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Video storage
- 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.
- 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.
- Video CDIn 1993, four electronics giants gathered to create a new standard for home video. Sony, Philips, Matsushita, and JVC signed off on the White Book…