Ampex VR 1100 video recording and playback device

Ampex VR 1100 two-inch black and white video recorder-player, made in the USA. The unit recorded video and audio on the same tape for recording and broadcasting. Ampex video recorders were considered the best available at the time. This is the television station's first video recorder and player, and it arrived in the country during its first year of operation in 1966. The device was always called “Ampex One" by the television staff. Due to its size, it was used exclusively indoors or in the television studio. The footage was recorded on tape recorders, which the video player then transferred to videotape. The device was not in use for long, as better models such as the Ampex 2 and Ampex 3 soon became available. The Ampex 1 only allowed for manual editing, while the Ampex 2 and 3 enabled electronic editing. The Ampex 1 did not have a built-in monitor, but the Ampex 3 did.