I have a feeling MT is not indulging in cult film though and more likely watching shitty dubs so a quality VHS player seems redundant. Prove me wrong.
oh, i might not be a particular aficionado of Cult Horror/Slasher Films or obscure Trash Cinema,
but i'm definitely into rare/obscure Anime and Chop Socky Martial Arts films on VHS.
some of it may or may not have seen DVD release, but i've never bothered looking into that, and the VHS editions of such material
are often repetitively cheap and plentiful, so i might as well have a no-compromise high-end VCR to enjoy them with,
and the Mitsu U80 is my personal A no.1 pick of the litter.
also, being an vintage A/V enthusiast, with a soft spot for the Video format that brought me up,
i happen to have a goodly number of premium grade 1980's VHS blanks
which i've recorded some of my best DVD Anime to (no MACROVISION on most DVD Anime) for posterity and admiration;