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What is the most obscure fact you know? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] daggermoon@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

HD-DVD and Blu-ray weren't the only HD video disc formats competing for dominance in the '00s. HD VMD which was basically a DVD containing more layers unsuccessfully tried to compete with the two. The company who produced it dissolved in 2008 and only a few titles were ever released on the format.

[โ€“] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There was actually a tape format called VCR. Made by Phillips, I believe it was the first video tape system that recorded a high quality signal in color available to consumers. It was test marketed in the PAL regions, proving to have reliability issues, and then JVC launched VHS later that year and Phillips gave up.