i was beginning to suspect something like that... thank you, i'll look into that...
to be honest, this VCR became an instant classic for me, when, back in 2005, i went to an annual electric co-op cookout
that had a kids corner with a mobile A/V cart set up with a late 80's 20-some-in. MITSUBISHI CRT,
a PlayStation 2 running DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION into it, and an HS-U70, the most beautiful VCR i had ever seen to that day.
they allowed me to take some quick pics, with the cheapie snapshot digicam i had on me at the time.
i drooled over the resulting pics for what felt like years, until i came across the gunmetal-faced copy i now own back around 2008 or so;