Have a particular color preference in mind? On several occasions manufacturers offered different cabinet colors within the same model. There was quite a bit of experimentation with cabinet offerings. The early Betas had cultured wood sides or wood decal surrounds. They were made to look like furniture. The very first Betamax actually did come in a real wood console. This homey style later gave way to the component look where the cases were metal squares that resembled stereo receivers. While this was going on a good number of colors were tried. Someone might have liked to have white or red to match a particular design idea. These were the wild years. In the end black or dark metallic gray won out. Slight variations on this were marketed but overall they didn't vary much..