Santa came through. A VCR was waiting for you under the Christmas tree. Is it Beta or VHS? Or did you get one of the new 8 mm. camcorders? Welcome to the wonderful world of video cassette recorders.

THE market for video equipment is out of all proportion now to what it was a year ago. At that time video recorders were only for the well off, now they are approaching the level of popularity of ...

This weekend will spell the end for VCRs, with the last VHS-format machine said to be made by the end of this month. Paul Uniacke, managing director of Franchise Entertainment Group, which operates ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This front-loading Betamax video ...

"Be kind. Rewind." Remember that? — -- Don’t adjust your monitor -- you’re reading this right: the VCR is dead. Or, it’s soon to be. For those of you who may have fond -- or not-so-fond -- ...

Japanese electronics company Funai is pulling the plug on the production of video cassette recorders. It has been the only remaining firm making these devices, but now an era lasting decades comes to ...

09:13, Thu, Jul 28, 2016 Updated: 09:36, Thu, Jul 28, 2016 We looks back to the days when videos were cutting edge and why his library of 1980s TV is tops. According to reports, Funai Electric of ...

Several uses for a video cassette recorder are presented: in conservation surveys (using a video camera), in conjunction with an infrared vidicon camera, and in the detailed documentation of the ...

Tascam knows some musicians pine for the 'warm' quality of cassette recordings, and it's willing to effectively resurrect dead technology to meet their needs. The company has introduced a 424 Studio ...

Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape, has died at the age of 94, his family has confirmed to CNN. They said the inventor died at his home in Duizel, the Netherlands, on Saturday. His ...