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34 Victor Company of Japan, Limited
History of JVC
1927 •Victor Talking Machine Company of Japan, Limited established
1939 •Produced Japan’s first TV receiver
1954 •Produced Japan’s first EP record
1956 •Developed 45/45 stereo record format
1958 •Produced Japan’s first stereo LP record
•Introduced STL-1S, Japan’s first 45/45 stereo record player
1960 •Introduced 21CT-11B, JVC’s first color TV set
1963 •Introduced KV-200, the world’s smallest 2-head professional VCR
1971 •Introduced CD-4, 4-channel stereo record
1976 •Introduced HR-3300, the world’s first VHS home video recorder
1978 •Held the first JVC Tokyo Video Festival
1980 •Started to sponsor the UEFA European Football Championship
1984 •Held the first JVC Jazz Festival
•Introduced GR-C1, a single-unit video camera
1986 •Introduced GR-C7, the world’s smallest and lightest VHS-C video camera
1987 •Introduced HR-S7000, the world’s first S-VHS video recorder
1990 •Introduced HR-SC1000, the world’s first VHS/VHS-C compatible video recorder
1991 •Introduced AV-36W1, first multi-wide vision TV in the industry
1993 •Introduced high-definition TV
•Introduced HR-W1, the world’s first high-definition home video recorder
•Introduced GR-DV1, the world’s first pocket-sized digital video camera
1998 •Introduced DLA-G10, full S-XGA high-definition D-ILA multimedia projector
2002 •Introduced AV-36/32Z1500, TVs equipped with D.I.S.T. (digital image scaling technology)
•Introduced PD-42/35DT3, plasma display
2003 •Introduced GR-HD1, high-definition digital video camera
•Introduced EX-A1, compact component system
2004 •Sponsored UEFA EURO 2004TM
•Introduced HD-ILA hybrid projection TV in North America
•Introduced hard disk camcorder “Everio” GZ-MC200/MC100
2005 •JVC becomes UEFA EUROTOP Official Partner
•Introduced digital audio players XA-AL55 and XA-MP101/MP51
•Introduced professional HDV high-definition camera recorder GY-HD100
•JVC co-develops high-quality audio compression technology “net K2” with
Victor Entertainment, Inc.
•Introduced LT-37LC70, 37-inch LCD TV featuring the industry’s first high-speed LCD driver
•Introduced three LCD TV models equipped with new Genessa “Image Intellegence” technology
2006 •Introduced two third-generation “Everio” hard disk camcorders GZ-MG77 and GZ-MG67
and SHARE STATION DVD burner CU-VD10 for “Everio” series camcorders
The first image to be projected on a
cathode ray tube, the Japanese char-
acter “イ”
1976
HR-3300
1995
GR-DV1
2003
GR-HD1
2003
EX-A1
1986
GR-C7
2004
GZ-MC200
2006
GZ-MG77/67
2004
HD-ILA hybrid projection TV
1958
STL-1S