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End of an Era: Last VCR Manufacturer Calls it Quit

Phenny Lynn Palec   |

Jul 26, 2016 11:32 AM EDT

It is the end of an era as the last Japanese VCR manufacturer will finally close its doors at the end of the month. The videocassette recorder was once the preferred medium of distribution for home-video technology, but with the advent of digital distribution platforms, it has slowly become irrelevant.