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VideoNow

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VideoNow
Media typeOptical disc
Capacity450 MB,[1] up to 30 minutes.
Developed byHasbro
DimensionsVideoNow: 85 mm (3.3 in) diameter
VideoNow Color: 4.25 in (108 mm) diameter
UsageVCD/DVD/CD players
Extended fromCD
ReleasedOctober 1, 2003[2]
Discontinued2007
Optical discs
General
Optical media types
Standards
See also

The VideoNow is a portable video player produced by Hasbro and released by their subsidiary Tiger Electronics in 2003 as part of Tiger's line of Now consumer products. The systems use discs called PVDs (which stands for Personal Video Disc), which can store about 30 minutes (half an hour) of video,[3] the length of an average TV show with commercials (a typical TV episode is about 20–23 minutes without them), so each PVD contains only one episode, with trailers at the end to use the leftover time on most PVDs, including Nickelodeon PVDs. Video data is stored on the left audio channel with audio on the right channel, thus making it impossible to achieve stereo sound on the system, which only plays in black and white. The video plays at 15fps. Most of the shows were from Nickelodeon, such as SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly OddParents,[4] and later they released shows from Cartoon Network, such as Ed, Edd n Eddy and Dexter's Laboratory, Disney only mostly released episodes of America’s Funniest Home Videos and one Hannah Montana music video. A small number of movies were also released on the system, but due to the limited space on a PVD, said movies would have to be released on at least three discs, depending on the length of said film.

Hasbro also produced editing software for creating custom VideoNow Color PVDs called the VideoNow Media Wizard in 2005, which came with blank PVD media. A number of unofficial solutions are available for creating the oddly-formatted VideoNow files, including a plug-in for the popular video processing program Virtual Dub. The files can then be burned to a CD-R using standard CD burning software, and the disc cut down to the required size.

Hasbro made recordable PVDs available without the Media Wizard from their online store.[citation needed]

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Models

Standard Models

  • VideoNow - The first model, released in 2003. Its screen has a resolution of 80 × 80 non-square pixels and can display up to 16 shades of gray.[4] Furthermore, the screen isn't backlit; an official light was sold separately to allow use of the device in dim lighting conditions. It uses 85 mm (3.3 in) discs.[1]
A VideoNow Color without a disc inserted.
  • VideoNow Color - The second model, Released in 2004. A major revision of the original VideoNow model, its most notable improvement over the original model is the ability to play videos in full color; additionally, the screen is backlit, and its resolution has been increased to 240 × 160. Alongside the superior screen, the Color adds the ability to fast forward and rewind video; the first model only allowed for skipping between scenes. It is backwards compatible with the original model's PVDs, though the image is cropped to accommodate for the Color's wider resolution. It uses 107 mm (4.2 in) discs, which would become the standard size of PVDs throughout the line's lifespan.[5]
  • VideoNow Jr. - The third model, released by subsidiary Playskool in 2004. It is a variation of the VideoNow Color designed for preschoolers, with a more childish design, rubberized corners, bigger buttons for ease of use, and two eject hatches which have to be pulled at the same time to minimize the risk of opening the disc tray and touching the laser by accident. PVDs made under the VideoNow Jr. brand are also flexible in order to prevent them from breaking when bent.[1] Despite this, they are functionally identical to a VideoNow Color PVD; as such, they can be played on a VideoNow Color or XP, and the VideoNow Jr. player is compatible with VideoNow Color PVDs.
  • VideoNow XP - The fourth model, released in 2005. It uses a clamshell design, has a larger screen than the VideoNow Color, albeit at the same resolution, and was designed with basic gaming functionality,[1] featuring four separated directional buttons and two face buttons labeled "A" and "B". A few dedicated VideoNow XP games were made, though all of them were interactive movies with gameplay consisting entirely of Quick Time Events, similar to Laserdisc-based arcade games such as the Advanced Microcomputer Systems developed- and Don Bluth animated- Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. Standard PVDs released during the XP's lifespan would also feature a simple trivia game with questions about the episode included, which could only be played on the XP. Should a PVD game be put into any other model, the content will play in the order it is stored on the disc.
  • VideoNow Color FX - The fifth and final model, released in 2006. It is virtually identical to the VideoNow Color in both functionality and form factor; the only difference between the two is that the Color FX uses translucent plastic as opposed to the opaque plastic used for the original Color model.

Special editions

Accessories

  • VideoNow Light- a light accessory made for the original VideoNow to allow for viewing in dim lighting conditions. It requires a separate AA battery.
  • Carrying Case- made to store the VideoNow and 5 PVDs in. There are 4 types, one each model.
  • VideoNow-branded headphones were available with a standard 3.5 mm audio jack.
  • VideoNow Media Wizard- a basic editing software used to make custom PVDs to play on a Color/fx, XP, and Jr.
  • VCamNow- a VideoNow-branded camcorder that came with a copy of the Media Wizard.

Shows included on VideoNow (All Versions)

VideoNow

VideoNow Jr.

  • Blue's Clues
    • The Legend of the Blue Puppy
    • Shape Searchers
    • Blue's Big Band
  • Clifford the Big Red Dog
    • Teacher's Pet / Clifford and the Beanstalk
    • Little Clifford / Welcome to Birdswell Island
    • The Dog Park / And Birdy Makes Three
    • Great Race / Short-Changed
    • Dog House Rock / Stage Struck
  • Clifford's Puppy Days
    • Jorge and the Dog Run / Clifford's Clubhouse
    • Friends of All Ages / Clifford's Super Sleepover
    • Socks and Snooze / Monsters in 3B
  • Dora the Explorer
    • Dora Had a Little Lamb
    • Backpack!
    • Wizzle Wishes
    • Berry Hunt
    • Lost and Found
  • Dragon Tales
    • The Big Sleepover / Calling Dr. Zak / The Forest of Darkness
    • Not Separated At Birth / The Greatest Show In Dragon Land / A Tall Tale
    • A Kite For Quetzal / Prepare According To Instructions / The Big Cake Mix-Up
    • Lucky Stone / The Balancing Act / On Thin Ice
  • LazyTown (Sports Day)
  • Nick Jr #1 (Dora the Explorer / Little Bill / Max & Ruby)
  • Nick Jr #2 (Dora the Explorer / Blue's Clues / Max & Ruby)
  • Nick Jr Bests #4 (Dora the Explorer / Blue's Room / LazyTown)
  • Oswald (Friends Indeed / Sammy Starfish Live)
  • Rubbadubbers
    • Train Driver Tubb / Sploshy's Tail / Terence's Double Trouble / Scary Finbar / Reg the Monster
    • Tubb the Pirate / Terence of Arabia / Sploshy of the Arctic / Super Amelia / Deep Sea Reg
    • Sheriff Terence / Sploshybird / Rocket Sled Reg/ Tubb the Magician / Amelia and the Detectives
    • Finbar the Star / Princess Amelia / Tubb the Frog Prince / Terence the Shopkeeper / Sploshy the Stoneseeker
  • Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
    • Firefly Nights / Fu-Fu's Full Moon Flight / Shei-Hu's Secret
    • How Sagwa Got Her Colors / Fur Cut / Stinky Tofu
    • The New Year's Clean-Up / Ba-Do and the Lantern Festival / By the Light of the Moon
    • The Birds, the Bees and the Silkworms / Panda-monium / Sagwa, Fu-Fu, and the Whistling Pigeon
  • Sesame Street
    • Grover's Popcorn Stand
    • Hide and Seek on Seasme Street
    • Elmo Reads a Book
    • The Mail It Shop Opens on Seasme Street
    • Zoe Takes Trombone Lessons
    • In Search of the Letter Y
  • The Wiggles
    • Murray's Shirt
    • Jeff the Mechanic
    • Haircut
    • Anthony's Friend

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Personal Video Disk (PVD) (2003 – 2006)". Museum Of Obsolete Media. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "2003 JCPenney Christmas Book, Page 476 - Catalogs & Wishbooks".
  3. ^ Children's Software & New Media Revue. Active Learning Associates. 2004. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b Forgotten Media: VideoNow. 2011-09-18. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
  5. ^ Laporte, Leo; Miller, Michael (2005). Leo Laporte's 2006 Gadget Guide. Que. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-7897-3395-5.

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