Sony DCR-TRV350. With a digital tape, unit plays back with audio and video breaking up. (kind of like a pausing every second). With a regular tape, unit plays back a blue screen, but I can see video on forward scan. It is very rare I get camcorders, so I think I am missing something simple. I did try cleaning the video head. Chad Griffiths TV/VCR Schenectady, NY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/