VCR and VHS: The early years of the TV technology had no way for consumers to record their favorite shows. the VCR was invented by JVC in 1977 after they developed the VHS format, which competed with Sony’s Beta max format. The VCR enables recording, time-shifting, and watching one show while recording another at the same time. The VCR won the format wars because it gave the consumer longer recording time than Beta max did. VHS was an important consumer technology for over 25 years until being displaced by DVD and DVRs,
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