The RetroBox is a new TV/VCR combo — yes, really — with a classic design and modern tech including HDMI ports

• A TV/VCR combo like the big brands used to make
• LCD instead of CRT, and with HDMI as well as analog connections
• $399 for early birds, assuming it launches to plan

A new TV with an integrated VHS player wasn't on my list of predictions for 2026, but the RetroBox appears to be exactly that: it's a very old-school TV/VCR, but while it looks like it fell through a portal from the set of Friends, it has slightly more modern technology inside.

I had something very similar to this in my parents' kitchen for years, but where mine had a CRT display, the RetroBox has an LCD – albeit one designed to replicate the look of an old-school tube TV.

Retrobox VHS/TV: key features and pricing

The RetroBox is apparently the creation of Daniela and Chase, two college students and newlyweds "seeking to ...