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In the early 1980s, Philips produced a LaserDisc player model adapted for a computer interface, dubbed "professional." In 1985, Jasmine Multimedia created LaserDisc jukeboxes featuring music videos from Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, and Cyndi Lauper. When connected to a PC this combination could be used to display images or information for ...
A LaserDisc player is a device designed to play video and audio (analog or digital) stored on LaserDisc. LaserDisc was the first optical disc format marketed to consumers; it was introduced by MCA DiscoVision in 1978. From 1978 until 1984, all LaserDisc player models read discs by using a helium–neon laser.
February 1979: Introduces the industry-use Laserdisc player. June 1980: Introduces VP-1000 LD player for home use in the U.S. March 1981: Warner-Pioneer Corp. establishes the LaserDisc Corporation in Japan. October 1981: Introduces LD player for home use and 70 LD software titles in Japan. October 1982: Introduces the LD Karaoke system for ...
The Pioneer PR-7820 was the first mass-produced industrial LaserDisc player, sold originally as the MCA DiscoVision PR-7820. This unit was used in many General Motors dealerships as a source of training videos and presentation of GM's new line of cars and trucks in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The Compact Disc (CD), which is based on MCA/Philips Laserdisc technology, was developed by a taskforce of Sony and Philips in 1979–1980. Toshi Doi and Kees Schouhamer Immink created the digital technologies that turned the analog Laserdisc into a high-density low-cost digital audio disc. [14]
MCA DiscoVision, Inc. was a division of entertainment giant MCA (Music Corporation of America), established in 1969 to develop and sell an optical videodisc system. MCA released discs pressed in Carson and Costa Mesa, California on the DiscoVision label from the format's Atlanta, Georgia launch in 1978 to 1982 and the release of the film, The Four Seasons.
Until its discontinuation, the DVL-919 was the only LaserDisc player left on the market in North America, retailing for nearly $999. DVL-919E can play both PAL and NTSC laser discs. NTSC discs can also be output in PAL 60 format. The face plate of DVL-919E is made of aluminum (same as DVL-909) while DVL-919's face plate is made of plastic. [1]
The LaserDisc was the immediate precursor to the CD, with the primary difference being that the LaserDisc encoded information through an analog process whereas the CD used digital encoding. Key work to digitize the optical disc was performed by Toshi Doi and Kees Schouhamer Immink during 1979–1980, who worked on a taskforce for Sony and ...