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Most of us had them on Hire Purchase though, so at least we'd end up owning them.
Not sure about that, my parents simply hired one for years and occasionally it was upgraded to a newer model. 1980s. Got a video recorder as well at some point. I remember we were burgled in the early 90s and they had to call up the rental place. That might be when they stopped renting I really can't remember.