Sony SL-HF950: Difference between revisions

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Description

The Sony SL-HF950 was Sony's top-of-the-range PAL Betamax VCR, released in 1985. Built on the CX chassis, it featured a unique combination loading system, outstanding picture quality with Super Beta Pro mode achieving 280 lines of horizontal resolution, video insert editing, a SCART (Peritel) socket, trick speed controls, and audio dubbing. It offered Beta Hi-Fi PAL stereo sound with a frequency response of 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dynamic range over 80 dB, and wow/flutter below 0.005% WRMS; conventional audio recording was monaural. Along with the SL-HF100, it was one of only two Hi-Fi Betamax recorders released for the UK domestic market. The SL-HF950 was a PAL-only model; there was no direct NTSC equivalent with this exact feature set, though the American SL-HF900 (1985) was a comparable top-of-the-line NTSC Hi-Fi Super Beta model.

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 |recording_formats=Betamax,SuperBeta
 |year_released=1985
-|features=Super Beta Pro, Hi-Fi stereo, video insert editing, SCART socket, trick speed controls, audio dubbing, combination loading system, quick record
+|features=Super Beta Pro mode (280 lines), Hi-Fi stereo, video insert editing, SCART (Peritel) socket, trick speed controls, audio dubbing, combination loading system, quick record, 6-event 3-week timer, crystal clock
-|description=The Sony SL-HF950 was Sony's top-of-the-range PAL Betamax VCR. Built on the CX chassis, it featured a unique combination loading system, outstanding picture quality, Super Beta Pro mode for maximum resolution, video insert editing, a SCART (Peritel) socket, trick speed controls, and audio dubbing. Along with the SL-HF100, it was one of only two Hi-Fi Betamax recorders released for the UK domestic market.
+|description=The Sony SL-HF950 was Sony's top-of-the-range PAL Betamax VCR, released in 1985. Built on the CX chassis, it featured a unique combination loading system, outstanding picture quality with Super Beta Pro mode achieving 280 lines of horizontal resolution, video insert editing, a SCART (Peritel) socket, trick speed controls, and audio dubbing. It offered Beta Hi-Fi PAL stereo sound with a frequency response of 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dynamic range over 80 dB, and wow/flutter below 0.005% WRMS; conventional audio recording was monaural. Along with the SL-HF100, it was one of only two Hi-Fi Betamax recorders released for the UK domestic market. The SL-HF950 was a PAL-only model; there was no direct NTSC equivalent with this exact feature set, though the American SL-HF900 (1985) was a comparable top-of-the-line NTSC Hi-Fi Super Beta model.
 |av_system=PAL
+|frequency=50Hz,60Hz
+|power_avg=39
+|height=95 mm
+|width=430 mm
+|depth=405 mm
+|weight=10.5 kg
+}}
+{{AV voltage range
+|voltage_min=110
+|voltage_max=240
+}}
+{{AV input
+|label=Antenna
+|signal=RF
+|connector=RF (Belling-Lee)
+|count=1
+|audio=None
+|location=rear
+}}
+{{AV input
+|label=Video In
+|signal=Composite (CVBS)
+|connector=BNC
+|count=1
+|audio=Stereo
+|audio_connector=RCA (connector)
+|location=rear
+}}
+{{AV input
+|label=SCART
+|signal=Composite (CVBS)
+|connector=SCART
+|count=1
+|audio=Stereo
+|location=rear
+|notes=21-pin EUROCONNECTOR; bidirectional audio/video
+}}
+{{AV input
+|label=Mic
+|signal=Analog mono
+|connector=Mini-jack (3.5mm)
+|count=1
+|audio=Mono
+|location=front
+|notes=For low-impedance microphone, -60 dBs
+}}
+{{AV output
+|label=RF Out
+|output_type=AV
+|signal=RF
+|connector=RF (Belling-Lee)
+|count=1
+|location=rear
+|notes=UHF channels E30 to E39 (variable), 75 ohms unbalanced
+}}
+{{AV output
+|label=Video Out
+|output_type=Video
+|signal=Composite (CVBS)
+|connector=BNC
+|count=1
+|location=rear
+}}
+{{AV output
+|label=Audio Out
+|output_type=Audio
+|signal=Analog stereo
+|connector=RCA (connector)
+|count=1
+|location=rear
+}}
+{{AV output
+|label=SCART
+|output_type=AV
+|signal=Composite (CVBS)
+|connector=SCART
+|count=1
+|location=rear
+|notes=21-pin EUROCONNECTOR; bidirectional audio/video
+}}
+{{AV output
+|label=Headphones
+|output_type=Audio
+|signal=Analog stereo
+|connector=Headphone jack (6.35mm)
+|count=1
+|location=front
+|notes=-26 dBs, 8 ohms
 }}
 {{AV link