Useful Information about Home Video

In recent decades, the electronical technology has developed so rapidly that benefit the people all over the world. Home video is one of the most amazing products. It is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or hired for home entertainment.

The term of home video originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blue-ray Disc. The first company to duplicate and distribute Home Video Theatre was Magnetic Video,established in 1968.

Films and television series belong to the home video business. They are in the form of videos in various formats to the public. These are bought or rented, then watched privately from the comfort of home by consumers. Nowadays,most theatrically released films are released on DVD-Video, replacing the largely obsolete VHS (Video Home System) medium. The VCD format remains popular in Asia, though DVDs are gradually gaining popularity.

Prior to the advent of home video in the late 1970s, most feature films were inaccessible after their theatrical runs. They are only viewable in re-releases and television broadcasts. Home video release usually follows five or six months after the theatrical release. (Christmas and other holiday-related movies are generally not released on home video until the following year when that holiday is celebrated again.)

Many TV programs are now also available in complete seasons on DVD. It has become popular practice for defunct TV shows to be released to DVD one season at a time every few months, and active shows to be released on DVD after the end of each season. Prior to the television DVDs, most television shows were only viewable in syndication, or on limited ‘best of’ VHS releases of selected episodes. These copyrighted movies and programs generally have legal restrictions on them preventing them from being shown in public venues, shown to other people for money, or copied for other than fair use purposes.–wholesale watches

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