INTRODUCTIONVideo cassette recorders (VCRs) became a popular electronic in the home for the last quarter of the 20th century. Making it possible for anyone to record shows and watch movies at their own convenience, the VCR revolutionized the film business. The success of a new industry, renting and selling movies on tape, further encouraged VCR development over the next two decades. However, VCRs were quickly replaced by the DVD (digital video disc) player in the first few years after the turn of the century. [1]
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VCR EVOLUTION TIMELINE
1963 – The Telcan: the 1st home video recorder was created in Britain. It was expensive and could only record 20 minutes of film at once. [1]
1969 – The CV-2000: the 1st home VCR was created by Sony and could only work in black and white (U-Matic format). [2] 1975 – The Betamax: a VCR released by Sony that was able to store video compactly on a tape (Betamax format). Could store 1 hour of recording at a time. 1976 – The Victor HR-3300: the 1st VHS format VCR by Japanese company JVC. VHS format was lower quality than Betamax, however, was cheaper and could record two or more hours of film on a single tape. 1977 – The VBT200: the 1st VHS VCR was introduced to the United States by RCA. VHS quickly outcompeted Betamax with the help of its rental market, which allowed VHS owners to rent a tape that wasn’t being broadcasted. 2001 – The VR706HF: a later model VHS VCR created by RCA that is the subject of this user manual and shows the progression of the VHS over twenty years. Can identify and skip commercials, can automatically record, and edit tapes. [1] |
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[A] Thomson Multimedia Inc. (2001). RCA VCR VR706HF [Image]. Available FTP: http://support.radioshack.com/support_video/doc65/65298.pdf
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[2] Sony. (2015). The Video Cassette Tape [Webpage]. Available FTP: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/CorporateInfo/History/SonyHistory/2-01.html#block2
[A] Thomson Multimedia Inc. (2001). RCA VCR VR706HF [Image]. Available FTP: http://support.radioshack.com/support_video/doc65/65298.pdf
[B] A. Britton. (2013). The Telcan [Image]. Available FTP: http://www.nottinghampost.com/amazing-things-Nottingham-gave-world/story-19740377-detail/story.html
[C] J. Paone. (2013). The Betamax [Image]. Available FTP: http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/files/2013/12/betamax-1.jpg
[D] (2000). The Victor HR-3300 [Image]. Available FTP: http://stereo.ru/before/images/articles/345/img_big2_2.jpg