{"id":4348,"date":"2016-07-24T03:52:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T03:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=4348"},"modified":"2023-07-13T07:58:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T07:58:54","slug":"introducing-the-vcr-classic-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/humor-2\/introducing-the-vcr-classic-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the VCR Classic Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vcr-classic-edition-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vcr-classic-edition-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4349\" title=\"VCR Classic Edition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vcr-classic-edition-scaled.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vcr-classic-edition-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may have heard the bad news recently: the last company making VCRs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/07\/22\/technology\/the-long-final-goodbye-of-the-vcr.html?_r=0\">is about to stop production.<\/a> But worry not, VCR fans: the VCR Classic Edition is here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, this won&#8217;t play your old tapes. Following in the steps of <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2016\/07\/surprise-nintendos-next-console-is-the-nes\/\">Nintendo,<\/a> the VCR Classic Edition is 50% smaller than your old VCR and comes preloaded with 30 exciting tapes some guy in Cleveland recorded from his TV back in the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tapes bundled with the VCR Classic Edition include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A rerun of the final episode of <em>MASH<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Couple of really funny <em>I Love Lucy<\/em> episodes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>News clip about a dead body some kids found down by the lake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That one <em>Seinfeld<\/em> episode about masturbating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8230;and many more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t run out to the store yet, the VCR Classic Edition hits shelves this November. We&#8217;ll update when we hear more, but early reports confirm that it won&#8217;t work with your existing remote control, but it does include HDMI output and relies on USB for power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So much yes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re looking forward to the VCR Classic Edition and can hardly wait to find the right tracking settings on some forgotten old tapes. This is a perfect example of how to preserve everyone&#8217;s favorite technology. We can&#8217;t wait!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have heard the bad news recently: the last company making VCRs is about to stop production. 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