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The Sony Multimedia CD-ROM Player was a portable CD-ROM -based multimedia player produced by Sony and released in 1992. It was used to run reference software, such as electronic publications and encyclopedia. Before its release, both Sony representatives and the press referred to the device as the Sony Bookman; [7] [8] [9] that name remained in ...
DVD region code. Restricts region where media can be played by matching region number with configuration flag in DVD players. LaserLock. Includes hidden directory on the CD containing corrupted data which will cause errors while being copied. SafeDisc (version 4) See SafeDisc (versions 1-5) in previous section. SecuROM.
The Sony CDP-101 is the world's first commercially released compact disc player. [1] The system was launched in Japan on October 1, 1982 at a list price of 168,000 yen (approx US$ 730). [2] The Japan-only launch was partially because Philips, Sony's partner in the development of the CD format, was unable to meet the original agreed launch date.
Compact Disc and DVD copy protection. CD/DVD copy protection is a blanket term for various methods of copy protection for CDs and DVDs. Such methods include DRM, CD-checks, Dummy Files, illegal tables of contents, over-sizing or over-burning the CD, physical errors and bad sectors. Many protection schemes rely on breaking compliance with CD and ...
Discman was the name for portable CD players. The first Discman, the Sony D-50 or D-5 (depending on region), was launched in 1984. The Sony brand name for Discman changed to CD Walkman, initially for Japanese lineups launched between October 1997 and March 1998, [1] and then entirely in 2000. Discman and CD Walkman players were discontinued at ...
Wave Radio. Wave Radio/CD. The "Wave Radio" (which has since become known as "Wave Radio I") was an AM/FM clock radio that was introduced in 1993. It was smaller than the Acoustic Wave Music System and used two 2.5-inch speakers. [3] A "Wave Radio/CD" model was introduced in 1998 and was essentially a Wave Radio I with a CD player.
An early portable player, a Sony Discman model D-121. A portable CD player is a portable audio player used to play compact discs. Portable CD players are powered by batteries and they have a 1/8" headphone jack into which the user plugs a pair of headphones. The first portable CD player released was the D-50 by Sony.
The Data Discman is an electronic book player introduced to the Western market in late 1991 or early 1992 by Sony Corporation. [1] It was marketed in the United States to college students and international travelers, but had little success outside Japan. [citation needed] The Discman product name had originally been applied to Sony's range of ...