also: ビデオテープレコーダ
videotape recorder; VTR
Refers specifically to a device that records onto videotape, often used in professional or older contexts. The term VTR is common in Japanese.
Some broadcasting stations still use videotape recorders.
Commonly used for home video recording and playback devices. In everyday Japanese, VCR is often referred to as ビデオデッキ or simply ビデオ, but ビデオテープレコーダー is understood.
In the old days, we used to record TV programs with a VCR.