I often heard people say that only rich people could afford VCRs in the 70s. I think there is a lot of truth to that! In this video, I take a look at VCRs in the 70s. They were not cheap! I also give a brief history of the video cassette recorder. They have been around for a lot longer than most people realize!
In this retro tech review, I share some old ads that I found from the 70s and 80s, and we look at how much VCRs cost back at that time. Using inflation calculators, we can calculate just how much those old VCRs would have cost in today's dollars. Believe me, they were EXPENSIVE!
My family did not own a VCR until the mid 80s. But there were some families who had one in the mid 70s! Only a select few people could afford them at that time. The humble VCR would later go on to revolutionize home entertainment in the 80s and 90s. But we can trace its beginnings way back to long before then.
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