Videocassette recorder

A videocassette recorder (VCR) or video recorder is an <a href="/facts/Electromechanical/0D5gkXko">electromechanical</a> device that records <a href="/facts/Analog_audio/1Ggd37l0">analog audio</a> and <a href="/facts/Analog_video/F1AV8ben">analog video</a> from <a href="/facts/Broadcast_television/BT0FfFcy">broadcast television</a> or other AV sources and can play back the recording after rewinding. The use of a VCR to record a <a href="/facts/Television_program/eooTEhwW">television program</a> to play back at a more convenient time is commonly referred to as <a href="/facts/Time_shifting/hU2K40hW">time shifting</a>. VCRs can also play back prerecorded tapes, which were widely available for purchase and rental starting in the 80s and 90s, most popularly in the <a href="/facts/VHS/aN1lffdC">VHS</a> videocassette format. Blank tapes were sold to make recordings. 
VCRs declined in popularity during the 2000s and in 2016, Funai Electric, the last remaining manufacturer, ceased production.

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Videocassette recorder