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		rahimnathwani on Sept 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I have 2000 old VHS tapes in my garage and don't k... The start/stop VCR thing was called PDC, and IIRC it worked in the UK, as long as you'd set your VCR to the exact scheduled times of the program: https://625.uk.com/pdc/

DrBazza on Sept 27, 2024 [–]

Thanks for that. I hadn't realised it was a feature in UK VCRs. I can't say I remember anyone ever using it.

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