One main circuit board and metal gears/mechanism housing monted on top of it. All inside plastic box that comes aprt into three pieces.

All pictures:

Carlyns: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlynorama/sets/72157623092379271/

About the Video Processing:

Carlyn's Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlynorama/sets/72157623092512829/

Motors:

Carlyn's Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlynorama/sets/72157623216990790/

Power:

Carlyn's Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlynorama/sets/72157623216946232/

See blog post: http://blog.crashspace.org/2010/01/take-apart-tuesday-no-2-emerson-vcr/

UI:

Carlyn's Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlynorama/sets/72157623092430717/

Tape Verification:

Carlyn's Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlynorama/sets/72157623216972862/

Magnetic Tape Readers: