Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The first VCR

The advent of the video cassette recorder enabled consumers for the first time to personalize their viewing of movies, television shows, and home recordings. The first VCR for home use was developed by Phillips in the early 1970s. The Phillips Model 1500, first introduced in England in 1972, measured 6.5 x 22 x 15 inches and weighed over twelve pounds.
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