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1972; 53 years ago () An N1500 video recorder, with wooden cabinet. Video Cassette Recording (VCR) is an early domestic analog recording format designed by Philips.
A videocassette recorder (VCR) or video recorder is an electromechanical device that records analog audio and analog video from broadcast television or other AV sources and can play back the recording after rewinding. The use of a VCR to record a television program to play back at a more convenient time is commonly referred to as time shifting.
S VHS Recorder, Camcorder & Cassette. VHS (Video Home System) [1] [2] [3] is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC).
The next year Philips introduced the Video Cassette Recording format specifically for home users. Over the next five years, a number of companies introduced similar cassette-based home formats, all of which were incompatible. Among the better known examples are Sanyo's V-Cord from 1974, Sony's Betamax from 1975, and Panasonic's VX from 1975.
1982; 43 years ago () VHS-C is the compact variant of the VHS videocassette format, introduced by Victor Company of Japan ( JVC ) in 1982, [ 1 ] and used primarily for consumer-grade compact analog recording camcorders .
"VCR"-format cassettes in case (left) and on own (right). A full-size CD is shown for scale. Size comparison between a Betamax cassette (top) and a VHS cassette (bottom) The videotape format war was a period of competition or "format war" of incompatible models of consumer-level analog video videocassette and video cassette recorders (VCR) in the late 1970s and the 1980s, mainly involving the ...
When's the last time you checked your collection of VHS tapes? You may not realize it, but those outdated tapes you probably have stored in your attic or storage unit could potentially be worth ...
A Betamax tape Analog video format developed by Sony. Inspired the later Betacam professional format. 1976 VHS: Video Home System Analog video recording on tape cassettes. Beat Betamax to become the dominant format for home analog video. 1978 LaserDisc: Close-up of grooves on a LaserDisc Analog video that was read via laser stored on a 12 inch ...