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Jan 25, 2024 · Almost exactly a year ago, DVD & Blu-ray Release Report counted an estimated 294,000 movies officially released on the DVD format. That compares to roughly 39,000 on Blu-ray and 1,300 on 4K.
- Russ Burlingame
Sep 9, 2021 · Back in 2006, when it was originally launched, Blu-ray was immediately forced to do battle with fellow optical disc format HD DVD in a high-definition civil war to become the rightful heir of the ailing DVD.
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The NTSC (National Television System Committee) standard for analogue television broadcasting is introduced (1954) The first commercially successful video tape format for broadcast use, 2-inch Quadruplex (or Quad), is introduced by Ampex (1956) Quadruplex (2-inch Quad)(1956 – early 1980s) The BBC conducts a live demonstration of the Vision Electron...
Ampex 2-inch helical scan video tape(1961 – 1970) Sony EV 1-inch open reel video tape(1964 – early 1970s) 1-inch Type A video tape(1965 – 1976) PAL (Phase Alternating Line) standard for analogue colour broadcasting is introduced (1967) IVC 800 series 1-inch open reel video tape(1967 – late 1980s) Shibaden ½-inch open reel video tape(1968 – early 19...
Sony launches the first video cassette format, U-matic(reaching the UK in 1973). Originally intended for the domestic market, it finds a market in industrial, educational and broadcast applications (1971) U-matic(1971 – 1990s) Cartrivisionin the US is the first video format to offer films for rental (1972) Cartrivision(1972 – 1973) EIAJ-2(1972 – la...
Compact Video Cassette (CVC)(1980 – 1983) Video album(1980 – ) LaserDiscis launched in Japan (1981) RCA CED VideoDisc(1981 – 1986) LaserDisc with teletext(1981 – late 1990s) Betacam(1982 – 1990s) LaserKaraoke(1982 – 2001) Compact VHS (VHS-C)(1982 – late 2000s) Sony introduces the Betacamcamcorder, the first integrated camera and video recorder, for...
Video Single Disc(1990 – 1991) D3(1991 – early 2000s) Sony ceases production of BetamaxVCRs for the US market (1993) CD-i Digital Video(1993 – 1994) Digital Betacam(1993 – 2016) Video CD(1993 – 2000s) W-VHS is launched in Japan and becomes the first consumer video format to record in high-definition (1994) W-VHS(1994 – late 1990s) D5 /D5 HD(1994 – ...
Mini DVD-RAM(2000 – late 2000s) DVCPRO HD(2000 – early 2010s) MicroMV(2001 – 2006) Superbit(2001 – 2007) MPEG IMX(2001 – 2016) DVD+RW(2001 – ) Mini DVD+RW(2001 – ) Worldwide production of DVD-Video discs surpasses that of VHStapes (2002) Sony stops producing Betamaxvideo cassette recorders (2002) D-Theater(2002 – 2004) DVD+R(2002 – ) DVD-Video rent...
Blu-ray 3D(2010 – ) Blockbuster goes into administration in the UK (2013) Sony announces that it will discontinue the PlayStation Portable, the only device that used Sony’s own UMD(Universal Media Disc) optical disc that could contain video games, feature-length films, or music (2014) Sony ceases production of Betamaxcassettes (2015) 4K Ultra HD Bl...
May 23, 2024 · Here in the UK, Blu-ray discs started appearing in supermarkets, and as did players, including the Tevion DVD1100UKT player from budget retailer Aldi in 2009, which I bought out of curiosity (and, yes, it was a bit rubbish).
DVD players quickly became a common household item, and the movie industry had a new revenue source. As innovation continued, in 2006, Sony introduced their new high-definition disc format: Blu-Ray. While the first Blu-Ray console was the PlayStation 3, the format quickly caught on for movie lovers.
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For that, I’ve had to consult the internet. According to some people, Twister was the first movie to be released on DVD. Others say that’s not quite accurate. According to this one guy, these were the first titles to be released on DVD: A Time to Kill; Blade Runner; Eraser; Goodfellas; Interview with the Vampire; The Road Warrior; Se7en ...