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SelectaVision

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SelectaVision
Product typeHome video player
OwnerRCA
Introduced1981 (1981)
Discontinued1986

SelectaVision was a trademark name used on four classes of device by the Radio Corporation of America:

Capacitance Electronic Disc's competitors, Philips/Magnavox and Pioneer, instead manufactured optical discs, read with lasers.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]

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References

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  1. ^ RCA SelectaVision HoloTape Video Player in 1969
  2. ^ a b c Hernandez, Daniela. "March 22, 1981: RCA SelectaVision Spins (Briefly) into Stores". Wired.
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