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A '''VCR''', or '''video cassette recorder''', was a | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
A '''VCR''', or '''video cassette recorder''', was a device that could record and play [[VHS cassette|VHS]] or [[Betamax]] video on tapes. | |||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a VCR that played Betamax tapes in order to defeat [[the Wire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') [[Anji Kapoor]] once bought a VCR in [[Boston]], but was frustrated when she figured out that [[PAL]] tapes that her family sent from [[England]] would not play on her [[United States of America|American]], and therefore [[NTSC]], VCR. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'') | |||
[[Waldo Pickering]] had a VCR which [[Becky Lee Kowalczyck]] used to play a cassette she had found in the [[Hellfire Club]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and family used a VCR to watch [[Anthony Chambers]]'s fortieth [[birthday]] tape on the day of his [[funeral]]: [[24 September]] [[1984]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:39, 3 September 2020
A VCR, or video cassette recorder, was a device that could record and play VHS or Betamax video on tapes.
The Tenth Doctor used a VCR that played Betamax tapes in order to defeat the Wire. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern) Anji Kapoor once bought a VCR in Boston, but was frustrated when she figured out that PAL tapes that her family sent from England would not play on her American, and therefore NTSC, VCR. (PROSE: Escape Velocity)
Waldo Pickering had a VCR which Becky Lee Kowalczyck used to play a cassette she had found in the Hellfire Club. (AUDIO: Minuet in Hell) Peri and family used a VCR to watch Anthony Chambers's fortieth birthday tape on the day of his funeral: 24 September 1984. (AUDIO: The Reaping)
