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VHS (discuss.tchncs.de)
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[–] Hypersapien@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Literally no one called them VHSs. They were just called video tapes. The players were called VCRs.

[–] Dohnakun@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tape player.

[–] Hypersapien@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It would make sense in context, if you're talking about a video or video tape. Otherwise it would get confused with a cassette tape player.