While listening to my classmates EOTO presentation, I decided to discuss another groups information on the VCR invention. Created in 1956, Ampex created the first videotape recorder. In the location of Colorado, this invention was intended for television media outlets to record their broadcasts of audio and video, at the same time. At the time of this breakthrough, these costed around 50K which had a spinning head that captured video and audio with a tape to convert the data to the television. This was obviously a very expensive product, and had some problems to deal with. First, it was clunky and a slow process to work with. If it had malfunctions, the cost of fixing this was so much for the user. The VHS allows for a family to record any broadcast and watch it at your own leisure. Global communication was impacted since breaking news could be recorded from anywhere on the globe. TV and Media culture increases heavy due to channels with sports, entertainment, and music for the users to watch and get hooked on. However, this invention has had some negative sides including families clearly being glued to their televisions, which is less physical activity. Copyright and infringment issues occurred with users able to copy media and burn footage on their own tapes, which is illegal. Companies like Disney and Sony had plenty of copyright issues that affected their businesses. Overall, this was a great invention that allowed media outlets to record audio and video simultaneously which transitioned into families using them in their homes for personal uses with television.
SeeThru: How The VHS Tape Transformed Society. (2019, October 21). Retrieved October 03, 2020,
https://www.seethru.co.uk/2019/10/21/how-the-vhs-tape-transformed-society/
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