videotape recorder

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Ampex invented the first videotape recorder for professional use in 1956, a $50,000 machine that CBS used to tape and broadcast reruns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Sony's troubles stem from a disastrous slump in sales of its Betamax videotape recorder, which in 1983 accounted for 41% of the company's sales.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp. is developing a home videotape recorder that it hopes to market for $500.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thanks to Long's stand, Ampex is still churning out new products, two weeks ago introduced a portable videotape recorder that sells for $12,000 v. $35,000 to $60,000 for most other videotape recorders.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Wall Street Analyst Lee Isgur of Paine, Webber: "Probably 98% of the people who are exposed to videodisc and a videotape recorder for the first time will buy the tape recorder."

From Time Magazine Archive