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  2. Video recorder scheduling code - Wikipedia

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    The system is branded as VideoPlus+/ShowView in Europe due to an existing trademark registration for "VCR" by Philips in that continent, and as G-Code (the "G" standing for the system's developer, Gemstar) in Japan because VCR is not a common abbreviation there ("VTR," for videotape recorder, is used instead). Japan initially used the name ...

  3. Videocassette recorder - Wikipedia

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    A videocassette recorder (VCR) or video recorder is an electromechanical device that records analog audio and analog video from broadcast television or other AV sources and can play back the recording after rewinding. The use of a VCR to record a television program to play back at a more convenient time is commonly referred to as time shifting.

  4. Video Cassette Recording - Wikipedia

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    Video Cassette Recording (VCR) is an early domestic analog recording format designed by Philips. It was the first successful consumer-level home videocassette recorder (VCR) system. Later variants included the VCR-LP and Super Video (SVR) formats. The VCR format was introduced in 1972, just after the Sony U-matic format in 1971. Although at ...

  5. How digital TV will kill off the VCR - AOL

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    Unless you can pop for a new VCR with a digital tuner or can find. Start transferring your VHS tapes to DVD if you want to watch all of those old movies you have when the nation's analog TV ...

  6. Time shifting - Wikipedia

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    Typically, this refers to TV programming but it can also refer to radio shows via podcasts. In recent years, the advent of the digital video recorder (DVR) has made time shifting easier, by using an electronic program guide (EPG) and recording shows onto a hard disk. Some DVRs have other possible time-shifting methods, such as being able to ...

  7. Commercial skipping - Wikipedia

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    By 2014, many DVR programs such as Windows Media Center, SageTV and MythTV had the capability to skip commercials segments in recorded TV broadcasts after installing third-party add-ons such as DVRMSToolbox, Comskip and ShowAnalyzer, which use various advanced techniques to locate the commercial segments in the video files and save their ...

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  9. What your VHS tapes are worth now - AOL

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    When's the last time you checked your collection of VHS tapes? You may not realize it, but those outdated tapes you probably have stored in your attic or storage unit could potentially be worth ...