Tshaka Armstrong is a nerd. Co-Founder of the non-profit digital literacy organization, Digital Shepherds, he’s also been a broadcast technology reporter, writer and producer. In addition to being an ...

The history of VCRs. The technologies behind the creation of VCRs. The VCR’s eventual decline. In today’s world, we rely primarily on streaming services to watch movies and TV shows at HD resolutions.

VHS tapes are from a long-forgotten era, but there are still DVD players that support the format. We've gathered the best DVD-VHS combo players in a single list, and looked over their pros and cons.

Toshiba has launched its new high-definition DVD player in Europe, marking the start of a battle for living room domination. The electronics firm wants consumers to use their HD-E1 DVD system rather ...

VHS tapes deteriorate over time, but A VHS-to-DVD converter machine can preserve those precious videos in digital form. While the era of VHS tapes is long gone, many of us still have VHS cassettes ...

At the time of the original VCR’s release in 1976, it was an industry-leading, sought-after technology. Compact (for the ’70s), one-inch thick VHS tapes could be purchased or rented before being ...

Which DVD-VCR combo is best? DVD-VCR combos are getting harder to come by, but you can still find them at a handful of retailers. Still, they’re fairly expensive, so it’s important to make sure the ...

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Toshiba Japan has announced the release of what they claim to be the "the world's first dedicated PC-based HD-DVD burner." Dubbed the SD-H903A, this DVD SATA burner supports not only dual layer ...

DVD recorders, often equipped with hard drives, are fast replacing the archaic VHS standard when it comes to archiving our favourite TV shows. The reasoning behind this is clear: aside from the ...