Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Don’t adjust your monitor — you’re reading this right: the VCR is dead. Or, it’s soon to be.
For those of you who may have fond — or not-so-fond — memories of the video cassette recorder, Friday is a day to feel old and wallow in VCR nostalgia that younger generations will only experience through stories of the device that changed TV viewing habits for those who had been at the mercy of broadcast schedules.
The last VCR is set to be produced in Japan by the end of the month, according to the BBC. A company called Funai Electric — which has been producing VCRs for 33 years — will cease production, the BBC reported, citing the Japanese newspaper Nikkei.
VCRs were the way videos were watched at home before DVDs and streaming video services reigned supreme.
Funai produced only 750,000 units last year, which sounds like a lot, but when compared to the 15 million units per year that it reportedly sold at the technology’s peak popularity, isn’t all that much.
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