RIP
analog video: Last VCR
maker will stop production
I was going to say let's pour one out for the VCR and VHS, but you probably did so a long time ago.
Funai Electric, the
Last remaining producer of VCRs,
will throw in the towel by the end of July. Despite selling over 750,000 VCRs
Last year, the company's decision to cease
production was based on declining sales (you don't say!) and difficulties sourcing the necessary parts to manufacture the '80s-defining machine, according to the
Nikkei (via
Anime News Network).
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So long, Betamax, and thanks for all the DVRs
In addition to producing VCRs it sold under its own brand, Funai Electric also produced them for other companies like Sanyo.
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