| Field | Home Entertainment |
| Went Obsolete | Late 1990s Early 2000 |
| Made Obsolete By | DVR |
| Knowledge Assumed | The elaborate menu of a VCR |
| When useful | When going over to grandma's house |
For many home users, VCR programming was the bane of their existence. Most times adults would call on their younger counterparts to program the VCR to record a show or multiple shows to a VHS tape.
Most VCRs? have or had less than user friendly menu systems.