Historical clue formulations

• Pre-DVD format — 2025-05-06
• Old standard of tape — 2025-02-05
• Recording inits. — 2025-01-04
• ___ tape — 2024-03-09
• Bygone tape type — 2024-02-11
• Kind of tape — 2022-08-21
• Bygone kind of tape — 2019-08-06
• DVD forerunner — 2019-03-19
• Pre-DVD format — 2015-03-23
• Pre-DVD format — 2014-11-05
• Outdated tape format — 2012-08-28
• TiVo precursor — 2012-02-26
• DVD precursor — 2011-04-02
• Beta beater — 2009-11-27
• Beta blocker? — 2009-05-31
• Kind of tape — 2007-06-17
• Recording standard — 2007-06-01
• VCR standard — 2007-04-07
• Videotape letters — 2006-04-11
• Tape format — 2004-04-11
• Home entertainment letters — 1999-05-01
• Like some tapes — 1994-01-01