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May 30, 1987: Compact Disc Video (CD-V) Format Released
<img width="150" height="66" data-tf-not-load src="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/150px-CDVlogo.svg1_.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="CD-V format" decoding="async" />
<img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-24623" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2015/05/150px-CDVlogo.svg1_.png" alt="CD-V format" width="150" height="66" />CD-V format1987 – North American Phillips Company introduced the compact disc video format. Using the same technology as LaserVision, the “CD’s with Pictures” would be gold in color and the same size as an audio CD. They could hold up to 800 MB – which would allow for a full length movie in SD, or a video music album.
The CD-V didn’t last that long, dissolving by 1991.
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<img width="150" height="66" data-tf-not-load src="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/150px-CDVlogo.svg1_.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="CD-V format" decoding="async" />
<img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-24623" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2015/05/150px-CDVlogo.svg1_.png" alt="CD-V format" width="150" height="66" />CD-V format1987 – North American Phillips Company introduced the compact disc video format. Using the same technology as LaserVision, the “CD’s with Pictures” would be gold in color and the same size as an audio CD. They could hold up to 800 MB – which would allow for a full length movie in SD, or a video music album.
The CD-V didn’t last that long, dissolving by 1991.
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