also: ビデオテープレコーダ
noun
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.
放送局ではまだビデオテープレコーダーを使っているところもある。
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.
昔はビデオテープレコーダーでテレビ番組を録画したものだ。
In the old days, we used to record TV programs with a VCR.