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Before its release, both Sony representatives and the press referred to the device as the Sony Bookman; [7] [8] [9] that name remained in use in later publications. [10] The player was sold concurrently with Sony's Data Discman e-book players. [11] Unlike those devices, the MMCD Player could read full-size 120-millimeter CD-ROM discs, including ...
Sony BMG quickly released software to remove the rootkit component of XCP from affected Microsoft Windows computers, [15] but after Russinovich analyzed the utility, he reported in his blog that it only exacerbated the security problems and raised further concerns about privacy. [16]
There was a long debate over the use of 16-bit (Sony) or 14-bit (Philips) quantization, and 44,056 or 44,100 samples/s (Sony) or approximately 44,000 samples/s (Philips). When the Sony/Philips task force designed the Compact Disc, Philips had already developed a 14-bit D/A converter (DAC), but Sony insisted on 16-bit. In the end Sony won, so 16 ...
Super Audio CD (SACD) is a high-resolution, read-only optical audio disc format that was designed to provide higher-fidelity digital audio reproduction than the Red Book. Introduced in 1999, it was developed by Sony and Philips, the same companies that created the Red Book. SACD was in a format war with DVD-Audio, but neither has replaced audio ...
The White Book refers to a standard of compact disc that stores pictures and video. CD-i Bridge [18] - a bridge format between CD-ROM XA and the Green Book CD-i, which is the base format for Video CDs, Super Video CDs and Photo CDs. VCD (Video) – a standard jointly developed and published by JVC, Matsushita, Philips and Sony. [19]
It was created as an extension of CDDA and CD-ROM and specified in the Green Book specifications, co-developed by Philips and Sony, to combine audio, text and graphics. [2] The two companies initially expected to impact the education/training, point of sale , and home entertainment industries, [ 3 ] but the CD-i is largely remembered today for ...
Data Discman (Japanese: データ ディスクマン, Hepburn: Dēta Disikuman) is an electronic book player introduced to the Western market in late 1991 or early 1992 by Sony Corporation. [1] It was marketed in the United States to college students and international travelers, but had little success outside Japan.
Bridge discs must conform to both the CD-ROM XA and Green Book CD-i specifications. [3] VCDs and SVCDs fall under the category of bridge discs, as do Photo CDs and Karaoke CDs. [4] The following is a summary of the specifications for VCDs and SVCDs. For more details, see Video CD and Super Video CD. File system: ISO 9660-compliant; Format: Mode ...