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What year was the first VCR made?

What year was the first VCR made?

Last updated: February 27, 2024

It's difficult to impart upon the youth of today how revolutionary it was when you could watch and record movies, TV shows, whatever, AT HOME. Hell, I didn't even fully grasp it. I really only ever knew a world where I could even set the VCR to record at a pre-planned date and time. Incredible.

The videocassette recorder was once the most dominant form of home entertainment, and enjoyed a shocking amount of longevity, with the final models produced as late as 2016.

Whether you had top-loading, needed a standalone rewinder, or had one of those TV/VCR combos, the VCR was inescapable for a generation. But when did the very first one get made?

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The answer is: 1956. Despite rising to its peak of popularity in the 1980s, the first VCR was produced all the way back in the year 1956. The initial units were meant for TV networks and cost a whopping $50,000 (or $325,000 in today’s dollars). Sony released the first home model in 1964 which would revolutionize the way people watched their favorite television shows and movies from the comfort of a living room. The VCR had a lifespan of roughly half a century before the DVD player showed up and began its takeover.Source

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