videotape recorder

Magnetic film machine

A videotape recorder is a device that records and plays back video and audio signals on magnetic tape.

The technology dominated home video from the 1970s through the early 2000s, with formats like VHS and Betamax.

Often shortened to VTR or VCR (videocassette recorder): I programmed the videotape recorder to catch the late show.

Related

play button · rewind button · tracking system · Betamax · television broadcasting · VHS · circuit board · control panel · home movies · Sony · magnetic tape · tape head · blank tape · fast-forward · pause button · eject button · surveillance camera

Opposites
recording vs. playback-only function

videotape recorderVHS player

Magnetic tape playback device

DVD player · tape player · media player · video monitor · television set

analog vs. digital recording technology

videotape recorderdigital video recorder

Electronic broadcast storage device

DVR · hard drive recorder · DVD recorder · TiVo · streaming device

recording vs. live transmission

videotape recorderlive broadcast

Transmission happening right now

live stream · live television · broadcast station · live streaming

Family

video, recorder, videos, recorders, taped, record, records, recorded, recording

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G