Early machines and formats
The history of the videocassette recorder follows the history of videotape recording in general.
Ampex introduced … See more

Most camcorders produced in the 20th century also feature an integrated VCR. Generally, they include neither a timer nor a TV tuner. Most of these use smaller format videocassettes, such as 8 mm, VHS-C, or MiniDV, although some early models supported full … See more

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The video cassette recorder is sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity. If the machine (or tape) was moved from a hot to a colder … See more

Around the late '90s and early 2000s, DVDs became the first universally successful optical medium for playback of pre-recorded video, as it gradually overtook VHS to … See more

• Telerecording
• TV/VCR combo
• VCR/DVD combo
• Kinescope
• Write protection
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