VHS player
Cassette video deck
A VHS player is a device that plays VHS videocassettes, the dominant home video format from the 1980s through the early 2000s.
The term usually refers to a VCR (videocassette recorder), though technically a player only plays tapes while a recorder can also record.
We dug out the old VHS player to watch home movies.
Temporary cessation of activity
- rewindReturn to beginning
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
- ejectThrow out forcibly
- stopCease all motion
tracking · slow motion · hi-fi stereo · remote control · programmable timer · record
Shop lending films temporarily
- rentalPaid temporary use
- home moviesAmateur recordings of family
- family nightDesignated household bonding time
- Saturday morningSixth day's early hours
cartoons · sleepover · camcorder · late fees · membership card · movie night · popcorn · fullscreen
No longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- defunctNo longer existing
- relicPreserved ancient object
phased out · replaced · DVD · streaming · digital · landfill · thrift store · e-waste
Quality from past eras
- analogComparable equivalent
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- nineties1990-1999
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
classic · aesthetic · vaporwave · lo-fi · static · film grain · glitch art · Instagram filter
Coated strip storing data
- videocassetteRecorded magnetic tape cartridge
- rewindingPlaying media backward
- tape headComponent reading magnetic media
- recordingCaptured audio or video
blank tape · pre-recorded · label · spine · slipcase · clamshell case · video library
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
- rewindReturn to beginning
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
- ejectThrow out forcibly
stop · tracking · slow motion · hi-fi stereo · remote control · programmable timer · record
video store
Shop lending films temporarily
- rentalPaid temporary use
- home moviesAmateur recordings of family
- family nightDesignated household bonding time
Saturday morning · cartoons · sleepover · camcorder · late fees · membership card · movie night · popcorn · fullscreen · widescreen
outdated
No longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- defunctNo longer existing
relic · phased out · replaced · DVD · streaming · digital · landfill · thrift store · e-waste · collector
vintage
Quality from past eras
old-school · classic · aesthetic · vaporwave · lo-fi · static · film grain · glitch art · Instagram filter · throwback
magnetic tape
Coated strip storing data
- videocassetteRecorded magnetic tape cartridge
- rewindingPlaying media backward
- tape headComponent reading magnetic media
recording · blank tape · pre-recorded · label · spine · slipcase · clamshell case · video library
- AV equipmentTV, streaming, cable box, amplifier, stereo
- magnetsmagnet, magnets, bar magnet, fridge magnet, bar magnets
VHS playerstreaming device
Hardware for internet television
Roku · Apple TV · smart TV · Chromecast · Netflix app
VHS playerNetflix
Subscription streaming service
streaming service · Hulu · video on demand · digital download · Amazon Prime Video
VHS, player, play, plays, played, playing, playable, replay, replays