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pHr34kY@lemmy.world 3 days ago
VHS player
VCR.
It stands for Video Cassette Recorder.
Who’s forgetting now?
“VCR” could have meant either VHS or Betamax to a consumer in the early '80s.
At least VHS specifies a particular standard, and “player” in that context has a loose connection with record player, or tape player , being the thing you play your purchased records / tapes / videos on.
My memory was that there were exclusive players for TV stations. But all the consumer ones could record.
What is this, Perl? It’s now write-only. VCR may stand for video cassette recorder but it’s also a VCP.
Pacattack57@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Insane hill to die on but you do you.