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The last videocassette recorder (VCR) in Japan will be produced by the end of the month, according to the Nikkei newspaper. 据日经资讯报道，本月月底，日本将制造最后一台盒式磁带录像机Funai Electric has been producing VHS-playing VCRs for 33 years, most recently in China for Sanyo. 船井电机株式会社已经制造家用录像系统盒式磁带录像机三十三年。最近在中国为三洋制造录像机。 But last year it sold just 750,000 units, down from a peak of 15 million a year, and has been finding it difficult to source the necessary parts. 但是去年，盒式磁带录像机只卖出了七十五万台，远不及曾经一年销售一千五百万台的佳绩，而且现在机器的主要配件也很难寻到。 VCRs were introduced in the 1970s but were superseded by DVD technology. 盒式磁带录像机自二十世纪七十年代引进，但随即被DVD技术取代。 Last year, Sony announced it would stop selling Betamax video cassettes - a rival to the VHS. VCRs were required to play or record such tapes. 去年，索尼宣布它将停止销售Beta制式录像机的录像带。Beta制式录像带是VCR制式录像带的竞争对手。盒式磁带录像机需要录像带才能播放或录像。 It was 12 years ago that UK High Street retailer Dixons decided to phase out the sale of VCRs due to the popularity of DVD players. | 
