VCRs
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The Videocassette recorder was introduced to the consumer market in 1970, but it wasn't until the end of the decade that the devices became household staples. They have since become relics of a different era. In 2003, DVD home rentals outperformed tape rentals and by 2006, most in the industry speculated that tapes would cease to be produced at all.
VCRs 
still cost about the same as the cheapest
DVD players and it's hard to advocate the purchase of the devices to anyone except persons with large collections of terribly unpopular movies that don't stand a chance of a DVD port in the next decade.
Recording Benefits
Unlike DVDs, which have a variety of competing home recording types , VHS tapes are standardize. They also allow for far longer recording times without significant denigration of video quality (though the quality is nothing to write home about). It's actually fairly difficult to find just a VCR player unless you're willing to buy a used one, and even then it's a rare find. The majority of products out there are VCR/DVD combos which are great for playing all your old classics on VHS along with your new collection of DVDs. There are also a variety of DVD/VHS recorders which will allow you to copy your VHS tapes onto DVD instead. Make sure you stock up on plenty of blank VHS tapes and blank DVDs if you're looking to do some recording.
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