Quality, guaranteed recorders and players.
We Also Offer A Sale And Buy-Back Service For Digi-Beta Machines.
Digibeta
The SONY DVW-510P is a dedicated broadcast player engineered for Digital Betacam playback, media migration, and analogue archive ingest.
Designed for playout and transfer environments, this unit handles both native Digital Betacam and legacy analogue Betacam/Betacam SP cassettes—providing clean, cost-effective playback without the premium cost of recording functionality.
Key Specs:
Format Compatibility: Digital Betacam (Playback) + Analogue Betacam / Betacam SP (Playback)
Deck Type: Dedicated Studio Playout / Ingest Player
Video Outputs: SDI digital video and analogue component/composite output support
Application: Ideal for digitising legacy tape archives, ingest suites, and dedicated playout facilities
Standard Package Includes:
Deck: 1x SONY DVW-510P Digital Betacam Player
Power: Mains AC power cable
Connections: Standard BNC video output capability
Sale Price £550 SOLD
The SONY DVW-A500P is the undisputed industry-standard Digital Betacam editing recorder, engineered for master-quality video digitisation, archival migration, and high-end broadcast production.
This specific unit has undergone an extensive technical overhaul and full service. Featuring backward compatibility to play back analogue Betacam and Betacam SP tapes alongside native Digital Betacam cassettes, it offers maximum format flexibility for archival transfer workflows.
Key Specs:
Format Compatibility: Digital Betacam (Record & Playback) + Analog Betacam / Betacam SP (Playback only)
Unit Meter Readings: Low usage profile — Drum Hours: 1,577 hrs | Tape Hours: 995 hrs
Maintenance History: Fully bench-tested with extensive service and mechanical overhaul performed
Application: Ideal for broadcast transfer suites, media preservation archives, and studio master playout
Standard Package Includes:
Deck: 1x SONY DVW-A500P Digital Betacam Recorder/Player
Power: Mains AC power cable
Warranty Support: Includes 1-month return-to-base guarantee (standard conditions apply)
Sale Price £850
The SONY DVW-510P is a dedicated broadcast player engineered for Digital Betacam playback, media migration, and analogue archive ingest.
Designed for playout and transfer environments, this unit handles both native Digital Betacam and legacy analogue Betacam/Betacam SP cassettes—providing clean, cost-effective playback without the premium cost of recording functionality.
Key Specs:
Format Compatibility: Digital Betacam (Playback) + Analogue Betacam / Betacam SP (Playback)
Deck Type: Dedicated Studio Playout / Ingest Player
Video Outputs: SDI digital video and analogue component/composite output support
Application: Ideal for digitising legacy tape archives, ingest suites, and dedicated playout facilities
Standard Package Includes:
Deck: 1x SONY DVW-510P Digital Betacam Player
Power: Mains AC power cable
Connections: Standard BNC video output capability
Sale Price £550 SOLD
The SONY DVW-A500P is the undisputed industry-standard Digital Betacam editing recorder, engineered for master-quality video digitisation, archival migration, and high-end broadcast production.
This specific unit has undergone an extensive technical overhaul and full service. Featuring backward compatibility to play back analogue Betacam and Betacam SP tapes alongside native Digital Betacam cassettes, it offers maximum format flexibility for archival transfer workflows.
Key Specs:
Format Compatibility: Digital Betacam (Record & Playback) + Analog Betacam / Betacam SP (Playback only)
Unit Meter Readings: Low usage profile — Drum Hours: 1,577 hrs | Tape Hours: 995 hrs
Maintenance History: Fully bench-tested with extensive service and mechanical overhaul performed
Application: Ideal for broadcast transfer suites, media preservation archives, and studio master playout
Standard Package Includes:
Deck: 1x SONY DVW-A500P Digital Betacam Recorder/Player
Power: Mains AC power cable
Warranty Support: Includes 1-month return-to-base guarantee (standard conditions apply)
Sale Price £850
Please enquire.
VHS & S-VHS Decks
The Mitsubishi HS-U580 is a reliable, high-fidelity VHS VCR player designed for legacy tape playback, video digitisation, and archival media transfers.
Connections: Standard RCA audio/video output connections
Sale Price £130 SOLD
The Panasonic NV-HV60 is a high-speed, durable VHS player built around Panasonic’s legendary Super Drive mechanism—delivering ultra-fast tape transport and high-fidelity video reproduction.
Equipped with Crystal View Control (CVC) image processing, this unit automatically optimises tracking, sharpness, and colour accuracy on older or degraded tapes, making it a reliable workhorse for VHS archival transfers.
Key Specs:
Format Compatibility: Standard VHS Video Format
Transport System: Super Drive mechanism with high-speed Jet Rewind
Image Processing: CVC (Crystal View Control) auto-tracking and picture optimisation
Application: Ideal for rapid VHS digitising, media migration, and home video playback
Standard Package Includes:
Deck: 1x Panasonic NV-HV60 Hi-Fi VHS VCR Player
Power: Integrated mains power cable
Connections: Standard SCART and RCA audio/video output connections
Sale Price £78
The Panasonic NV-VP31 is a versatile media deck featuring SQPB (S-VHS Quasi-PlayBack), letting you play higher-resolution S-VHS tapes alongside standard VHS cassettes without an expensive dedicated S-VHS VCR.
By combining Panasonic’s Super Drive transport with SQPB technology and multi-system NTSC playback, this unit provides an ideal, flexible solution for digitising mixed legacy tape collections.
Key Specs:
Format Compatibility: Standard VHS & S-VHS (via SQPB Quasi-Playback)
Audio Handling: Hi-Fi NICAM stereo audio processing
Playback Support: NTSC tape playback on standard PAL TVs
Application: Ideal for media transfer houses handling mixed S-VHS and standard VHS archives
Standard Package Includes:
Deck: 1x Panasonic NV-VP31 SQPB VCR Deck
Power: Integrated mains power cable
Connections: Standard SCART and RCA audio/video outputs
Sale Price £100 SOLD
The Mitsubishi HS-U580 is a reliable, high-fidelity VHS VCR player designed for legacy tape playback, video digitisation, and archival media transfers.
Connections: Standard RCA audio/video output connections
Sale Price £130 SOLD
The Panasonic NV-HV60 is a high-speed, durable VHS player built around Panasonic’s legendary Super Drive mechanism—delivering ultra-fast tape transport and high-fidelity video reproduction.
Equipped with Crystal View Control (CVC) image processing, this unit automatically optimises tracking, sharpness, and colour accuracy on older or degraded tapes, making it a reliable workhorse for VHS archival transfers.
Key Specs:
Format Compatibility: Standard VHS Video Format
Transport System: Super Drive mechanism with high-speed Jet Rewind
Image Processing: CVC (Crystal View Control) auto-tracking and picture optimisation
Application: Ideal for rapid VHS digitising, media migration, and home video playback
Standard Package Includes:
Deck: 1x Panasonic NV-HV60 Hi-Fi VHS VCR Player
Power: Integrated mains power cable
Connections: Standard SCART and RCA audio/video output connections
Sale Price £78
The Panasonic NV-VP31 is a versatile media deck featuring SQPB (S-VHS Quasi-PlayBack), letting you play higher-resolution S-VHS tapes alongside standard VHS cassettes without an expensive dedicated S-VHS VCR.
By combining Panasonic’s Super Drive transport with SQPB technology and multi-system NTSC playback, this unit provides an ideal, flexible solution for digitising mixed legacy tape collections.
Key Specs:
Format Compatibility: Standard VHS & S-VHS (via SQPB Quasi-Playback)
Audio Handling: Hi-Fi NICAM stereo audio processing
Playback Support: NTSC tape playback on standard PAL TVs
Application: Ideal for media transfer houses handling mixed S-VHS and standard VHS archives
Standard Package Includes:
Deck: 1x Panasonic NV-VP31 SQPB VCR Deck
Power: Integrated mains power cable
Connections: Standard SCART and RCA audio/video outputs
Sale Price £100 SOLD
The Panasonic NV-VP31 is a versatile media deck featuring SQPB (S-VHS Quasi-PlayBack), letting you play higher-resolution S-VHS tapes alongside standard VHS cassettes without an expensive dedicated S-VHS VCR.
By combining Panasonic’s Super Drive transport with SQPB technology and multi-system NTSC playback, this unit provides an ideal, flexible solution for digitising mixed legacy tape collections.
Key Specs:
Format Compatibility: Standard VHS & S-VHS (via SQPB Quasi-Playback)
Audio Handling: Hi-Fi NICAM stereo audio processing
Playback Support: NTSC tape playback on standard PAL TVs
Application: Ideal for media transfer houses handling mixed S-VHS and standard VHS archives
Standard Package Includes:
Deck: 1x Panasonic NV-VP31 SQPB VCR Deck
Power: Integrated mains power cable
Connections: Standard SCART and RCA audio/video outputs
Sale Price £100 SOLD
Please enquire.
We usually have several, and they will have been serviced, probably with new pinch rollers and similar items. In fact, most of the price represents the servicing costs. Guaranteed for one month, though not for damage caused by head clogging. The operating and head hours are likely to be high, and indeed the figures are likely to be unreliable anyway. So condition is everything. If you buy one from us, it will work as it should. That is a good offer!
The A500P model plays back Betacam SP and Digibeta, making it a useful machine for SD recording, playback and archiving on Digibeta tape. The machines are quite a handy way of getting an SDI feed from all sorts of analogue tape VCRs for capture on your computer.
U-Matic
(There Are A Number Of Permutations – Low Band, High Band, SP, And Different TV Standards – PAL, NTSC And SECAM.)
Connections: Standard BNC video and XLR audio output connections
Sale Price £600
Connections: Standard BNC video and XLR audio output connections
Sale Price £600
We Also Offer A Sale And Buy-Back Service For Digi-Beta Machines.
Betacam SP, Beta SX and VHS.
This is a high end machine that plays back many VHS formats.
We provide a transfer service for VHS, S-VHS, U-Matic, and Beta tapes. If you can’t find the machine you need, please get in touch with us.
Collection is preferred, but delivery is available at an additional cost.
