Block conversion of the entire affected frequency band onto UHF, while less common, was used by some models to provide full VCR compatibility and the ability to drive multiple TV sets, albeit with a somewhat nonstandard channel numbering scheme.

VCR is a punk band with synthpop leanings.

Unlike a videocassette recorder ( VCR ), which uses removable magnetic tape cartridges, a TiVo DVR stores television programs on an internal hard drive that can only be removed by disassembling the device.

* " VCR " ( song ), a single by The xx

The vapor core reactor ( VCR ), also called a gas core reactor ( GCR ), has been studied for some time.

To operate a home theater as many as five or six remotes may be required, including one for cable or satellite receiver, VCR or digital video recorder ( DVR / PVR ), DVD player, TV and audio amplifier.

Home theater designs and layouts are a personal choice, and the minimum set of requirements for a home theater are: a television set or video projector CRT ( no new models sold in U. S .), LCD, DLP, plasma display, organic light-emitting diode ( OLED ), SXRD, Laser TV, rear-projection TV, video projector, SDTV, HDTV, or 3DTV at least 27 " inches measured diagonally, an AV receiver or preamp ( surround processor ) and amplifier combination capable of at least stereo sound but preferably 5. 1 Channel Dolby Digital and DTS audio, and something that plays or broadcasts movies in at least stereo sound such as a VHS HI-FI VCR or LaserDisc player ( no new stand-alone models of either are available ; VHS VCRs are usually bundled in combo decks with DVD players ), a DVD player and / or a Blu-ray Disc player, cable or satellite receiver, video game console, etc.

# The Jini Service — Any entity that can be used by a client program or another service ( for example, a printer, a DVR ( this used to say " VCR "-that's how old this software is ), or a software entity like an EJB service )

* Videocassette recorder ( VCR ), 1970

* Hard-disc VCR ( PVR ), 1999

The former will be connected to a TV, VCR, or digital video recorder ( DVR ), whereas a wireless hidden camera can be used to transmit a video signal to a receiver within a small radius ( up to a few hundred feet ).

* Extra Long Play ( VCR format ), a format for video tapes

A typical L-750 length Betamax cassette, that yielded about 3 hours of recording time on a Betamax VCR at its B-II Speed ( NTSC ), or on PAL, only provided 30 minutes ' record time on a Betacam VCR or camcorder.

Many of the deficiencies of the reel-to-reel systems were overcome with the invention of the Video cassette recorder ( VCR ), where the videotape is enclosed in a user-friendly videocassette shell.

* Camcorders, which combine a camera and a VCR or other recording device in one unit ; these are mobile, and are widely used for television production, home movies, electronic news gathering ( ENG ) ( including citizen journalism ), and similar applications.

Video girls are generally supposed to be comforting, nubile, excellent cooks and socially graceful, but the malfunction of Yota's VCR has made her tomboyish, at times rude, prone to violence, a terrible cook ( actually, she learns to cook all by herself ), but full of heart and able to feel human emotion.

DuPont announced a thinner videotape formulation that would allow a 60-minute NTSC VCR tape ( and roughly 70 minutes in PAL ), but the tape was even less reliable than previous formulations.

While Betamax was believed to be the superior format in the minds of the public and press ( due to excellent marketing by Sony ), consumers really wanted an affordable VCR ( a VHS often cost hundreds of dollars less than a Betamax ); Sony believed that having better quality recordings was the key to success, and that consumers would be willing to pay a higher retail price for this, whereas it soon became clear that consumer desire was focused more intently on recording time, lower retail price, compatibility with other machines for sharing ( as VHS was becoming the format in the majority of homes ), brand loyalty to companies who licensed VHS ( RCA, Magnavox, Zenith, Quasar, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, even JVC itself, et al.

To make this problem clear, at the end of episode 15 ( the third and last OVA from the original 2001 series ), Ikuyo-chan pops a tape into her VCR to record a show she likes ... said tape bearing a label that reads " Hanaukyo Maid Tai, ep.

In one episode, Karen said ( in reference to Grace ), " I woke up with red hair on my pillow and lesbian porn in the VCR.

With powerful armament, stealth technology that allows it to fly virtually undetected, and other accoutrements ( such as infrared scanners, powerful microphones and cameras, and a U-Matic VCR ), Blue Thunder appears to be a formidable tool in the war on crime.

A voltage-controlled amplifier can be realised by first creating a voltage-controlled resistor ( VCR ), which is used to set the amplifier gain.

Most such devices include a tiny postage stamp sized LCD screen for viewing simplified ladder logic ( only a very small portion of the program being visible at a given time ) and status of I / O points, and typically these screens are accompanied by a 4-way rocker push-button plus four more separate push-buttons, similar to the key buttons on a VCR remote control, and used to navigate and edit the logic.

Swiss importers added a little artisanal circuit, with specific IC, for France L norm, tuner became multistandard, but VCR record French broadcasts, on air, in MESECAM, the tapes are played in black and white on SECAM players, and SECAM tapes played B / W in these modified tuner VCR.

Audio / video outputs from source devices such as a DVD player, VCR, or DSS receiver are connected to the audio / video inputs on the modulator.

DVD / VCR combo units rarely offered S-VHS, only VHS.

Two-piece camera / VCR systems rapidly displaced Super 8 mm film as the medium of choice for shooting home movies and amateur films.

A rare Japanese market Betamax TV / VCR combo, the Model SL-MV1.

* RTI – Record Terminate / Interrupt – Tells the VCR to stop recording.

This meant that only the BASF / Agfa tapes would work in SVR machines, but that such tapes could also be used in the older VCR and VCR-LP machines.

* VCR Theater / TMC Overnight: Around the same time, The Movie Channel sought that much of its subscriber base owned VCRs as the device became more and more common during the 1980s.

According to James Lardner's 1987 book Fast Forward: Hollywood, the Japanese, and the VCR Wars, Sony had met with Matsushita executives sometime in late 1974 / early 1975 to discuss the forthcoming home video market.

They are usually bundled with a video monitor, VCR, and / or digital video recorder ( DVR ).

Later that same year, the company bought ReplayTV, a maker of PVR systems, and Sensory Science Corporation, a company selling dual-deck DVD / VCR systems under the GoVideo brand name.

This has caused most new VHS recorders to be implemented as DVD / VCR combo units, or to be manufactured without tuners.

Electronic Repair: 200 youths trained in niche trades including mobile phone and TV / VCR repair ; plumbing ; fashion design and handmade bag production.

With news recorded on U-matic 3 / 4 " videocassette recorders ( VCR ) was far easier to video edit, duplicate and distribute and, over time, control of the technical processes passed from highly trained broadcast engineers to television producers and television writers.

The retail stores in large truck stops offer a large selection of 12-volt DC products, such as coffee makers, TV / VCR combos, toaster ovens, and frying pans primarily targeted towards truck drivers, who often spend 26 to 27 days on the road.

For example, Emerson brand TV, DVD, TV / VCR / DVD combination units are made by Funai.

A dew warning, also known as a dew alarm or dew signal, is an error indication on VCRs and camcorders if the VCR / camcorder develops dew inside the unit from being exposed to extreme temperature and / or humidity changes.

A box connected to a television ( or VCR ) SCART connector is fed with the baseband television signal from the set's tuner, and can have the television display the returned processed signal instead.

Any application that supports shortcut keys can be controlled via IR remote controls from other home devices ( TV, VCR, AC ).

Despite the group's success, however, Brown felt the group was never rightfully paid the money they felt they had earned from their success, later saying " the most I saw from all the tours and all of the records we sold was $ 500 and a VCR.

He has a medical degree from a Peruvian medical school, and was also educated in air conditioner and VCR repair.

This model featured a tuner to allow watching television in a PIP ( Picture-In-Picture ) window while waiting for pages to arrive, allowed one to capture video stills from video camera, VCR or broadcast television as a JPEG, and included a video tuner that allowed one to schedule a VCR in a manner like TiVo allowed several years later.

There was a transitional analog period using multiple source videocassette recorder ( VCR ) s with the EditDroid using LaserDisc players, but modern NLE systems edit video digitally captured onto a hard drive from an analog video or digital video source.

Notably, whilst Siemens had re-badged Grundig VCR machines, for Video 2000 they adopted those from Philips.

The first of these LCD panels were monochrome-only, and could display NTSC video output such as from an Apple II computer or VCR.

He had purchased cocaine around 4 p. m. on August 2, 1985, but felt a further craving, so he took the VCR from his own home as security for a $ 50 purchase.

Garibaldi says he knows of Abbut – he is a " Vicar " ( a term derived from " VCR "), which is a type of alien that is part machine, part sentient being.

The content, records, and player information were obtained from a collection of VCR recordings of the original ESPN broadcasts.

Within continental Europe there were three choices by 1980, with the arrival of the Video 2000 format from Philips and Grundig, which replaced Philips ' outdated " VCR " format.

A spring-loaded tape cover door protects the tape from damage ; when the cassette is inserted into the VCR, the door is released and is opened, enabling the VCR mechanism to spool the tape around the spinning video drum.

Copying video from one VCR to another VCR displayed compromised playback reliability, and exponential levels of head-switching noise, chroma smearing and noise, compounded with every generation.

However, the Windows Vista version of Windows Movie Maker removed support for importing video from an analog video source such as an analog camcorder, VCR or from a webcam.