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History of JVC

The first image to be projected on a cathode ray tube, the Japanese character ""
1958
STL-1S
1976
HR-3300
1986
GR-C7
1995
GR-DV1
2003
GR-HD1
2003
EX-A1
2004
HD-ILA hybrid projection TV
2004
GZ-MC200
2006
GZ-MG77/67
2007
DLA-HD1
2007
GZ-HD7

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
1995
  • 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 2004™
  • 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
  • JVC awarded prestigious IEEE milestone for development of VHS video
2007
  • Introduced DLA-HD1, a full HD D-ILA home theater projection system with the industry's highest native contrast ratio
  • Introduced Everio GZ-HD7, the world's first full HD hard disk camcorder targeted at consumers