Topic summary
VCR
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Videocassette recorder.
Philips "VCR" format
In 1970, Philips developed a home video cassette format specially made for a TV station in 1970 and available on the consumer market in 1972. Philips named this format "Video Cassette Recording" (although it is also referred to as "N1500", after the first recorder's model number).