Consumer Product

Consumer Product

Introduction

With the passage of time, new technological advancements and innovations take place, and thus the old equipment and products are held obsolete to make room for the new ones. Since the advancements in information and technology gained pace and the speed of advancements increased, the rate with which old products are replaced by the new ones has also gained pace. With each passing year, some of the products are dumped by the consumers and others are introduced in the market, usually with more user friendly and efficient features, and thus the consumers move towards the new one.

The clearest example of this change has been observed with the shift in century, and a number of products that were commonplace in the last century are not even available today, which shows that their usage has decreased dramatically. For instance, the VCRs and video cassettes, which were commonly used in the previous century, have completely lost their market these days; they are not even easily available these days. The following paragraphs would closely examine the situation and the procedure by which is prevailing regarding the VCRs and video cassettes.

Discussion

The VCRs market in the twentieth century

According to the US Bureau Census report, in 1996 80% of the American household had VCRs, and the rate started to decline immediate after that. With the advent of digital technology and DVD recorders, the VCRs were fast replaced by the DVD plays, which are both easy to operate and maintain. Furthermore, the import and export of the VCRs has also declined at an unprecedented rate, thus reducing any chances of revival of the device.

It is also eminent to mention here that during the 1990s, most of the movies and documentaries were produced on video cassettes and people used to buy and rent these in order to match them. The development of CDs and DVDs, that are both inexpensive and have better shelf life, reduced the demand of video cassettes and thus VCRs and the production of them declined consequently. These days, most of the film studios are using DVDs and CDs for releasing movies, in fact very few studios in the world still release video cassettes. Although there are some old fashioned individuals who prefer using VCR, they are not easily available now as the production market has been reduced due to the decline in sales. The days are not far when VCRs would be a part of history and would not be available anywhere in the world.

The facts regarding decline in use of VCRs

The usage of VCRs started declining with the advent of the digital recording, and there was further deterioration in the situation when MP3 and MP4 players came to the screen. The online version of the movies and songs, along with the documentaries and videos of all sorts, put an end to the use of VCRs altogether. The manufacturers were offering certain discount deals and special packages for sales of VCRs in 2005, because the sales have started declining at that time but ...