Found a U-Matic cheap.

[Eric H]

VCR on Steroids.

I picked this up several weeks ago but haven't had time to fool around with it until now.

A Sony VP5000 U-Matic VCR, got this for around $17, I could have had two of them but since I didn't even need one I left the other (it was marked "2" on the front so no doubt from the same studio or whatever).

I picked this one because it had all the correct screws in the lid and the plastic bumpers on the back.

It makes some rough noises when you put the tape in and it probably needs a good cleaning and lube but it does work!
Not bad getting what was once a mega dollar piece of Pro gear for pennies!

These pictures were fed to the little 9" Sony from the Video connection, I couldn't get anything from the R.F. connector but then I don't know what channel it operates on.

I have a tape I picked up a long time ago, it has a bunch of Commercials from around 1992 with the Directors name for each set so it was some kind of Demo tape I think.

Commercials include Disney World, Radio Shack, Panasonic Tru Flat TV's, Chevrolet, Honda X-Ray ad and a host of others.
There were a few others when I got this one but at the time I had no way to play them so didn't get them.