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8 technology revolutions that are now relics: VHS and VCR
8 technology revolutions that are now relics
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A. Nixon
Apr 03 2011 at 7:35 PM
I pray my VCR lasts forever. I do not mind new things coming out for the younger kids. But remember us old folks. We buy these things when we are young so that we have them when we retire. I am living on social security, have a mortgage, etc. etc. There are lots of people like myself, that can not afford to start over buying the new kid on the block. And All the tapes bought over the years. Years ago I had the 4 track, then the 8 track tapes, over 500, which I had to throw out since my player
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broke and had nothing to play it on, I could go on and on. It's sad us old people have to suffer. We cannot keep up or afford buying what things take over. Very sad.
betaman
Apr 03 2011 at 2:26 AM
the new thing is dvd recorders with digital tuners they act just like vhs players you can set the time the date and channel you want to record 160 gb hard drive $248 walmart.com
Mike
Apr 02 2011 at 11:27 AM
I use my VCR almost every day, there are a few hourly shows I like to see and its more convienent to record it, and FF through the Damn commercials Plus go to any second hand store and you can get a pretty good selection of movies. Just because something is old does not mean its obsolete.
holly
Apr 02 2011 at 8:51 AM
if you live in the US, you can't record one channel while watching another any more because now all channels are digital and not analog
Phil
Apr 02 2011 at 9:58 PM
Must be just the service/provider you're using. On my cable box I can record one show while watching another. And if I want I can record 2 shows airing at the same time while watching something I've already recorded.
Tanya
Apr 02 2011 at 2:29 AM
Companies could still make a good profit if they kept making VCRs alone with the digital output for coaxia l cable so you can record and watch another channel. thats what I love about them. Not everyone can aford the cable boxes or satalite dishes. I hate to miss my fav shows too. The older generations still have trouble with the dvd recorders so they dont care for them much either. It is a shame the companies couldnt think outside their little box.
N DOG
Jan 20 2011 at 1:47 PM
When I was a kid, we had a betamax player. I was so jealous of anyone who owned a VHS system.
Now I wouldn't watch something on either format to save my life. I can't bear it.
Y A
Jan 20 2011 at 1:42 PM
I work for an electronics distributor that imports hundreds of thousands of dual decks (DVD / VCR) each year, and while imports have dropped, there are still tons being sold...
ken
Jan 20 2011 at 12:34 PM
Walk into any Sears, Fry's, Best Buy, Walmart, and you can still find brand new VCRs for sale. Do some effing research
Ash
Apr 01 2011 at 7:14 PM
How long has it been since you perused the electronic section of any of those stores you just listed? There really are not free-standing vhs players for sale, at least at walmart and best buy, today. The article says production stopped as recently as 2 years ago, so maybe you just haven't paid much attention recently???? maybe?? There are, however, dvd/vcr combos still on shelves.
VHS and VCR
The advent of the VCR in 1976 was monumental. It revolutionized the film industry and brought movies home to the masses via the VHS tapes it played. The VCR hit its peak in the late ’80s and early ’90s, when the price tag — at first in the thousands — dropped into the low hundreds and became much more affordable. Its popularity declined in the late ’90s, however, as other electronic devices emerged — namely, the DVD player. In October 2005, "A History of Violence" was the last major Hollywood release to be made in the VHS format; three years later, JVC, the last manufacturer of VCRs, ceased production.
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