Posted by Richard Crowley on 12/23/07 02:52

"Jim" wrote ...
> A question for the skeptical, professional, and those in the know.....
>
> Looking at a Sony HVR-A1U listed as mint in box with all accessories.
> I am told hours are:
> Operation: 0 x 10H
> Drum Run: 0 x 10H
> Tape Run: 0 x 10H
> Threading: 4 x 10
>
>
> Its never been turned on but had the tape inserted 40 times..?

No. It means that it has <10 hours of operation,
<10 hours of Drum running, and <10 hours of
tape running. But it has had tape threaded (but
not necessarily moving) for at least 40 hours.
You must turn it on to thread tape, and the
counters don't run when powered down.

> Does that sound right?
> Demo unit off a self or something?
> Whatcha think?

Sounds like somebody who is dumping it in favor of a
Canon HV20! :-)
But seriously, who knows? Ask them!

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