Be warned, vintage videophiles: Japan’s Funai Electric, a company that claims to be the last manufacturer of videocassette recorders (VCRs), will manufacture its last VHS player this month. Funai, ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. The final nail in the coffin of VHS has arrived ...

As new formats like DVD, Blu-ray, and now Ultra HD Blu-ray have brought better picture quality, sound, and room for special features, most people have moved away from the VCR. As a result, it’s ...

A company in Japan only recently realized it was time to stop making Video Home System machines—commonly known as VHS. Japan-based Funai announced earlier in July that it would cease production of its ...

40 years after the first VHS video cassette recorder rolled off the production line, the last known company making the devices is ceasing production. According to Japanese newspaper Nikkei, Funai ...

Another iconic product looks set to join the technology graveyard as the last-ever VCR player is set to see the light of day. The last known major VCR producer, Japanese firm Funai Electric, is ...