Funai VCR
- Cause of death
- Killed by cost
- Made by
- Funai Electric
Funai halted VCR production because its key component suppliers had left a market too small to serve.
Funai started building videotape players in 1983 and recorders in 1985, and at the peak the industry was shipping 15 million machines a year. In 2015 Funai made 750,000, and the component suppliers it depended on walked away from a market that had shrunk that far. A company spokesman said Funai would like to keep going to meet customer requests but could no longer get the parts, which made it the last company on earth to build a VCR.
Standing in the archive
Rank 47 of 127 by lifespan. Funai VCR outlasted 63% of everything else on file.
Cite this entry
"Funai VCR." How Long It Lasted, https://www.howlongitlasted.com/thing/funai-vcr.
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Sources
- Japanese company Funai pulls the plug on VCR production — CBC News
- World's Last Remaining VCR Company to Cease Production This Month — NBC News
- RIP VHS: World's Last VCR Will Be Made This Month — Forbes
Last checked by a human on 24 July 2026