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'''DVD'''s are plastic plates with really REALLY small pictures on them. These pictures are enlarged and projected onto a glass plate also known as a [[television]] 60 times a second.

DVD technology was developed by [[4chan]] founder [[Adolf Hitler]] in order to redistribute videos of [[kitten]]s to members. On [[Caturday]] 22nd, July 1944, the first DVD was released for the [[DVD-chan]] rev. 1 DVD playback system.

== Popular DVD players ==
=== DVD-chan ===
4chan's first DVD playback device was called the [[DVD-chan]]. The DVD-chan was a complex [[series of tubes]] that allowed you to watch [[betamax]] videotapes as well as DVDs on your [[television set]] - this made it the prime platform for videos in the coming years. However, DVD-chan was discontinued when it was found to have [[over 9000]] secretly accessible CP videos stored inside of the player.

=== Microsoft PlayDVD4 ===
In response to the DVD-chan discontinuation, many clones were spawned. The most notable of which was [[Microsoft]] [[PlayDVD4]], the sequel to Microsoft [[PlayDVD]]. PlayDVD4 introduced new annoying features like menus and region protection, many of which are still around today.

Many are confused about the number [[4]]. Finally today, [[Microsoft]] has revealed that the 4 was the number of bits in the processor. Previously, PlayDVD had only a 2-bit processor. This wasn't easy to figure out via a hammer because anyone who looks on the firmware would find that PlayDVD4 has a System2 and a SysDOD4 - which makes no sense, since SysDOD4 contains 2-bit files but System2 contains 4-bit files.

Microsoft PlayDVD4, unlike PlayDVD, included Audio for the first time since [[DVD-chan Uproar! 1000]].

=== Toshiba DVDoom ===
The very most notable clone of DVD-chan was the [[Toshiba]] [[DVDoom]]. The DVDoom implemented all of the features of Microsoft PlayDVD4 and included greyscale output, allowing for true 8-bit shades of black to appear on your screen. A step up from PlayDVD's 1-bit display, it rivaled the quality of DVD-chan itself.

In addition, DVDoom included a set of controls on the front of the box. It weighed about the same size as the smallest DVD-chan of the same featureset, the [[DVD-chan Loli]], yet cost a price about the same as the [[DVD-chan Neko]].

=== Sony CircleMotion ===
By far the most notable knockoff of DVD-chan was [[Sony]] [[CircleMotion]]. Geared directly toward [[profit]], like DVDoom, it was specifically made for bad porn movies. It included more annoying [[DRM]] than [[Spore]] and a slower GUI than [[Windows Vista]] on a [[Pentium 3]] (maybe even as slow as [[Windows ME]] on one).

Sony CircleMotion was the first DVD player to support color, other than the rare [[DVD-chan YiffGrapher]].