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The first DVD player is claimed to have been created by the Japanese electronics vendor Toshiba in November 1996, [1] and the first to be released to US customers is claimed to have been by Sony in April 1997. [2] Some manufacturers originally announced that DVD players would be available as early as the middle of 1996.
The DVD specifications created and updated by the DVD Forum are published as so-called DVD Books (e.g. DVD-ROM Book, DVD-Audio Book, DVD-Video Book, DVD-R Book, DVD-RW Book, DVD-RAM Book, DVD-AR (Audio Recording) Book, DVD-VR (Video Recording) Book, etc.). [1] [2] [3] DVD discs are made up of two discs; normally one is blank, and the other ...
The DVD-Video specification was created by DVD Forum and can be obtained from DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation for a fee of $5,000. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The specification is not publicly available and every subscriber must sign a non-disclosure agreement .
The first portable DVD player was introduced in 1998 by Panasonic. [2] They are made to be practical for "on the go" use. Many are able to perform secondary functions such as playing music from audio CDs and displaying images from digital cameras or camcorders.
In 1998 portable DVD players called DVD Discman were released. New models from 2001 were rebranded as "DVD Walkman". ... In 2000 the current "W." logo was created to ...
CVD401A. Now let me say, there's really no reason you shouldn't buy a Blu-ray player here. That Sony model is under $100, you can afford it, and it'll play Blu-ray and regular DVDs.
VCDs are playable in dedicated VCD players, most modern DVD-Video players, personal computers, and some video game consoles. The VCD standard was created in 1993 by Sony, Philips, Matsushita, and JVC and is referred to as the White Book standard. Overall picture quality is intended to be comparable to VHS video.
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