View Full Version : ~1970 Sony CV-2100ACE (Full Field, 50 Hz) Collection Uncovered


colectorad
12-12-2018, 06:17 PM
Part 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyLP8qEhlww) - Part 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kIrh4heBQ) - Part 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svrfhvOGk10) - Part 4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yd2sDslMgk)

^No affiliation.

The set contains ~10 hours of footage, including: soccer matches, The Rumble in the Jungle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle), Pink Panther episodes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Panther_Show), and an unidentified game show. Owner seems hesitant to mend a splice and bake the tapes.

Manufactured after the introduction of the EIAJ-1 standard. Similar to the Panasonic 'Tape-A-Vision' VTR specifications.

ppppenguin
12-13-2018, 02:15 AM
The CV2100ACE was widely used in UK schools in the early 1970s. They had a reputation for being tough workhorses. ISTR the tape speed was 11"/second.

colectorad
12-14-2018, 12:40 AM
ISTR the tape speed was...

11.5 ips. The spec sheet is shown near the end of the first video.