Video Players then:

Videocassette Recorder (VCR):

• utilized with VHS tapes
• tapes got stuck often
• rewind and fastforward would take a long time
• recording quality always much lower than actual TV live quality
• usually very large and bulky
• cleaning was often tricky at times

Video Home System (VHS):

• would often get stuck in VCR
• internal film would get tangled if rewound or fastforwarded too often
• very large - took up too much room on shelving or drawers

Video Players now:

Digital Video Disc (DVD) Player:

• sleek and thin
• plays DVDs with crisp and clear quality
• can skip through chapters at quick pace
• easy fastforward and rewind viewing
• can also get Blu-ray player for better quality viewing 

Digital Video Disc (DVD):

• very thin
• easy for storage
• can navigate through DVD easily
• can clean DVDs quickly
• Blu-ray discs (BD) are of better quality and are played in Blu-ray players