SelectaVision
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| Product type | Home video |
|---|---|
| Owner | RCA |
| Introduced | 1981 |
| Discontinued | 1986 |
SelectaVision was a trademark name used on four classes of device by RCA:
- The Holotape, a prototype video medium[1]
- Magnetic tape
- VHS videocassette recorders, and
- Capacitance Electronic Disc videodisc players and the discs themselves.
Capacitance Electronic Disc's competitors, Philips/Magnavox and Pioneer, instead manufactured optical discs, read with lasers.[2] On April 4, 1984, RCA, having sold only 550,000 players, ended sales, losing $580 million.[2] The losses resulted in General Electric's acquisition of RCA in 1986, and the "SelectaVision" brand was abandoned.[2]
See also
- Video High Density (JVC, 1970)
- Electronic Video Recording (CBS, 1967)
- Phonovision (Baird, 1928)
- Vitascan (DuMont, 1949)
References
- ^ RCA SelectaVision HoloTape Video Player in 1969
- ^ a b c Hernandez, Daniela. "March 22, 1981: RCA SelectaVision Spins (Briefly) into Stores". Wired.
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