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Home video
- Blu-raySony unveiled the first Blu-ray Disc prototypes in October 2000. These early devices relied on blue laser diodes operating at 405 nanometers to achieve…
- DVDIn January 1995, two rival optical disc proposals stood on the brink of a commercial stalemate. The Multimedia Compact Disc carried the backing of Philips…
- LaserDiscThe year 1963 marked the beginning of a journey that would eventually create the first commercial optical disc storage medium.
- VHSIn 1971, JVC engineers Yuma Shiraishi and Shizuo Takano assembled a team to build a video tape recorder for home use. They created an internal diagram called…
- DVD-VideoJapan opened its doors to DVD-Video on the 19th of October 1996. Major releases followed shortly after on the 20th of December 1996.
- Home videoIn 1912, Thomas Edison and Pathé began selling film projectors for home use. This venture failed within two years because the business model was…
- Direct-to-videoThe first direct-to-video release to go into production was E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind in 1984 produced by CineTel Films and Robert Hegyes.