When Did Everyone Get Their First VHS/Betamax Player?

[ceebee23]

well my first domestic VCR was a Philips VCR N1500... not a Beta or VHS machine ..it predated them ..I bought it in 1976.

My first VHS machine was a JVC unit in 1978 and Beta .. a Sanyo, in 1980.

I still have tapes of the 1976 Olympics! My earliest videos...

[mwplefty]

Originally Posted by ceebee23

well my first domestic VCR was a Philips VCR N1500... not a Beta or VHS machine ..it predated them ..I bought it in 1976.

My first VHS machine was a JVC unit in 1978 and Beta .. a Sanyo, in 1980.

I still have tapes of the 1976 Olympics! My earliest videos...

Sometimes it's just good to watch those for the commercials. My dad videotaped the first Chicago Cubs Night Game in August 1988. I skipped through most of the pre-game commentary and just watched the commercials until the actual game started. They sure made the Toyota Camry of that year look very luxurious.