
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When the playback heads on my Beta VCRs wore out, these were the first signs that appeared. Later, the record heads showed the same symptoms. The fix could be very simple: just throw plenty of money into it.
I'm so glad that my dealer had been able to arrange 5-year extended warranties that covered everything on my recorders, for only $150. apiece. Considering the huge cost for rebuilding the head assemblies, I'm sure the warranty company regretted its mistake. Since I've used them very lightly since then, they still work after 13 more years.
There are plenty of used Beta SP VCRs for sale these days. Some of them are in good shape and fairly cheap. You might be able to find one that would serve your purposes at a lesser cost than fixing yours. A PVW or UVW-series VCR should work, but there could be an audio compatibility problem with a UVW model, that uses only the linear tracks.
Of course, your VCR might only need a tracking alignment or a professional head cleaning. A local or regional authorized dealer might be a better place to have it checked for something like this, because if you send it directly to a Sony repair center, you'd probably pay a higher minimum charge. The fact that your model is from a broadcast series might make it more difficult and costly to fix.
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