The death of the video cassette recorder appears to be in sight after the UK's largest electrical chain said it is to stop selling them.
Dixons will phase out VCRs due to the boom in DVD players, sales of which have grown seven-fold in five years.
It ends a 26-year love affair with a gadget which changed viewing habits by allowing people to leave home without missing their favourite programmes.
Dixons expects to sell its remaining stock of VCRs by Christmas.
The High Street retailer says demand for VCRs has fallen dramatically since the 1990s.
