Philips VR530/07 VHS Video Recorder NICAM HiFi Stereo - Faulty - Spares or Repair - No Remote

Used / Pre-owned — faulty, sold for spares or repair. Condition as shown in images. Please refer to all photos before purchasing.

A Philips VR530/07 VHS Video Recorder in silver finish. The unit powers on and will load and play VHS tapes, however it has significant known faults as described below and is being sold strictly as a faulty unit for spares, repair, or display/prop purposes only.

Known faults (photo-verified):

• Poor picture quality: Playback image shows severe colour distortion — heavily oversaturated colours, incorrect colour rendering with strong blue/red cast and colour bleed, and image instability. Consistent with a failing video head or colour processing fault. See the test playback photo for a clear example of the output
• Intermittent blank screen: The picture goes blank intermittently during playback
• Aerial/RF IN port soldered over: The aerial input port has been filled with solder and cannot be used. The RF OUT port is present. Connection via SCART is still possible

Connections (rear panel, photo-verified):

• AV1 (TV) — SCART socket
• AV2 (DECODER) — SCART socket
• Aerial RF IN — soldered over, non-functional
• Aerial RF OUT — present

Included (photo-verified):

• UK 3-pin mains power cable
• Unit only — no remote control, no SCART cables, no aerial cable

Specifications (label-verified):

• Model: Philips VR530/07
• Prod. No.: SJ010237008028
• Voltage: 220–240V ~ 50Hz (UK/European mains)
• Format: VHS
• Audio: NICAM HiFi Stereo
• Features: Digital Studio Picture Control, Follow TV, NTSC Playback, Turbo Drive