I'd have to do research, but I think it was around 1990. I know I waited longer than many people. And it was Sony's Beta-Max, for God's sake.
2006-09-17 17:33:31 · 13 answers · asked by fresh2 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
-My first VHS/VCR was an RCA. It was HUGE and was able to support my TV at the time (which was 19").
-The cost of the VCR was $1,249.95
-I bought it at a store called SaveMart (they've since gone out of business or were bought by another company, not sure).
-The first movie/video cassette I played on it was "Animal House" with John Belushi.
-All this led to my first subscription to Playero Video Club (cost $150.00 per year), no Blockbuster at the time.
-I bought this thing in the year 1985.
*** I can't believe I remember all this!! ***
2006-09-17 17:42:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember very well, it was 1984, an Emerson that we paid $1,500 for, VHS, not Beta, and the "remote control" had a 25 foot cord! LOL My how times have changed! (when we got home, my husband took it out of the box, sat everything on top of the television and told ME to hook it up, that proved helpful, I'm the only woman I know who can program a VCR, DVD player (including the clocks) and learn to use a computer WITHOUT looking at any books or asking for help. TY Mark, you taught me well)
2006-09-18 00:40:07 · answer #2 · answered by Daydream Believer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HOCK DICKITY DOCK DICKITY BOOM WHAT YOU DO TO ME...1983 FLAMIN SUMMIN ELSE. FERGUSON VIDEO STAR TOP LOADER ON VHS COST A PACKET REMOTE WIRE PUSH BUTTONS THAT HAD TO CLICK DOWN TO STAY ON LIKE AN OLD CASSETE RECORDER. HAVING SAID THAT THE PICTURE WAS SUPERB ON AN OLD 25 INCH GRUNDIG TV THAT WEIGHED MORE THAN PAVAROTTI AFTER A CURRY NIGHT. THEMS WERE THE DAYS. FUNNY INNIT YOU GO AND BUY ONE SECOND HAND NOW AND THEY STILL WORK SWEET AS A NUT. AND WITH ALL THE TECHNOLOGY TODAY NOTHING WORKS FOR MORE THAN A YEAR WITHOUT THE BLOODY BOARD BLOWING OR LASER DYING. OH LOOK WE NEED A NEW ONE. ROTTEN CHEAPSKATE THEIVING CONNING SCUMBAG WORLD WE LIVE IN. BRING BACK THE VIDEOSTAR NOWWWWWWW!!!
OH AND ONE MORE THING. THE REWIND AND FAST FORWARD OF THE TAPE USED TO TAKE LONGER THAN WATCHING THE FILM ...SPOOKY.
2006-09-18 21:19:45 · answer #3 · answered by thepanit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1991 it was a sony hifi, 4 head vcr, top of the line at the time, cost me 600 dollars, it was a good vcr, now its in a box rotting away, because i wore it out, and it will cost more to fix then replace, yes i was excited to get it, the vcr was worth more then the tv....lol
2006-09-18 17:32:58 · answer #4 · answered by crazylarry88 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first vcr we got was in about 1983, the "remote" had a wire that ran from the vcr to the remote itself, a little door popped up on the top for the cassette & i had to rent videos from the department store we bought the vcr at because there were no blockbusters (first movie i ever rented btw was Friday the 13th...i was 12)
2006-09-18 00:37:52 · answer #5 · answered by darkest queen 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
around 1990
2006-09-18 00:39:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was in the 80's. There was no remote. Just a pause thing that was attached by a cord. Cost over $800 & was a Hitachi.
2006-09-18 00:43:01 · answer #7 · answered by ebonyruffles 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1985
2006-09-18 00:35:23 · answer #8 · answered by kpinette 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I never bought one.
But we did get one for a present in 1992. It was a Toshiba.
We still have it, we still have it connected, and it still works (we are on our third DVD player/recorder) - although: (a) it doesn't get much use anymore; and (b) if you shake the remote it sounds like a rattle.
2006-09-18 10:52:24 · answer #9 · answered by TJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but I have a box full of them I'd like to convert to DVD. ,
If I can figure a way to rip them or get around the the we take your money but won't let you own them right protected bovine fecal matter.
2006-09-18 03:59:55 · answer #10 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋