Excellent quality for VHS

They left out of the demo video that only the DVW-A500 or DVW-A510 would play back a BetaSP tape. The DVW-500 couldn't.
Fun fact... DVW stands for Digital Video Workhorse. It really lived up to its name. I still use them today.

I remember this. Best ever Sony sd format. God I’ve aged!,

Feeling nostalgic watching this, working at a broadcast facility using these amazing machines together with Sony Flexicarts right up until HDCAM came about. Tapeless although great, is boring!

PEOPLE INTERVIEWED:
Geoff Boyle - Freelance Cameraman
Arild Hellgren - NRK
Per Bøhler - Head of Video Section, NRK R&D Department
Graham Deaves - Technical Director, Lime Pictures
David Hutchman - Editor, Lime Pictures
Peter Branagan - Director of Production Facilities and Engineering, RTÉ
Mike Kierans - Technical Operations Supervisor, RTÉ
Chris Dixon - Director, Molinare
Richard Wilding - Editor, Molinare
Graham Hall - Managing Director, North One Television
Robin Tomlin - Managing Director, Cine Video
Matthew Hall - Editor, TVi

How well did digital Betacam handle tape damage?

but beta still lost out because VHS had "adult" films, and Panasonic would not allow their format to carry such filth. It's a cold hard fact.