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Sony DTC-700 audio DAT player/recorder

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115 points naves | 1 comments | 30 Jun 25 18:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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larvaetron ◴[30 Jun 25 18:42 UTC] No.44426514[source]▶
> ... VHS players rapidly became throw-away items – eventually nobody really cared if they only lasted a year or two.

I don't know if I'm losing my marbles, but I don't ever recall a time growing up when my family (or anyone else I knew) were buying a new VCR every year or two.

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1. mattl ◴[30 Jun 25 20:55 UTC] No.44427767[source]▶
Yeah, any VCR purchased in the early 90s was still doing just fine when the late 90s and DVD players rolled around.

But I’ve never heard of a “VHS player” —- always a VCR or a VTP for a playback only unit as uncommon as they were.