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Have you encountered VHS or Cassette piracy in the 80s? (piefed.social)
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[–] 17 points 5 months ago (3 children)

i completely agree. its just the wrong term. when op said "et torrent recorded in the theater" i assumed someone digitized an old pirate vhs and put it up on torrent.

but this may just be like the term "vhs player" where the kids these days have no reason to care that it was called a vcr.

also i could be wrong, but i always understood warez the be more a software thing, and not just any media.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Strictly speaking,a VCR is a video cassette recorder. If it doesn't have recording capability, it's just a player.

    I don't think I've ever seen one that couldn't record, though.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I asked this question at an electronics store. I was told "technically that's a VCP, Video Cassette Player". I asked if they had any. They said no.

    My understanding is that they could all record. It seems like the technology to play is just the inverse of the technology to record. Like how a speaker can be used as a microphone.

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