A Little History 2005: New Sound Format Dolby Pro logic IIx (A 7.1 system with stereo in back channals from stereo signal, 5.1 signal, etc.) 2002: 75 First Years With TV 2001: New Sound Format Dolby Pro logic II (A 5.1 system with stereo in back channals from a stereo signal, etc.) 2000 June: New THX OPTIMODE for DVD 2000 April: First LaserDisc With Dolby Digital EX/THX Surround EX (6.1) Was Star Wars Episode 1 On Japanice Laserdisc 2000: DTS Announces DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 Audio Standard 1999 September: New sound format: THX surround EX/Dolby Digital Surround EX (5.1 extended whit center at rear) 1997: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), Released In 1997, Store Capacities From 4.7GB Up To 17.1GB (Dual Sided) 1997: DTS New High Resulution 5.1 Sound System 1995: Dolby AC-3 New 5.1 Sound System, Today Called Dolby Digital, 1978: LaserDisc Invented By MCA/Philips, Released In 1978, Before CD 1927: First TV Products That Have Debuted At CES: 2008: OLED TV 2007: New convergence of content and technology 2006: An explosion of digital content services 2005: IP TV 2004: HD Radio 2003: HD Radio 2003: Blu-Ray DVD 2003: HDTV PVR 2002: Home Media Server 2001: Plasma TV 2001: Microsoft Xbox 2000: Digital Audio Radio (DAR) 1999: Hard-disc VCR (PVR) 1998: High Definition Television (HDTV) 1996: Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) 1994: Digital Satellite System 1993: Mini Disc 1993: Radio Data System 1991: Compact Disc - Interactive 1990: Digital Audio Technology 1981: Camcorder 1981: Compact Disc Player 1974: LaserDisc Player (LD) 1970: Videocassette Recorder (VCR) Read more at CES Back To News Main You can read news, or select year from archive