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  2. LaserDisc - Wikipedia

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    A top-loading, Magnavox-brand LaserDisc player with the lid open A front-loading, Pioneer CLD-1030 CD/CDV/LD player The earliest players employed gas helium–neon laser tubes to read discs and had a red-orange light with a wavelength of 632.8 nm , while later solid-state players used infrared semiconductor laser diodes with a wavelength of 780 nm.

  3. LaserDisc player - Wikipedia

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    A LaserDisc player is a device designed to play video ( analog) and audio ( analog or digital) stored on LaserDisc. LaserDisc was the first optical disc format marketed to consumers; it was introduced by MCA DiscoVision in 1978. From 1978 until 1984, all LaserDisc player models read discs by using a helium–neon laser.

  4. LV-ROM - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Philips VP415 Laserdisc player. LV-ROM is an optical disc format developed by Philips Electronics to integrate analog video and computer software for interactive multimedia. The LV-ROM is a specialized variation of the CAV Laserdisc. LV-ROM is an initialism for " LaserVision Read-Only Memory ". Like Laserdisc, LV-ROM discs store analog ...

  5. Compact Disc Digital Audio - Wikipedia

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    There was a long debate over the use of 16-bit (Sony) or 14-bit (Philips) quantization, and 44,056 or 44,100 samples/s (Sony) or approximately 44,000 samples/s (Philips). When the Sony/Philips task force designed the Compact Disc, Philips had already developed a 14-bit D/A converter (DAC), but Sony insisted on 16-bit. In the end Sony won, so 16 ...

  6. AAC-LD - Wikipedia

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    The AAC-LD coding scheme bridges the gap between speech coding schemes and high quality audio coding schemes. Two-way communication with AAC-LD is possible on usual analog telephone lines and via ISDN connections. It can use a bit rate of 32 - 64 kbit/s or higher.

  7. Nicotine - Wikipedia

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    Nicotine dependence involves tolerance, sensitization, [31] physical dependence, psychological dependence, [32] and can cause distress. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include depressed mood, stress, anxiety, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and sleep disturbances. [ 2 ]

  8. Chrysler 300 - Wikipedia

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    The 300C was ranked No. 12 in a Complex.com article, "The 25 Most Iconic Hip-Hop Cars", due to its popularity in many hip-hop music videos following its introduction. [32] Chrysler 300 designer Ralph Gilles reflected on the vehicle's success in 2008, saying that the "300 turned out to be a bit of an icon for Chrysler".

  9. South Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    South Korea entered six archers to compete at the games. The nation fielded a full squad of men's team recurve by scoring a successful gold-medal victory and obtaining the first of three available team spots as the highest-ranked eligible nation at the 2023 World Championships in Berlin, Germany. [4]