Sony U-Matic VO 2630

[holmesuser01]

I worked at an independent station in the mid 1970's.

We had a pair of 2850's that were used to air syndicated shows and alot of commercials when the film chains would die... There was a third 2850 that was always ready if one of the two on-air machines would die. It didn't happen often.

Does your 2600 have a modulator on it? Someone gave me one of them back in the day and I bought a new modulator from Sony so I could play it on my 21" round screen RCA. I had copies of films we played at TV at home years before VHS.

I have a 1600 in my shed. It has a built-in tuner.
There's an unused JVC with a tuner under my bed... Honest!

I have a really nice later Umatic Sony model that I run now and then. Dont have it where I can see it, or I'd mention its model. It locks with video with one second after the pinch roller hits the tape. Occasionally, it doesent like to go into rewind, but when it does, it runs fine.

There's a 1200 in my basement.

At one time, I had about 700 tapes. Now I have around 40.

I used to have copies of mid 70's TV broadcast video. Only have a few now.

On the end of one tape, I found a partial copy of an air-check at the station I worked at a month or so after we went on the air. Sure brings back the memories...

My old Sony stuff has never let me down... The tapes, on the other hand... Thats why I gave alot of them away.