Magnavision 8000 Videodisc Player VH8000 / CH8000

Magnavox Co., Commercial Wireless and Development Co.; San Francisco, later Fort Waye, IN

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  • Year
  • 1978/1979
  • Category
  • Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 188870

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • CD-DVD-VMD-Blu-ray for video
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC)
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Magnavision 8000 Videodisc Player VH8000 / CH8000 - Magnavox Co., Commercial
  • Shape
  • Book-shelf unit.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 22 x 6 x 16 inch / 559 x 152 x 406 mm
  • Notes

  • First shown in prototype form in 1976, the Model 8000 was the first consumer videodisc player sold in the US.

    There have been numerous design changes made to the model in the course of production. Known type numbers include:

    • VH8000CH01 / CH02 / CH03
    • CH8000CH03

    An updated model VH8005 with wireless remote control was released in ca. 1981.

    Note: early models (probably supplied by Phlips in "kit" form as production in the US did not yet commence) might have different type numbers.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 775.00 $
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Funkschau (5/1980, S. 61 - 63 / Erstes marktfähiges Videoplattensystem)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Günter Döring. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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