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Dixons Miss Point
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Dixons, one of the UK’s largest retailers of electrical goods, have decreed that they will stop selling video cassette recorders (VCRs) and will have sold their remaining stock by this Christmas, according to a BBC News article. Their rationale is that we “are now entering the digital age and the new DVD technology available represents a step change in picture quality and convenience.” The Beeb attempt to reinforce the point by quoting a price of £25 for a DVD player. Note that — a player. DVD recorders are still expensive when compared to VCRs, and I’ll wager most people buy a VCR to time-shift TV programmes just as much as they’d like to watch pre-recorded videos.

Once you can get a DVD recorder for £25, then I think it’s appropriate to pull a mainstay domestic a/v device, but until then this just smacks of lunacy by Dixons. I’ll be happy to be proven wron in 12 months if any other retailers have stopped selling them too …