Home video

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Home video is a physical home media sold or rented for physical home viewings. The term originates from the VHS and Betamax era, when the predominant medium was videotapes, but has carried over to optical disc formats such as DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. In a different usage, "home video" refers to amateur physical home video recordings, also known as physical home movies. Released in 1978, LaserDisc (LD) is another physical home video format, which never managed to gain widespread use on American and British retail markets due to high cost of the players and their inability to record TV programs (unlike VHS), although it retained some popularity among videophiles and film enthusiasts during its lifespan; the format had greater prevalence in Japan and in regions of Southeast Asia such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, where it was better supported. Film titles were released in LD format until 2001; production of LD players ceased in 2009. The home video business distributes...

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