VCR's in general

[philipdalton]

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I can remember in the early 80's VCR's been in the region of £500-£600, and most people could not afford them and instead rented a VCR. We complain about the price of things now, but technology now is dirt cheap compared to then

I must apologize for going off-topic here, but what about computers? They have many times as much memory now as what they did in the 90's but in most cases are much cheaper. This is especially true in the case of laptops, as they weren't being mass-produced at that time. I'm sure I remember seeing one advertised in a magazine once for six grand.

[Fatboy]

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Probably not many people know this, but VCR's have been being produced since the 60's (although obviously they weren't being mass-produced at that time). Bob Monkhouse is known to have had one of the first ones, which at the time was more expensive than a car.

I can remember in the early 80's VCR's been in the region of £500-£600, and most people could not afford them and instead rented a VCR. We complain about the price of things now, but technology now is dirt cheap compared to then

[philipdalton]

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Probably not many people know this, but VCR's have been being produced since the 60's (although obviously they weren't being mass-produced at that time). Bob Monkhouse is known to have had one of the first ones, which at the time was more expensive than a car.

[darren]

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great memory mate.
tashiko great company haha.
we got our first vcr in the early eighties it was im near sure a top loader very big very heavy.
Have u still got the vcr.

i still have to vhs machines and a betamax machine.

Our first VCR was made by that well known company Tashiko and we got it from the Granada shop in 1988. By then VCRs had become more slimline and ours was quite stylish if I say so myself, although it broke down a lot (didn't they all!). I remember giving my dad strict instructions to go for a VHS and not a Betamax because "VHS is the future" . First thing I recorded was Top of the Pops with Yazz singing 'The only way is up'.

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i can remember when my mates dad was doing some odd jobs around the house when they got a top loader ferguson videostar. he decides to make some kind of t.v. video and hi-fi cabinet.

everything fitted in fine, apart from the video. he'd forgot it was a top loader and had not left enough room for it to eject. me and my mate wet ourselves laughing.

[Richard1978]

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I probably won't get Blu-Ray until I can get a recording machine at a decent price, or too much stuff I want isn't released on DVD.

As far as I know DVD's will play in a Blu-Ray player.

I've still got a decent video so I've not really bothered to replace all my old VHS tapes unless I've seen a really cheap DVD copy.

[lk_ie]

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The problem with bluray is that a lot of releases don't really use it to it's fullest capabilities. It isn't like DVD where they make the most of the space. A lot of bluray releases are just buffed up dvd releases.

They should really be using Bluray to release TV series boxed sets that otherwise would take up far too many DVDs. As far as I know you can fit five times as much DVD quality video on a Bluray disc. This and video games are they only real use I can see for Bluray.

[Sly]

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The problem with bluray is that a lot of releases don't really use it to it's fullest capabilities. It isn't like DVD where they make the most of the space. A lot of bluray releases are just buffed up dvd releases.

[memoman]

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Blue ray has not become a massive hit yet like Vhs and Dvds.Vhs is redundantthese days to the most part.Dvd is still the mainstay.Most people don't want to replace there Dvd collection again after up grading from Vhs to Dvd.

[80sChav]

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VCR's get a lot of stick now the DVD player is king. But it's so quick to put on a half watched tape and continue watching where you left off. I challenge any DVD player to load and go as quick. Press play and you're on your way.

www.fansofbritishtv.com

I can't properly recollect what year we got our first Video Recorder (though it'd be the mid 80s). Sorry though rains but I think that Video is still the King not DVDs - though they are good. Sadly though I just wish Videos now were of superior quality like they once used to be!

[lk_ie]

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The first VCR in our house was rented, and the first video that came with was "Scarface" from 1983 with Al Pacino! I went out to play, and all you could hear was swearing and chainsaws from the back garden!

[jimexe]

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We got our first VCR in 86 and i remember it was the greatest moment of my life (at the age of 11) but not being allowed to use it until my dad rented a tape.
I always wanted one of those Double deck VCRs so i could copy tape to tape! Never got one from santa :cry: Probably a good job i didnt get one

[Sly]

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Oh god, I remember going on summer holiday and my Dad laying on the floor listening to barked orders from my Mum over what she wanted it setting up to record. Every conversation the same.

"Is it on long play? I cant get all my soaps on there unless you put it on long play!"

Those were the days.

[marilynd04]

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The vcr's were far better and quicker. You could just drop it straight in and play. Now you have to change your setting etc etc.

[Trickyvee]

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Our first VCR was made by that well known company Tashiko and we got it from the Granada shop in 1988. By then VCRs had become more slimline and ours was quite stylish if I say so myself, although it broke down a lot (didn't they all!). I remember giving my dad strict instructions to go for a VHS and not a Betamax because "VHS is the future" . First thing I recorded was Top of the Pops with Yazz singing 'The only way is up'.