![]() ![]() In fact, if you're a fan of Hong Kong action movies or Japanese anime, it's easy to find Web sites that will sell you either in VCD format. ![]() China alone manufactures two million VCD players every year and there may be as many as 40 million in use throughout Asia. In Asia, Video CD players are roughly as common as VCRs in North America. Video CD was introduced by Philips and Sony in 1993, and, unfortunately, never caught on in North America, but it became a huge success in Asia, where most households didn't already have VCRs. Apple's big push over the last year has been for desktop DVDs with the expensive SuperDrive, and they seem to be missing the boat on VCDs.Ī VCD is an ordinary compact disk that can contain about an hour's worth of video with a resolution just a little bit lower than standard VHS tape. The example that's been bothering me for the last year or so is the Video CD, or VCD for short. Sometimes the whole computer industry, especially including Apple, go for a home run when most of their customers would be just as happy with a bunt single. ![]()
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