Unit has two problems. The first being a broken flex print feeding the swing out LCD viewer, I'm told this model is notorious for this problem. The second problem is more serious and may have been caused by the first problem. According to the customer the second problem occured shortly after the flex print problem. Could have been a coincidence. Symptom: While recording (or playback with a known good tape) the image breaks down intermittently displaying a few horizontal black bars in the small view finder (the larger LCD doesn't work). You can clearly see a normal image in between the break downs. Also, the video glitch is in sync with the audio breaking down, it sounds choppy, sometimes with a brief moment of silence just before the image stabilizes (only to do the whole thing over again, and again). This problem occurs while recording or playing. Any ideas fellow? David Lessard Alexandria Electronics 50 Harrison Street Alexandria, Ontario (613)525-4502 mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html