lionel@orphan.DEC (Steve Lionel) (01/06/85)
Jim Heliotis noted that two Sanyo Beta VCRs he has used unthreaded the tape for rewinding like VHS VCRs do, and wondered how common this is. This cheapness was only on a couple of low-end Sanyo VCRs; all other Beta VCRs keep the tape threaded around the head drum at all times. I have since read that Sanyo has dropped the cheaper loading mechanism on all of their current models. (The cheapness comes from only needing one motor instead of two, from what I read.) Steve Lionel