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U-matic

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First Introduced

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Last Seen

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Owned by

DHARMA Initiative

Found by

Eko and Locke in the Pearl

Used by

DHARMA Initiative

U-matic is a videocasette format from Sony that was introduced in 1969. U-Matic was one of the first internally-enclosed formats, as opposed to more common open-reel tapes at the time. The tape width was 3/4", and was fed in U-shape path about the helical head drum, giving the format the name. It is different from VHS or Betamax formats, which were developed much later.

U-matic connected to the Hydra television

Appearances on Lost

• The Pearl Orientation video is on a U-matic tape. ("?")
• The playback unit in the Pearl station is a 1975 JVC model CP-5000U.[1] ("?")
• The playback unit in the Hydra station is a 1985 SONY UMATIC VO-5800.
• Ben's tape of the Boston Red Sox World Series victory, later dubbed over with footage of Charles Widmore beating an Other, is U-matic format. ("The Glass Ballerina")  ("The Other Woman")
• The video surveillance at the Barracks security center is recorded with a U-matic system. ("Some Like It Hoth")

External links

• U-matic (Wikipedia)
• Prop source and backstory