This means that it's extremely easy to set up and to carry around with you. In these models, the TV and VCR are contained in a single cabinet. But for a kid's room it might be adequate.įor children, kitchens or where space is at a premium TV-VCR combos often make an excellent choice. These models cannot record video as accurately nor play back stereo or surround audio.
Some very basic VCR models have just two heads. It matches Beocord DVD1 - Bang & Olufsen's free-standing DVD player, both in colours and in size.Īny hi-fi VCR has four or more recording/playback heads.
Beocord V8000 from Bang & Olufsen is the ideal VCR for matching up with your existing B&O home cinema system or for just recording TV programmes for later viewing. On some of the newer, more sophisticated models you can easily connect your camcorder as well and edit previously recorded tapes. Stereo hi-fi VCRs also allow you to connect your VCR to a home cinema system. Most popular nowadays are hi-fi stereo VCRs which are generally well worth the small amount over and above their mono counterparts. Mono VCRs can also record, but since they can't process soundtracks in stereo, they are not suitable for home cinema systems. These inexpensive VCRs will allow you to watch movies while listening to the soundtrack in mono through your television's internal speakers.
Although there are a number of different types of VHS decks available, most models differ only by the number of features they include - or don't include. Nearly all VCRs manufactured today use the VHS format. Sure there are recordable DVD players about, but they are still very expensive and until the format war has been settled most people would prefer to wait and continue using their video cassette recorders for time-shifting.
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And while many people are now upgrading to DVD for movie playback, our tried and tested VCRs still do one thing that DVD players can't yet do - record your favourite show. According to estimates in 2003, 90% of European homes already have at least one Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) being used in them.
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