Registered: April 17, 2007 | Posts: 1 |
| Posted: | | | | Does anyone know what the first movie was that was released on DVD? I am new to the forum. This topic may have been discussed before. Just curious. |
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Registered: March 15, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,459 |
| Posted: | | | | Found this on another forum, but don't know where the quote came from:
"The first DVD players and discs were available in November 1996 in Japan, March 1997 in the United States, 1998 in Europe and in 1999 in Australia. The first pressed DVD release was the film Twister in 1996. The film had the first test for 2.1 surround sound. The first titles released in the U.S., on March 19, 1997, by Lumivision, authored by AIX Entertainment, were IMAX adaptations: Africa: The Serengeti, Antarctica: An Adventure of a Different Nature, Tropical Rainforest, and Animation Greats." |
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Registered: March 17, 2007 | Posts: 893 |
| Posted: | | | | I remember the first ones to be released in Australia - they were the Mask and Se7en. I bought both the first day they were out... On the back of Seven they showed that the movie had dts, and dolby digital but the actual release was only in DD 2.0 and good old MPEG Layer 3 audio which went no further. |
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