Do you still "tape" things?
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I still have a well-functioning VCR and no DVR, so when I say 'tape' I literally am taping things. I also work at a company that owns or operates 5 TV channels and we still use Betacam SP, SX and Digi-Beta tape very extensively, so the term doesn't seem odd to me in the least.
I hardly watch much TV nowadays that isn't available online.
I still own a functioning VCR but it isn't hooked up and it pretty much sits and collects dust. I currently have an HD DVR through my cable service provider, but since I'm probably going to drop the service soon, it'll disappear. I barely use it nowadays so it doesn't really matter. But as far as terminology is concerned, I say "I'll record that" instead of "I'll tape that". As for music, I don't buy CDs anymore, but I'd refer to one as an "album" instead of a "record".
I generally use tape. Still using a VCR too.
"Record" is short for "recording". It just became synonymous with "Vinyl Album"
When the grammys give out "Record of the Year" it's actually for the technical aspects of recording the track not the composition. Hence the producer and sound engineer sharing in on the award.
Just a fun fact.
I say "I'm going to TiVo/record that"
I still have two functioning VCRs. I also have a functioning DVD recorder. I rarely use any of them as a recorder though, instead prefering to use my DVR.
I also rarely use the term "tape" when talking about recording anything anymore. I usually either say record, or use the term DVR as a verb.
I also rarely use the term "tape" when talking about recording anything anymore. I usually either say record, or use the term DVR as a verb.
What ZRa said.
^ This, somewhat to my own chagrin.
We still own a VCR but it's connected to an old TV in a spare room in front of the elliptical machine. I can't remember the last time I fired it up.
I find your comment about albums interesting. I've noticed the reverse. In fact, a pet peeve of mine is when, during an interview or something, the commentator will refer to so-and-so's "new CD" instead of new "album". An album is a collection of things, not necessarily a vinyl record album. This came to my attention when I was listening to an interview with an artist who decided to totally eschew the physical medium and released her "album" strictly via MP3, yet the interviewer kept referring to her "new CD". For some reason it struck me and really started bugging me, and it's stuck with me ever since.
But, perhaps that's just me.
I do not have either a DCR or a DVD recorder (I only have a player) but my friend does and I think she she uses the word 'copy' rather than record or tape.
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