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((Short description|Television combined with VCR or DVD player))
((more citations needed|date=September 2016))
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|title=Combo television unit
|image=[[File:Sharp TV VCR combo 20031009.jpg|230px]]
|caption=A typical TV/VCR combo.
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|launch year=early 1970s (experimental movie rental equipment); mid-to-late 1980s (mainstream market)
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[[Image:Sony SL-MV1 and RMT-117 20051001.jpg|right|thumb|A rare Japanese market Betamax TV/VCR combo - Model SL-MV1.]]
A '''combo television unit''', or a '''TV/VCR combo''', sometimes known as a '''televideo''', is a [[television]] with a [[videocassette recorder|VCR]],  [[DVD]] player, or sometimes both, built into a single unit. These [[converged device]]s have the advantages (compared to a separate TV and VCR) of saving space and increasing portability. Such units entered the market during the mid-to-late 1980s when VCRs had become ubiquitous household devices. By this time, the [[VHS]] format had become standard; thus the vast majority of TV/VCR combos are VHS-based.

Most combo units have composite inputs on the front and/or back to connect a [[home video game console]], a second VCR, a [[DVD player]], or a [[camcorder]]. Some units may also include a headphone jack or S-Video inputs. ((citation needed|date=February 2017))

Though many TV/VCR combination sets have [[monaural]] (mono) sound though with [[monaural#Merged stereo|stereo soundtrack compatibility]], there are a large number of TV/VCR combos with a stereo TV tuner, but a mono VCR (some may even include a mono sound input alongside a [[composite video input]] while others contain a Hi-Fi stereo VCR. Some models from [[Panasonic]] also included an [[frequency modulation|FM]] tuner.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.cyberwalker.com/gizmos/panasonic-tv-vcr-combo.html |title=Panasonic TV/VCR/FM radio – Gizmos |publisher=Cyberwalker |accessdate=2012-01-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208012753/http://www.cyberwalker.com/gizmos/panasonic-tv-vcr-combo.html |archivedate=2012-02-08 ))</ref>

When DVDs were released, brands such as [[Toshiba]] introduced a TV/DVD/VCR combo. However, many of these units turned out to have unreliable DVD players and never had a large place in the TV market.

Modern televisions tend to be mostly composed of [[solid state (electronics)|solid state]] components, while VCRs require physical movement for both the inner workings of the VCR and the actual viewing of a [[VHS|VHS tape]]. VCRs also tend to require occasional service to upkeep the VCR, including things like cleaning the heads, capstan, and pinch rollers. For this reason, it is not uncommon for the included VCR to cease functioning or to become unreliable years before a similar fate befalls the television component due to lack of easy maintenance.

As late as 2006, [[flat-panel]] TVs with integrated DVD players appeared on the market, and integrated TV/DVD sets started overtaking the TV/VCR market. This is due to both the low price and overwhelming availability of DVDs and more compact form factor, as opposed to the increasingly rare video cassettes and near-extinction of [[cathode ray tube]] displays in the consumer market. However, in the late 2010s, [[Smart TV]]s have become affordable and have been a popular choice for video playback and are considered a modern version of the combo TV.

==Types==

===TV/VCR combos===
During the era of their popularity, many of these units displayed product videos in stores or for other commercial displays. The main reason for this was unlike most low-end, standalone VCRs, many included an automatic rewind feature.<ref>((cite web|url=http://resources.jvc.com/Resources/00/00/98/51810ien.pdf|title=JVC TV/VCR Combo User's Guide (Page 6 of 54)|website=JVC.com|accessdate=January 16, 2021))</ref>

===TV/Computer combos===
((See also|Smart TV))
Some fully functional computer systems or game consoles have been built into some models of TVs over time.  [[Hewlett-Packard]] currently has a version of their [[TouchSmart]] line of computers with a built-in TV tuner, and even has a built-in DVR; also making it a TV/DVR combo which is a relatively rare concept.<ref>[http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+TouchSmart+All-In-One+Desktop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B2+Duo+Processor/9548073.p?id=1218122576496&skuId=9548073 ]  ((dead link|date=August 2017|bot=medic))((cbignore|bot=medic))</ref> As of late 2006, [[Samsung]] introduced an [[LED]] TV with a proprietary operating system with Internet access to websites like [[Facebook]], [[YouTube]], [[Hulu]], [[Netflix]], and other sites.  Other TV/Computer combo equipment can simply just be flatscreen TVs with [[USB]] ports which allows [[USB flash drive]]s and [[external hard drive]]s to be connected to allow for audio and video playback, in which it can give a streamlined, fully [[Solid state (electronics)|solid-state]] profile.

Almost every modern day TV sets have simplified CPUs and memory chips for basic functions such as channels and video settings, and video timing for [[LCD]] flat panels; however these examples are not sophisticated enough to qualify as significant examples.  Other computer parts are used for real-time playback of DVDs on combo TVs with DVD player (and Blu-ray Disc for more high-end models) functionality; however these dedicated functions alone don't qualify as significant examples either.

In the modern day, the distinction between a combo TV and an [[all-in-one PC]] have blurred with the modern [[smart TV]] concept.

In 2010, Sony introduced a TV with a built-in [[PlayStation 2]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-bravia-kdl-22px300-tv-with-ps2-built-in-parties-like-its-2000/|title=Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300 TV with PS2 built-in parties like it's 2000|first=Richard|last=Trenholm|website=CNET))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/sony-bravia-kdl-22px300-lcd-tv-sports-playstation-2/|title=Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300 LCD TV sports PlayStation 2|first=Rachel|last=King|website=ZDNet))</ref>

==See also==
*[[Handheld television]]
*[[VCR/DVD combo]]
*[[VCR/Blu-ray combo]]
*[[Internet television]], the software equivalent of a TV/computer combo

==References==
((reflist))

[[Category:Television technology]]
[[Category:Video hardware]]
[[Category:Television sets]]

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