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The Sony CDP-101 was the world's first commercially released compact disc player. [1] The system was launched in Japan on October 1, 1982 at a list price of 168,000 yen (approx US$730). [2] The Japan-only launch was partially because Philips, Sony's partner in the development of the CD format, was unable to meet the original agreed launch date.
The first commercial compact disc was produced on 17 August 1982, a 1979 recording of Chopin waltzes performed by Claudio Arrau. [37] The first 50 titles were released in Japan on 1 October 1982, [38] the first of which was a re-release of the Billy Joel album 52nd Street. [39] The first CD played on BBC Radio was in October 1982. [citation needed]
Sony CDP-101 from 1982, the first commercially released CD player for consumers Philips CD100 from 1983, the first commercially released CD player in the USA and Europe American inventor James T. Russell is known for inventing the first system to record digital video information on an optical transparent foil that is lit from behind by a high ...
October 1, 1982: The first compact disc players are marketed by Sony (CDP-101, $900 equivalent to $2,842 in 2023) and Philips (CD-100, $700 equivalent to $2,210 in 2023). [ 45 ] October 1, 1982: Billy Joel 's analog-recorded 52nd Street becomes the first CD to hit the market in Japan, beating out ABBA's The Visitors and Claudio Arrau's Chopin ...
By August 1983 the company was able to produce a CD player which was one-tenth the size of the original, and a portable CD player became a possibility. [citation needed] The aim was to create a player that was the same size as four CD cases stacked on top of each other. A piece of wood 13.4 cm across and about 4 cm thick was shown to the staff ...
The CD-i player 500 series, which includes the 550 model, which was essentially the same as the 450 with an installed digital video cartridge. It was introduced at CES Chicago in June 1994. [41] The CD-i player 600 series, which includes the 601, 602, 604, 605, 615, 660, and 670 models. The 600 series is designed for professional applications ...
The first 5.1 audio system from Bose was the "Lifestyle 12", which was released in 1994. [13] The Lifestyle 10 included a single-disk CD player and an AM/FM radio. Beginning in 1996, some models were sold with a 6-disk CD changer. The changer used a magazine, so changing CDs required stopping playback.
1993 Developed the twin deck DJ CD player DN-2000F. [5] Other early models are the DN1000F, DN2000F and the DN2500F. Denon also made the world's only twin MiniDisc player designed for DJ use. [6] 1994 Awarded European Audio Innovation of the Year. 1999 World's first THX-EX home theater system (THX Extended to provide fuller surround sound). [7 ...