An optical disc video and data format offering far greater storage capacity than a compact disc on the same physical disc size. A consortium of Sony, Panasonic, Philips and Toshiba developed it; it launched in Japan on 1 November 1996 and reached the United States on 24 March 1997, and it went on to displace the VHS cassette as the dominant home video format.
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Introduced YearLaunched in Japan on 1 November 1996; reached the United States on 24 March 1997. OriginA consortium of Sony, Panasonic, Philips and Toshiba developed the format. It offered far greater storage capacity than a compact disc on the same physical disc size, letting a full feature film fit on one side with room for extra audio tracks and bonus features, and it went on to displace the VHS cassette as the dominant home video format. 1 Connections
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It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan.
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