- VTR redirects here. For other meanings, see VTR (disambiguation).
A video tape recorder (VTR), is a tape recorder that can record video material. The video cassette recorder (VCR), where the videotape is enclosed in a user-friendly videocassette shell, is the most familiar type of VTR known to consumers. Professionals may use other types of video tapes and recorders.
History of video tape recording
Technologies
Video tape recorder technologies include:
Analog reel-to-reel
Professional cassette / cartridge based systems
A Betamax video tape by BASF. |
Standard definition Digital video tape formats
High definition Digital video tape formats
Consumer formats
See video cassette recorder for a full treatment of domestic formats.
References in popular culture
In their song "Video Killed the Radio Star", the Buggles sang, "Put all the blame on VTR." The line was ironic because the video for the song was the first ever played on MTV and ushered in the modern era in which an artist's look is as or more important than the artist's sound.
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