VCRs, Sporting Many Guises, Are Now User-Friendly

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 27, 1993 ;     595 words ......consider the purchase of a VCR Plus. This is a hand-held...set up, here's how the VCR Plus works: You enter the...specific show on the VCR Plus' keyboard, load a tape...VCR off and leave the VCR Plus remote unit facing the...time of recording, the VCR ...

VCR Plus tests well for viewers

Chicago Sun-Times;  April 3, 1991 ;     331 words ......in its TV listings the code numbers for VCR Plus, a product that makes videocassette taping...readers asking for more information about VCR Plus. We thought this article from the March...might answer some of your questions. The VCR Plus, a new and versatile device, makes ...

NEVER MIND THE CRISIS

Sun Publications (IL);  October 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......behind the bookcase housing the TV, VCR, stereo and cable box that it took awhile to get up the...to tape a regular show from the cable box that again came out scrambled...the problem had to be a faulty cable box, so we called Jones and scheduled...service call. First of all, ...

How to tape shows with `VCR Plus'

The Boston Globe;  April 24, 1991 ;     597 words ......matters only to people who have a new gadget called "VCR Plus" that's supposed to make taping shows easier...right code is punched in, the microchip in the VCR Plus should have all the answers. To hear Gemstar tell...code number of the show to be recorded into the VCR Plus device, ...

Viewers eager to use VCR programmer

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 19, 1991 ;     505 words ......just so I could push the "record" button on my VCR. It had become just too much trouble to fight...in to my battle with technology and purchased a VCR Plus+, a gizmo that sets your VCR for you. Simply by...programming procedures are a thing of the past. When VCR Plus+ debuted last ...

CBS, VCR Plus+ join to enhance ad messages: companies hope viewers will...

Broadcasting & Cable;  November 22, 1993 ;     408 words ......will record 'video brochures' Gemstarhs VCR Plus + and CBS have joined forces to bring...the new service allows viewers to use VCR Plus + to tape early morning infomercials...Gemstar Development Corp., makers of the VCR Plus + instant programer, the program was touted...

CBS, VCR Plus+ get attention with SPOTPLUS. (device to record infomercials...

Broadcasting & Cable;  February 14, 1994 ;     417 words ...CBS and Gemstar, the makers of the VCR Plus+ instant progamer, are preparing to launch...nonpre-emptible time periods and assigns VCR Plus+ code numbers to the ads. * The advertiser...infomercial. * Those interested punch in the VCR Plus+ code number or manually program their...

DAILY NEWS ADDS VCR PLUS+ CODES.(NEWS)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  November 30, 1997 ;     166 words ......Starting today, the Daily News adds VCR Plus+, the quickest way to program your VCR to record programs. VCR Plus+ codes will appear on all grids in the...Monday through Saturday in L.A. Life. With VCR Plus+, each program has a simple code so by...

SMART VCR CONTROL TAKES CUES FROM YOU

Post-Tribune (IN);  October 22, 1992 ;     581 words ......video equipment? If you can talk, you can now train your VCR, TV and cable box to follow commands - and you don't have to send the...Millions of people have already switched to the Gemstar VCR Plus to simplify their video recording operations. Like the VCR Voice Programmer, ...

RCA's new line has video units for one and all

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 30, 1991 ;     700+ words ......or shelf. Both sets are cable compatible (178 channels...that have the user-friendly VCR Plus programming system built...however, that the built-in VCR Plus technology is useful only...off-the-air broadcasts, or to cable subscribers who are not required to use a cable ...

New VCR taping devices allow you to see more _ or no _ commercials....

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  January 25, 1994 ;     700+ words ......attaches easily to your TV and VCR. During broadcasts, it senses...concept uses the popular VCR Plus+ Instant Taping System to...special code to program your VCR Plus+ remote control to automatically...business sense. The latter's VCR Plus+ system is now in more ...

Televisions Are Getting Smarter Thanks to High-Tech Innovations // A Mind...

Chicago Sun-Times;  November 26, 1995 ;     700+ words ......instructions. An assist came in 1990, with the advent of VCR Plus. This little gadget, which is now available built...in several digits and go . . . sort of. Because VCR Plus isn't foolproof, it creates a problem for every...for a program on Channel 50, that's what you get. VCR Plus ...

If buying video gear, VHS tapes - be wary

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 20, 1991 ;     700+ words ......quality, shortened life cycle and even damage to your VCR may result from using videocassettes that are not...substandard cassettes to record their illegal wares. VCR PLUS Another buyer-beware situation is the "VCR Plus-equipped" VCR. No fraud is intended in such cases, but there is ...

JVC FEATURES INDEX PLUS+ IN HR-IP82OU VCR; CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO...

PR Newswire;  September 25, 1995 ;     700+ words ......recording via its tie in with the VCR Plus(R) instant taping system...HR-IP82OU is equipped with VCR Plus+ with Cable Eye Cable Box Controller. Simply punch in...automatically. The supplied Cable Eye cable box controller will even switch channels on the external ...

L.A. ops team with 'Times,' VCR Plus. (Los Angeles cable operators; The...

Multichannel News;  October 21, 1991 ;     222 words ...L.A. Ops Team With |Times,' VCR Plus LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles cable operators...teamed with The Los Angeles Times and VCR Plus+, the automatic tape programming device...information and reminded that they can find the VCR Plus+ codes listed there. The promotion will...