DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" is an optical disc storage media format. Its main uses are video and data storage. DVDs are of the same dimensions as compact discs (CDs) but store more than six times as much data.

Variations of the term DVD often describe the way data is stored on the discs: DVD-ROM (Read Only Memory), has data that can only be read and not written, DVD-R and DVD+R can record data only once and then function as a DVD-ROM. DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM can both record and erase data multiple times. The wavelength used by standard DVD lasers is 650 nm,[1] and thus the light has a red color.

DVD-Video and DVD-Audio discs respectively refer to properly formatted and structured video and audio content. Other types of DVDs, including those with video content, may be referred to as DVD-Data discs.

As next generation High Definition more advanced optical formats such as Blu-ray Disc also use a disc identical in some aspects, the original DVD is occasionally given the retronym SD DVD (for standard definition).[2][3] However, the trademarked HD DVD discs have been discontinued since Blu-ray absorbed their market share.

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History

In 1993, two high-density optical storage formats were being developed; one was the MultiMedia Compact Disc (MMCD), backed by Philips and Sony, and the other was the Super Density (SD) disc, supported by Toshiba, Time Warner, Matsushita Electric, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, Pioneer, Thomson, and JVC. DVD was first available commercially in Japan in 1996. It came out in 1997 in the United States, and 1998 in Australia.

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Representatives of the SD camp approached IBM, asking for advice on the file system to use for their disk as well as looking for support for their format for storing computer data. A researcher from IBM's Almaden Research Center received that request and also learned of the MMCD development project. Wary of being caught in a repeat of the costly videotape format war between VHS and Betamax of the 1980s, he convened a group of computer industry experts (including representatives from Apple, Microsoft, Sun, Dell, and many others), this group was referred to as the Technical Working Group, or TWG. The TWG voted to boycott both formats unless the two camps agreed on a single, converged standard.[4] Lou Gerstner, president of IBM, was recruited to apply pressure on the executives of the warring factions. Eventually, the computer companies won the day, and a single format, now called DVD, was agreed upon. The TWG also collaborated with the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) on the use of their implementation of the ISO-13346 file system, known as Universal Disk Format (UDF), for use on the new DVDs.

Philips and Sony abandoned their MultiMedia Compact Disc and agreed upon a specification mostly similar to Toshiba and Matsushita's Super Density Disc except for the dual-layer option (MMCD was single-sided and optionally dual-layer whereas SD was single-layer but optionally double-sided) and EFMPlus modulation. EFMPlus was chosen due to its great resilience against disc damage such as scratches and fingerprints. EFMPlus, created by Kees Immink, who also designed EFM, is 6% less efficient than the modulation technique originally used by Toshiba, which resulted in a capacity of 4.7 GB as opposed to the original 5 GB. The result was the DVD specification, finalized for the DVD movie player and DVD-ROM computer applications in December 1995. Sony first introduced the DVD-Video format in Japan in November 1996, in the United States in March 1997 (test marketed)[5], in Europe and Brazil in 1998 and in Australia in 1999. In May 1997, the DVD Consortium was replaced by the DVD Forum, which is open to all other companies.[5]

Etymology

The official DVD specification documents have never defined the initialism DVD. Usage in the present day varies, with Digital Versatile Disc, Digital Video Disc, and DVD being the most common.

DVD was originally used as an initialism for the unofficial term digital videodisk.[6]

It was reported in 1995, at the time of the specification finalization, that the letters officially stood for Digital Versatile Disc (due to non-video applications).[7]

However, the text of the press release announcing the specification finalization only refers to the technology as "DVD," making no mention of what (if anything) the letters stood for.[5]

A newsgroup FAQ written by Jim Taylor (a prominent figure in the industry) claims that four years later, in 1999, the DVD Forum stated that the format name was simply the three letters "DVD" and did not stand for anything.[8]

The DVD Forum website has a section called "DVD Primer" in which the answer to the question, "What does DVD mean?" reads, "The keyword is 'versatile.' Digital Versatile Discs provide superb video, audio and data storage and access—all on one disc."[9]

DVD capacity

Capacity and nomenclature[10][11]
Designation Sides Layers (total) Diameter Capacity
(cm) (GB) (GiB)
DVD-1[12] SS SL 1 1 8 1.46 1.36
DVD-2 SS DL 1 2 8 2.66 2.47
DVD-3 DS SL 2 2 8 2.92 2.72
DVD-4 DS DL 2 4 8 5.32 4.95
DVD-5 SS SL 1 1 12 4.70 4.38
DVD-9 SS DL 1 2 12 8.54 7.95
DVD-10 DS SL 2 2 12 9.40 8.75
DVD-14[13] DS DL/SL 2 3 12 13.24 12.33
DVD-18 DS DL 2 4 12 17.08 15.90

SS = Single Sided; DS = Dual Sided; SL = Single Layer; DL = Dual Layer

The basic types of DVD are referred to by a rough approximation of their capacity in gigabytes. In draft versions of the specification, DVD-5 indeed held five gigabytes, but some parameters had to be changed later on to address technical challenges, so the capacity decreased.

The 12 cm type is a standard DVD, and the 8 cm variety is known as a mini-DVD. These are the same sizes as a standard CD and a mini-CD, respectively. The capacity by surface (MiB/cm²) varies from 6.92MiB/cm² in the DVD-1 to 18.0 MiB/cm² in the DVD-18.

Note: As with hard disk drives, in the DVD realm gigabyte and the symbol GB are usually used in the SI sense, i.e. 109 (or 1,000,000,000) bytes. For distinction, gibibyte with symbol GiB is used, i.e. 230 (or 1,073,741,824) bytes. Most computer operating systems display file sizes in gibibytes, mebibytes and kibibytes labeled as gigabyte, megabyte and kilobyte respectively.

Each DVD sector contains 2418 bytes of data, 2048 bytes of which are user data.

Size comparison: a 12 cm DVD+RW and a 19 cm pencil

There is a small difference in storage space between "+" and "-" (hyphen) formats:

Capacity differences of writable DVD formats
Type Sectors Bytes MB MiB GB GiB
DVD−R SL 2,298,496 4,707,319,808 4,707.320 4,489.250 4.707 4.384
DVD+R SL 2,295,104 4,700,372,992 4,700.373 4,482.625 4.700 4.378
DVD−R DL 4,171,712 8,543,666,176 8,543.666 8,147.875 8.544 7.957
DVD+R DL 4,173,824 8,547,991,552 8,547.992 8,152.000 8.548 7.961

Technology

Internal mechanism of a DVD-ROM Drive DVD-RW Drive operating with the protective cover removed

DVD uses 650 nm wavelength laser diode light as opposed to 780 nm for CD. This permits a smaller pit to be etched on the media surface (0.74 µm for DVD versus 1.6 µm for CD) compared to CDs, allowing for a DVD's increased storage capacity.

In comparison Blu-Ray, the successor to the DVD format, uses a wavelength of 405 nm and one dual layer disc has a 50GB storage capacity.

Writing speeds for DVD were 1×, that is 1350 kB/s (1318 KiB/s), in the first drives and media models. More recent models at 18× or 20× have 18 or 20 times that speed. Note that for CD drives, 1× means 150 KiB/s (153.6 kB/s), approximately 9 times slower.[14]

DVD drive speeds
Drive speed Data rate ~Write time (min)
(Mibit/s) (MB/s) SL DL
1× 10.55 1.35 61 107
2× 21.09 2.70 30 54
2.6× 27.43 3.51 24 42
4× 42.19 5.40 15 27
6× 63.30 8.10 11 18
8× 84.38 10.80 8 14
12× 126.60 16.20 6 11
16× 168.75 21.60 4 7
18× 189.90 24.30 3 5
20× 211.00 27.00 3 4
22× 232.09 29.70 2 3
24× 253.20 32.40 2 3

DVD recordable and rewritable

Main article: DVD recordable

HP initially developed recordable DVD media from the need to store data for backup and transport.

DVD recordables are now also used for consumer audio and video recording. Three formats were developed: DVD-R/RW (hyphen/dash), DVD+R/RW (plus), and DVD-RAM.

Dual-layer recording

Dual-layer recording allows DVD-R and DVD+R discs to store significantly more data, up to 8.54 gigabytes per disc, compared with 4.7 gigabytes for single-layer discs. DVD-R DL was developed for the DVD Forum by Pioneer Corporation; DVD+R DL was developed for the DVD+RW Alliance by Philips and Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM).[15]

A dual-layer disc differs from its usual DVD counterpart by employing a second physical layer within the disc itself. The drive with dual-layer capability accesses the second layer by shining the laser through the first semitransparent layer. In some DVD players, the layer change can exhibit a noticeable pause, up to several seconds.[16] This caused some viewers to worry that their dual-layer discs were damaged or defective, with the end result that studios began listing a standard message explaining the dual-layer pausing effect on all dual-layer disc packaging.

DVD recordable discs supporting this technology are backward compatible with some existing DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.[15] Many current DVD recorders support dual-layer technology, and the price is now comparable to that of single-layer drives, although the blank media remains more expensive. The recording speeds reached by dual-layer media are still well below those of single-layer media.

There are two modes for dual-layer orientation. With parallel track path (PTP), used on DVD-ROM, both layers start at the inside diameter (ID) and end at the outside diameter (OD) with the lead-out. With Opposite Track Path (OTP), used on many DVD-Video discs, the lower layer starts at the ID and the upper layer starts at the OD, where the other layer ends; they share one lead-in and one lead-out. However, some DVD-Video discs also use a parallel track - such as those authored episodically, such as a disc with several separate episodes of a TV series, where more often than not, the layer change is in-between titles and therefore would not need to be authored in the opposite track path fashion.[citation needed]

DVD-Video

Main article: DVD-Video

DVD-Video is a standard for storing video content on DVD media. In the U.S., mass retailer sales of DVD-Video titles and players began in late 1997.[17] By June 2003, weekly DVD-Video rentals began out-numbering weekly VHS cassette rentals, reflecting the rapid adoption rate of the technology in the U.S. marketplace.[18][19] Currently DVD-Video is the dominant form of home video distribution worldwide.

Although many resolutions and formats are supported, most consumer DVD-Video discs use either 4:3 or anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratio MPEG-2 video, stored at a resolution of 720×480 (NTSC) or 720×576 (PAL) at 29.97, 25, or 23.976 FPS. Audio is commonly stored using the Dolby Digital (AC-3) or Digital Theater System (DTS) formats, ranging from 16-bits/48 kHz to 24-bits/96 kHz format with monaural to 7.1 channel "Surround Sound" presentation, and/or MPEG-1 Layer 2. Although the specifications for video and audio requirements vary by global region and television system, many DVD players support all possible formats. DVD-Video also supports features such as menus, selectable subtitles, multiple camera angles, and multiple audio tracks.

DVD-Audio

Main article: DVD-Audio

DVD-Audio is a format for delivering high-fidelity audio content on a DVD. It offers many channel configuration options (from mono to 7.1 surround sound) at various sampling frequencies (up to 24-bits/192 kHz versus CDDA's 16-bits/44.1 kHz). Compared with the CD format, the much higher capacity DVD format enables the inclusion of considerably more music (with respect to total running time and quantity of songs) and/or far higher audio quality (reflected by higher sampling rates and greater sample resolution, and/or additional channels for spatial sound reproduction).

Despite DVD-Audio's superior technical specifications, there is debate as to whether the resulting audio enhancements are distinguishable in typical listening environments. DVD-Audio currently forms a niche market, probably due to the very sort of format war with rival standard SACD that DVD-Video avoided.

Security

Main article: Content Protection for Recordable Media

DVD-Audio discs employ a DRM mechanism, called Content Protection for Prerecorded Media (CPPM) developed by the 4C group (IBM, Intel, Matsushita, and Toshiba).

To date, CPPM has not been "broken" in the sense that DVD-Video's CSS has been broken, but ways to circumvent it have been developed.[20] By modifying commercial DVD(-Audio) playback software to write the decrypted and decoded audio streams to the hard disk, users can essentially extract content from DVD-Audio discs much in the same way they can from DVD-Video discs.

Improvements and succession

In 2006, a new format called Blu-ray Disc (BD), designed by Sony, Philips, and Panasonic, was released as the successor to DVD. Another format, HD DVD, competed unsuccessfully with this format in the format war of 2006 to 2008. A dual layer Blu-ray Disc can store 50 GB.[21][22]

However, unlike previous format changes (e.g. audio tape to compact disc, VHS videotape to DVD), there is no immediate indication that production of the standard DVD will gradually wind down, as they still dominate with around 87% of video sales and approximately one billion DVD player sales worldwide.[23][24] Consumers initially were slow to adopt Blu-ray, partly due to the cost. By 2009, 85% of stores that sold DVD sold Blu-ray Discs. Currently, Blu-ray players are selling for $198 USD,[25] while titles retail for as cheap as $9.86 USD (but are usually significantly higher in price than SD DVD releases, at a more common $20–$30 USD price).[26] A high-definition TV and appropriate connection cables are also required to take advantage of Blu-ray disc. Some analysts suggest that the biggest obstacle to replacing DVD is due to its installed base; a large majority of consumers are satisfied with DVDs.[27] The DVD had succeeded because it offered a compelling alternative to VHS. In addition, Blu-ray players are designed to be backwards compatible, allowing older DVDs to be played since the media are physically identical; this differed from the change from vinyl to CD and from tape to DVD, which involved a complete change in physical medium.

This situation can be best compared to the changeover from 78 rpm shellac recordings to 45 rpm and 33 1/3 rpm vinyl recordings; because the medium used for the earlier format was virtually the same as the latter version (a disk on a turntable, played using a needle), phonographs continued to be built to play obsolete 78s for decades after the format was discontinued. Manufacturers have announced standard DVD releases well into 2009, and the format remains the preferred one for the release of older television programs and films, with some programs such as Star Trek: The Original Series requiring remastering and replacement of certain elements such as special effects in order to be better received in high-definition viewing.[28]

The Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) is an optical disc technology that may one day hold up to 3.9 terabytes (TB) of information, albeit the current maximum is 250GB. It employs a technique known as collinear holography.

The 5D DVD being developed at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia uses a multi-laser system to encode and read data on multiple layers. Disc capacities are estimated at up to 10 terabytes and the technology could be commercially ready within ten years. [29]

Telugudreams: A new type of disc that stores 10,000 times more data than current DVDs has been unveiled by Australia researchers. http://www.telugudreams.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=2900&cId=4

DVD as an archival medium

There are two considerations for an archival medium: obsolescence and durability. If there is no device that can read the medium, it is obsolete and the data is unavailable and thus lost.

Durability of DVDs is measured by how long the data may be read from the disc assuming compatible devices exist that can read it: that is, how long the disc can be stored until data is lost. Five factors affect durability: sealing method, reflective layer, organic dye makeup, where it was manufactured, and storage practices [30].

According to the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA), "manufacturers claim life spans ranging from 30 to 100 years for DVD-R and DVD+R discs and up to 30 years for DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM," [31] although a manufacturer of 24-karat gold-based DVDs claims lifespans of up to 300 years [32]. Of more conventional manufacturing processes, Taiyo Yuden is frequently recommended for longer durability [33].

DVD consumer rights

Main article: DVD Consumer Rights

DVDs that have commercial movies and television content recorded on them are subject to copyright. The rise of filesharing and "piracy" has prompted many copyright owners to display notices on DVD packaging or displayed on screen when the content is played that warn consumers of the illegality of certain uses of the DVD.

Such notices do not always offer a reliable summary of DVD owners' rights.

Generally, retail buyers of commercial prerecorded DVDs are free to sell or exchange their property. Arrangements for renting and lending differ more by geography. In the US, the right to rent or lend out bought DVDs is protected by the first-sale doctrine under the United States Copyright Act. In Europe, rental and lending rights are more limited, under a 1992 European Directive that gives copyright holders broader powers to restrict the commercial renting and public lending of DVD copies of their work.

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ "Build Your Skills: A comparison between DVD and CD-ROM". http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-6349-1047035.html.
  2. ^ DVD-Workshop: University of Utah and elsewhere, e.g. as the SD export preset for standard definition DVDs in Final Cut Pro.
  3. ^ http://www.macworld.com/article/132446/2008/03/toast9.html
  4. ^ "E-commerce and Video Distribution: DVD and Blu-ray". http://ecommerceandvideodistributiondvd.blogspot.com/.
  5. ^ a b c Johnson, Lawrence B. (September 7, 1997). "For the DVD, Disney Magic May Be the Key". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407EEDC1730F934A3575AC0A961958260. Retrieved on 2009-05-25.
  6. ^ "A Battle for Influence Over Insatiable Disks". The New York Times. 1995-01-11. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEEDA143CF932A25752C0A963958260. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
  7. ^ "DVD designers go with AC-3 Final specs for 'digital versatile disc'...". 1995-12-11. http://login.vnuemedia.com/h/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=EhTA1werc%2F8oJkXd3AvIhVqJMQ%2BEsnoUjFFnmSZpudrVtJLf7Nv3guKhcy0wXloTw1ec8wBZwjOB%0A62XN0BJm24K0G1zDvlaa2k6JKCFzE7ePjrRq%2BP7fzOttoVmmk0ji0Ak9XMyUDOLcVVHvY1YAAu7R%0A9%2FWEig9DTbEWMSZ81VibQ8Yr05 cHz6%2BtV7gQyZ7v2cr1AiqljrxXu9IdD%2FTDqGSb8vhhZNMn6q9G%0Aegam8cJXu9IdD%2FTDqOmFpnXV7XcQIVOkoLrk6Bs%3D. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
  8. ^ "DVD FAQ". DVD Demystified. 2006-09-12. http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#1.1.
  9. ^ "DVD Primer". DVD Forum. 2004-11-14. http://www.dvdforum.org/faq-dvdprimer.htm#1. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  10. ^ Physical parameters
  11. ^ DVD in Detail
  12. ^ Dvd Faq
  13. ^ "DVD-14". AfterDawn Ltd.. http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/terms/dvd-14.cfm. Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
  14. ^ DVD FAQ
  15. ^ a b Robert DeMoulin. "Understanding Dual Layer DVD Recording". BurnWorld.com. http://www.burnworld.com/howto/articles/intro-to-dual-layer.htm. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
  16. ^ "DVD players benchmark". hometheaterhifi.com. http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-bin/shootout.cgi?function=search&articles=all&type=&manufacturer=0&maxprice=0&deInt=0&mpeg=0#SamsungBD-P1000%20Blu-ray/DVD%20Player%20(HDMI). Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  17. ^ "Discount stores are a video lover's channel of choice". Discount Store News (via findarticles.com). 1998-08-10. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_15_37/ai_50241583. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
  18. ^ Bakalis, Anna (2003-06-20). "It's unreel: DVD rentals overtake videocassettes". Washington Times. http://washingtontimes.com/business/20030620-113258-1104r.htm.
  19. ^ "E-commerce and Video Distribution: DVD and Blu-ray". http://ecommerceandvideodistributiondvd.blogspot.com/.
  20. ^ "DVD-Audio's CPPM can be got around with a WinDVD patch". http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/DVD-Audios-CPPM-can-be-got-around-with-a-WinDVD-patch.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
  21. ^ "What is Blu-ray Disc?". Sony. http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&identifier=S_BrandShowcase_Blu-ray. Retrieved on 2008-11-25.
  22. ^ "DVD FAQ: 3.13 - What about the new HD formats?". 2008-09-21. http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#3.13. Retrieved on 2008-11-25.
  23. ^ High-Definition Sales Far Behind Standard DVD's First Two Years
  24. ^ "E-commerce and Video Distribution: DVD and Blu-ray". http://ecommerceandvideodistributiondvd.blogspot.com/.
  25. ^ Magnavox Blu-ray Disc Player NB500MG9
  26. ^ 10.5 Apocalypse Blu-ray Movie
  27. ^ BW Online | April 19, 2004 | Gates And Ballmer On "Making The Transition"
  28. ^ Kirk/Spock STAR TREK To Get All-New HD Spaceships
  29. ^ "'5D' storage could hold 2,000 times more than 1 DVD". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-05-22. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/22/tech-5d-storage-dvd-polarization-colours-3d-swinburne-chon-nature.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-29.
  30. ^ "How To Choose CD/DVD Archival Media". 2006-10-30. http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/10/30/how-to-choose-cddvd-archival-media. Retrieved on 2009-03-14.
  31. ^ "How long will data recorded on writable DVD discs remain readable?". http://www.osta.org/technology/dvdqa/dvdqa11.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-14.
  32. ^ "New Gold KODAK CD and DVD Promise a 80 to 300 Years of Lifetime". 2006-04-18. http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Details.aspx?NewsId=16833. Retrieved on 2009-03-14.
  33. ^ "How To Choose CD/DVD Archival Media". 2006-10-30. http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/10/30/how-to-choose-cddvd-archival-media. Retrieved on 2009-03-14.

References

External links

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Analog

Quadruplex (1956) · VERA (1958) · Type A (1965) · CV-2000 (1965) · Akai (1967) · U-matic (1969) · EIAJ-1 (1969) · Cartrivision (1972) · Philips VCR (1972) · V-Cord (1974) · VX (1974) · Betamax (1975) · IVC (1975) · Type B (1976) · Type C (1976) · VHS (1976) · VK (1977) · SVR (1979) · Video 2000 (1980) · CVC (1980) · VHS-C (1982) · M (1982) · Betacam (1982) · Video8 (1985) · MII (1986) · S-VHS (1987) · Hi8 (1989) · S-VHS-C (1987) · W-VHS (1994)
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D1 (1986) · D2 (1988) · D3 (1991) · DCT (1992) · D5 (1994) · Digital Betacam (1993) · DV (1995) · Digital-S (D9) (1995) · DVCPRO (1995) · Betacam SX (1996) · DVCAM (1996) · HDCAM (1997) · DVCPRO50 (1998) · D-VHS (1998) · Digital8 (1999) · DVCPRO HD (2000) · D6 HDTV VTR (2000) · MicroMV (2001) · HDV (2003) · HDCAM SR (2003)
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Phonovision (1927) · TeD (1975) · Laserdisc (1978) · CED (1981) · VHD (1983) · Laserfilm (1984) · CD Video (1987)
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VCD (1993) · MovieCD (c.1995) · DVD/DVD-Video (1995) · MiniDVD (c.1995) · CVD (1998) · SVCD (1998) · EVD (2003) · XDCAM (2003) · H(D)VD(2004) · FVD (2005) · UMD (2005) · VMD (2006) · HD DVD (2006) · Blu-ray Disc (2006) · HVD (2007) · CBHD (2008)
Solid state

DVCPRO P2 (2004) · AVC-Intra (2006) · XDCAM EX (2007)
Digital tapeless

MOD (2005) · AVCHD (2006) · TOD (2007)
Non-video TV recording

Kinescope (1947) · Electronicam kinescope (1950s) · Electronic Video Recording (1967)

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