WikiWirral values you and your opinion.
Forum Statistics
Forums65
Topics76,352
Posts1,033,280
Members14,560
Most Online16,551
Feb 2nd, 2024
Who's Online Now
12 members (ArranGirl13, 3 invisible), 7,862 guests, and 573 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters
sunnyside 45,164
MattLFC 22,315
Mark 21,269
granny 17,788
_Ste_ 16,345
Newest Members
Kalena1962, rattus, Lisrush, Emotecreative, ArranGirl13
14,560 Registered Users
New General Forums
New Wirral History
Tall Brick Chimneys
by diggingdeeper - 16th Mar 2024 11:56am
D.I.Y. / Building Shop
by mharford91 - 3rd Mar 2024 8:53pm
1970's Murder in Central Park, Wallasey
by cutespam - 4th Aug 2018 10:28am
Old Hall in Higher Bebington
by Rhoobarb - 25th May 2010 5:55pm
Oleo Works
by Ducko - 14th May 2008 3:09pm
Top Posters(30 Days)
granny 14
casper 13
bri445 4
Topic Replies
Facial recognition coming in supermarkets?
by diggingdeeper - 27th Mar 2024 3:50pm
Bolts at Bebington Road
by diggingdeeper - 27th Mar 2024 2:33am
Hot Spot Chippie Broadway
by Excoriator - 26th Mar 2024 7:57pm
Tall Brick Chimneys
by diggingdeeper - 26th Mar 2024 5:43pm
Lost river (Well, brook really)
by diggingdeeper - 26th Mar 2024 3:09am
Old Hall in Higher Bebington
by diggingdeeper - 24th Mar 2024 5:58pm
Netflix 3 Body Problem.
by BultacoAstro - 22nd Mar 2024 8:04am
Wisper electric bike. 36v .
by Dilly - 21st Mar 2024 7:36pm
This is Elvis
by GingerTom - 21st Mar 2024 9:27am
March
M T W T F S S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Top Likes Received (30 Days)
cools 1
Kylix 1
Top Likes Received
bert1 14
Mark 4
Gibbo 3
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#166668 17th Aug 2007 11:57pm
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
MattLFC Offline OP
Wiki Master
OP Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
Originally Posted by BBC News
Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany, sparking a global music revolution.

More than 200 billion CDs have been sold worldwide since then and it remains the dominant format despite the growth in digital downloads.

The CD was jointly developed by Philips and Sony and the disc has also become a key storage method for computer users.

The first CD produced was The Visitors by Abba.

Piet Kramer, who was a member of the optical group at Philips during the disc's development, said: "When Philips teamed up with Sony to develop the CD, our first target was to win over the world for the CD.

Well I have to say, it has to be one of, if not "the", greatest inventions of the 20th century.

And dont forget, this technology and its media is resposinble for distributing masses of things to people all over the planet including these popular formats:

- Audio CD
- VCD
- SVCD
- CD-ROM
- DVD
- DVD-ROM
- SACD
- DVD-A
- CDR
- CDRW
- DVD-R+/-
- DVD-RW+/-
- DVD-RAM
- DVD-ROM
- DL-DVD
- UMD

And its no co-incendence that future formats such as Blu-ray and HD-DVD are the same in both format and size, and manufacturers insist that players should be backward compatible with DC's and DVD's.

smile

BBC News Report

Attached Images
_44063768_philips_pres.jpg _44063767_cdplayer203.jpg
Google Ads
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 12,369
Likes: 1
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 12,369
Likes: 1
clap well done philips


Autowirral.co.uk - The Northwest's Biggest forum of Motoring Enthusiasts.
Cruisewirral.com - The Northwest's Biggest forum of Modified Car Enthusiasts.
BMW Joe #166681 18th Aug 2007 10:13am
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
MattLFC Offline OP
Wiki Master
OP Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
And Sony wink

Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,888
Forum Master
Offline
Forum Master
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,888
ironic thing is i dont like philips as a brand i would buy, say for a tv etc... dont know wot it is...

Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
MattLFC Offline OP
Wiki Master
OP Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
They were the best for VHS though... well bar JVC of course, but they were better and far more reliable then the likes of Sony and Panasonic, especially in the early days when failiures where commonplace.

#166773 19th Aug 2007 9:51am
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 21,269
Likes: 4
Wiki Master
Online Happy
Wiki Master
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 21,269
Likes: 4
* Compact disc hits 25th birthday *
Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/technology/6950845.stm

Seems like yesterday as I'm so young wink

Mark #166780 19th Aug 2007 10:40am
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 12,369
Likes: 1
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 12,369
Likes: 1


Autowirral.co.uk - The Northwest's Biggest forum of Motoring Enthusiasts.
Cruisewirral.com - The Northwest's Biggest forum of Modified Car Enthusiasts.
BMW Joe #166790 19th Aug 2007 2:44pm
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,006
Forum Guardian
Offline
Forum Guardian
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,006
you mean they havent been around for ever????? lol


[Linked Image]
Waddi #166811 19th Aug 2007 6:40pm
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,992
Forum Guardian
Offline
Forum Guardian
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,992
Originally Posted by Waddi
you mean they havent been around for ever????? lol


whatever happened to the good old basf c60 or c90 audio cassette.... ah those were the days...... thumbsup


[Linked Image]
http://www.myspace.com/jonah1974
[email protected]


"WELL MY NUTS ARE HALFWAY UP MY ASS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT I'M PERFECT.....! "
jonah #166815 19th Aug 2007 6:46pm
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,006
Forum Guardian
Offline
Forum Guardian
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,006
and taping the chart off the radio and getting ready to press the pause/stop button to cut out the presenters voice overs.

whatever happened to minidisk. that could have been great.


[Linked Image]
Waddi #166817 19th Aug 2007 6:49pm
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,992
Forum Guardian
Offline
Forum Guardian
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,992
Originally Posted by Waddi
and taping the chart off the radio and getting ready to press the pause/stop button to cut out the presenters voice overs.


raftl fookin'el yeh remember doin that too, so funny, but how hard was it to time that just right !


[Linked Image]
http://www.myspace.com/jonah1974
[email protected]


"WELL MY NUTS ARE HALFWAY UP MY ASS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT I'M PERFECT.....! "
jonah #166822 19th Aug 2007 6:53pm
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
MattLFC Offline OP
Wiki Master
OP Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
Minidisc is still alive and well... its even better now thanks to a mixture of NetMD and HiMD. It dont have much to do with CD's though.

Its just we in the western world decided not to buy into it and stuck with CD's instead.

Its a pity DCC didnt make it to be honest, but we all know DAT was better anyway hehe.


Moderated by  Mark 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Random Wirral Images

Click to View Topic.
Newest Topics
Facial recognition coming in supermarkets?
by Excoriator - 27th Mar 2024 10:52am
Hot Spot Chippie Broadway
by Excoriator - 26th Mar 2024 7:57pm
Bolts at Bebington Road
by Excoriator - 23rd Mar 2024 9:48am
Netflix 3 Body Problem.
by BultacoAstro - 22nd Mar 2024 8:04am
Tall Brick Chimneys
by diggingdeeper - 16th Mar 2024 11:56am
For Sale & Free
Wisper electric bike. 36v .
by Dilly - 21st Mar 2024 7:36pm
This is Elvis
by GingerTom - 17th Mar 2024 2:37pm
Member Spotlight
diggingdeeper
diggingdeeper
Wirral
Posts: 14,343
Joined: July 2008
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
New Wirral Info
Facial recognition coming in supermarkets?
by Excoriator - 27th Mar 2024 10:52am
Hot Spot Chippie Broadway
by Excoriator - 26th Mar 2024 7:57pm
Bolts at Bebington Road
by Excoriator - 23rd Mar 2024 9:48am
Get your Money Tree ready
by keef666 - 22nd Mar 2023 12:27pm
Restaurant/pub with outdoor seating - Bromborough
by CarterUSM - 7th Aug 2020 7:59pm
News : New Topics
Gaza
by diggingdeeper - 29th Oct 2023 9:28am
Lost river (Well, brook really)
by Excoriator - 10th Sep 2019 8:50am
New Enthusiast Forums
Netflix 3 Body Problem.
by BultacoAstro - 22nd Mar 2024 8:04am
Xbox
by TudorBlue - 3rd Mar 2024 8:48pm
Wiper mechanism needed
by Peter0787 - 20th Feb 2024 4:07pm
Popular Topics(Views)
5,067,823 WIKI WALK CHAT
4,013,759 Spotted!
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5