videotape recorder
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Ampex invented the first videotape recorder for professional use in 1956, a $50,000 machine that CBS used to tape and broadcast reruns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
It can be played back immediately from the videotape recorder onto the nearest TV screen.
From Time Magazine Archive
The radio's success led to more firsts in transistorized products, such as an 8-in. television and a videotape recorder.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sony's troubles stem from a disastrous slump in sales of its Betamax videotape recorder, which in 1983 accounted for 41% of the company's sales.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp. is developing a home videotape recorder that it hopes to market for $500.
From Time Magazine Archive
