This SuperBetahi-fi Betamax excels as a master VCR for DVD conversion projects. It features excellent picture controls combined with a user friendly interface. This makes it an exceptionally useful tool when making copies to another device. Here is the rundown. It plays all three tape speeds: , , and even s. Locating the start of desired passages is a breeze with the real time tape location shown in hours, minutes and seconds in the display. The jog wheel system adds superb slow video control. The SuperBeta 20 % picture enhancement can be switched ON or OFF. This can help in reducing noise (white bursts or sparkles) around the edges of an image. Further fine tuning of the video comes in the form of using a detail switch for a crisper picture and a sharpness adjustment. To top it all off the tracking has a wide range of control for matching the tape speed of non-native tapes. The audio can come from either the monaural audio track or the Betahi-fi stereo, depending on the recording or settings. Taken altogether you couldn't ask for a better companion for transfer work. For a list of the DVD friendly Betas click here. ©Misterßetamax go to homepage