CED
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CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) is an obsolete analog video disc format developed by RCA that stored movies on grooved vinyl-like discs read by a stylus.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capacitance Electronic Disc | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
analog video disc format
ⓘ
home video format ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CED NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audioChannels |
mono
ⓘ
stereo ⓘ |
| caddyMaterial | plastic ⓘ |
| category |
Obsolete technologies
ⓘ
Video storage ⓘ |
| commercialBrand | SelectaVision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commercialLaunchYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| contentType |
feature films
ⓘ
music videos ⓘ television programs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataStorageMedium | grooved vinyl-like disc ⓘ |
| dataStorageMethod | capacitance-based analog storage ⓘ |
| developer |
RCA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Radio Corporation of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | 1960s–1980s ⓘ |
| developmentStartDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| discDiameter | 12 inch ⓘ |
| discFeature |
spiral groove
ⓘ
vinyl-like appearance ⓘ |
| discMaterial | PVC plastic ⓘ |
| discontinued | 1984 ⓘ |
| frameRate | approximately 60 fields per second (NTSC) ⓘ |
| fullName | Capacitance Electronic Disc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
consumer video distribution
ⓘ
home video playback ⓘ |
| introducedBy | RCA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isObsolete | true ⓘ |
| marketPosition |
competitor to Betamax
ⓘ
competitor to LaserDisc ⓘ competitor to VHS ⓘ |
| playbackAccess | linear ⓘ |
| playbackDevice | CED player ⓘ |
| protectiveCaddy | yes ⓘ |
| randomAccessCapability | limited ⓘ |
| readingMethod | stylus ⓘ |
| reasonForCommercialFailure |
competition from VHS and Betamax
ⓘ
late market entry ⓘ technical reliability issues ⓘ |
| signalType |
analog audio
ⓘ
analog video ⓘ |
| storageCapacity | up to 60 minutes per side (NTSC) ⓘ |
| successorFormat |
DVD
ⓘ
LaserDisc NERFINISHED ⓘ VHS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| susceptibleTo |
dust and contamination
ⓘ
wear from stylus contact ⓘ |
| videoStandardSupported |
NTSC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PAL ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.