U-matic

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U-matic

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First Introduced

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Owned by

DHARMA Initiative

Found by

Eko and Locke in the Pearl

Used by

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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 Others, is U-Matic format.