Thread: Does anyone actually use a VCR anymore?
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Old 12-03-2007, 13:19   #28
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Re: Does anyone actually use a VCR anymore?
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Originally Posted by mart44 View Post
We have both a VHS and a DVD recorder and use both. Strictly speaking, VCR was early Philips system only wasn't it? A patented term and that's why the name VHS had to be used?
The Philips system was called Video 2000.
Then there was Betamax (Sony)
And JVC did VHS, which won the battle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS

VCR just means Video Cassette Recorder, which all of the above 3 are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCR
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