![Detail of a Philips V2000 video recorder, c 1980 In 1980 Philips in Holland, and their German associates Grundig, continued to develop the VCR format ... - SuperStock Detail of a Philips V2000 video recorder, c 1980 In 1980 Philips in Holland, and their German associates Grundig, continued to develop the VCR format ... - SuperStock](https://cdn.superstock.com/1895/Preview/1895-46303.webp)
Detail of a Philips V2000 video recorder, c 1980 In 1980 Philips in Holland, and their German associates Grundig, continued to develop the VCR format ... - SuperStock
![1981 model Philips VR2022 VCR. Not VHS or Betamax. This was the Video 2000 cassette format. One could record on both sides of the cassette. The machine is built like a tank. 1981 model Philips VR2022 VCR. Not VHS or Betamax. This was the Video 2000 cassette format. One could record on both sides of the cassette. The machine is built like a tank.](https://i.redd.it/i7kg7v92mqo81.jpg)
1981 model Philips VR2022 VCR. Not VHS or Betamax. This was the Video 2000 cassette format. One could record on both sides of the cassette. The machine is built like a tank.
![Tony Bates on Twitter: "Nostalgic moment today at the @MuseumofBrands as they had the exact model of my first video recorder, the Philips V2000. Although the only one of the time to Tony Bates on Twitter: "Nostalgic moment today at the @MuseumofBrands as they had the exact model of my first video recorder, the Philips V2000. Although the only one of the time to](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ER9kyyZWAAMCEqo.jpg:large)