Who is the inventor of the DVD?

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DVD as an industry standard was announced in November 1995 and backed by major players in the CE, IT and movie industry. The first players appeared in Japan in November, 1996, followed by U.S. players in March, 1997. To produce DVD players, one needs to license a range of patents, owned by different companies. A number of these companies (Philips, Sony, Matsushita and Toshiba) have decided to license the necessary patents through one licensing agent. Philips has been selected to take up this administrative role. Matshusita, was the company mainly responsible for the development of DVD as it is today. Philips, one of the first companies to make CD players, was the first to make a DVD player. The invention of DVD cannot be attributed to one person or one company. May 02 02, 11:47 AM

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Who invented DVD's and DVD players? Is it possible to play a US DVD on a UK DVD player? Will a DVD purchased in Europe work on a DVD player in North America? Do burned DVD-Rs work in all DVD players?

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