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Pioneer Electronics (USA) and Sega Enterprises released this module that allows users to play 8-inch and 12-inch LaserActive Mega LD discs, in addition to standard Sega CD discs and Genesis cartridges, as well as CD+G discs. It was the most popular add-on bought by the greater part of the LaserActive owners, costing roughly US $600.
The Pioneer DVL-9, introduced in 1996, was both Pioneer's first consumer DVD player and the first combination DVD/LD player. The first high-definition video player was the Pioneer HLD-X0. A later model, the HLD-X9, featured a superior comb filter, and laser diodes on both sides of the disc.
Pioneer VP-1000, Pioneer's first consumer player for North America (released in 1980) Pioneer LD-1100, Pioneer's first North American player to have built-in CX Noise Reduction (released in late 1981) Pioneer CLD-1010, first player capable of playing 5-inch (130 mm) CD-Video discs (released in 1987) Pioneer CLD-D703; Pioneer CLD-97; Pioneer CLD ...
The unified design of the compact disc allowed consumers to purchase any disc or player from any company and allowed the CD to dominate the at-home music market unchallenged. [ 8 ] The Sony CDP-101 , released in 1982, was the world's first commercially released compact disc player.
Stock and aftermarket CD players began appearing in the late 1980s, competing with the cassette. The first car with an OEM CD player was the 1987 Lincoln Town Car, and the last new cars in the American market to be factory-equipped with a cassette deck in the dashboard was the 2010 Lexus SC430, [23] and the Ford Crown Victoria. [24]
Pioneer Elite debuted their first Blu-ray Disc player, the BDP-HD1, in January 2007. [24] Pioneer released the first 1080p plasma display, the PRO-FHD1. In Summer of 2007, Pioneer released the Kuro line of plasma displays, that the company claims has the best black levels of any flat panel display which leads to greater contrast, and more ...
Disc rot is the tendency of CD, DVD, or other optical discs to become unreadable because of chemical deterioration. The causes include oxidation of the reflective layer, reactions with contaminants, ultra-violet light damage, and de-bonding of the adhesive used to adhere the layers of the disc together.
Compact disc bronzing, or CD bronzing, is a specific, uncommon variant of disc rot, a type of corrosion that affects the reflective layer of compact discs and renders them unreadable over time. The phenomenon was first reported by John McKelvey in the September/October 1994 issue of American Record Guide .