Retsy Series 1 · Card 0884 · 00-TEC

Bathroom Break DVR

Life finally has a pause button.

A set-top box that let families pause live TV, skip commercials and record shows by name instead of by clock.

Card no.: 0884 of 1,280
Set: 00s Tech & Gadgets · 00-TEC
Year: 2004
Type: Digital video recorder
Found at: Satellite TV installer's van
Cost back then: $12.95/month

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype7/10

Weirdness4/10

Trade value4/10

The story · 2004

The story of Bathroom Break DVR

The first time someone paused live TV with a Bathroom Break DVR, the whole family gasped. Bathroom breaks no longer required shouting. It could record two shows at once, which ended years of arguments over who got the TV on Thursday nights. Fast-forwarding through ads felt like a superpower, and nobody ever went back.

Fun fact

Families fought over hard drive space, and some kids recorded their shows under fake names to dodge deletion.

Six finishes

187 copies of Bathroom Break DVR exist

Bathroom Break DVR comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Bathroom Break DVR, Retsy card 0884 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Bathroom Break DVR, Retsy card 0884 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Bathroom Break DVR, Retsy card 0884 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Bathroom Break DVR, Retsy card 0884 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Bathroom Break DVR, Retsy card 0884 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Bathroom Break DVR, Retsy card 0884 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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