videocassette recorder
Magnetic tape machine
A videocassette recorder, or VCR, is a device that plays and records video on magnetic tape housed in plastic cassettes.
VCRs dominated home video from the 1980s through the early 2000s, enabling viewers to record television programs and watch rented movies.
The technology became obsolete with the rise of DVDs and digital streaming.
Tape-based video recorder
- VHSAnalog tape format
- BetamaxDefunct videocassette format
- tape deckMagnetic audio playback device
- camcorderPortable video recording device
analog · electronics · machine · gadget · motor · mechanism · tuner · timer
Return to beginning
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- playRecreation or staged drama
- stopCease all motion
eject · tracking · slow-motion · frame-by-frame · scan · LP · EP · stereo
Evoking recent past
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- nineties1990-1999
- analogComparable equivalent
- collectibleObject worth amassing
obsolete · classic · vintage · throwback · home movies
Recording or binding
- commercial skipFast-forward through advertisements
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- copy protectionMeasures preventing unauthorized duplication
Feature-length filmed entertainment
- rentalPaid temporary use
- home theaterDomestic entertainment system
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- video storeShop lending films temporarily
movie night · double feature · director's cut · letterbox · widescreen · rated · preview
Adhesive strip on roll
- analog signalUnquantized electrical transmission
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- chrominanceColor signal data
- luminanceLight per unit area
VCR
Tape-based video recorder
camcorder · analog · electronics · machine · gadget · motor · mechanism · tuner · timer · remote control
rewind
Return to beginning
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- playRecreation or staged drama
stop · eject · tracking · slow-motion · frame-by-frame · scan · LP · EP · stereo · mono
retro
Evoking recent past
collectible · obsolete · classic · vintage · throwback · home movies
taping
Recording or binding
- commercial skipFast-forward through advertisements
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
copy protection · simulcast · time-shifting · programming · capture
movies
Feature-length filmed entertainment
- rentalPaid temporary use
- home theaterDomestic entertainment system
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
video store · movie night · double feature · director's cut · letterbox · widescreen · rated · preview
tape
Adhesive strip on roll
- analog signalUnquantized electrical transmission
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- chrominanceColor signal data
videocassette recorderstreaming service
Internet media delivery platform
Netflix · digital video recorder · DVR · cloud storage · video on demand
videocassette recorderlive television
Programming shown as recorded
broadcast television · cable TV · antenna · live stream · network television
cassette, recorder, record, recorded, recording, records, recordings, recorders, videocassettes