I loved Beta at the time and still have a fondness for it. I bailed out basically due to p&s (and it being discontinued). I don't think there was ever a widescreen release. I wonder if it was ever a consideration as well?

i thought i saw who framed roger rabbit??
it was when it first came out so my memory is a little foggy.

I looked around Google image for Who Framed Roger Rabbit Betamax tape covers very little comes up that confirms that the spine has “Beta” on it.

I checked eBay and only one item came up. I even tried a search on “widescreen” 0 feedback... The tape is going for $2.99.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WHO-FRAMED-RO ... _784wt_698

i think the one i saw had a clam shell case.
it was 100% beta but after that my memory is gone.

I don't know how it was on the stateside but in europe loads of 80's releases were in widescreen, they weren't advertised as widescreen versions tho - distributors simply used whatever masters they got and many of them were letterboxed: I can't remember stumbling on any in 2.35 but literally hundreds of movies varying between 1.66 to 1.85. What comes to possible commercial widescreen editions, I can't recall seeing any.

WOW! Would love to get a hold of some. Guess I should check auction sites, but I've never seen one. Thanks.

Early days letterbox widescreen whatever was slowly turning up on VHS and maybe the same for Beta?
Two from Warner Bros was

Gremlins
InnerSpace had a small demo at the start showing why the filmmakers want it in letterbox, I still have the VHS rental.

VHS yes, I have never seen a widescreen beta tape although one poster says over seas they existed.

You might be right as it would mean new marketing competition for both sides to stay in the market, selling or rental of widescreen tapes.

The 1979 film 'Manhattan" was I believe one of the first to be released in Wide Screen on Betamax. Woody Allen had insisted it
be shown in it's orig. aspect ratio when made for home video market. I have it in my basement along with a few Sony Video45's .
I still have a Sony Super Beta Hi-Fi player, which I have not used since 1987. There is a seller on E-Bay who sells and restores
betamax players only. I was surprised at the pricing of some refurbished players. I may consider selling my player in the near future.

Yeah, Woody Allen is a pureist (at least with film), that makes sense.