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1983 in home video

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1983 was a time when home video players were becoming affordable for use in homes having dropped by half in a few years to around US$500. Pre-recorded tapes remained expensive creating the video rental industry with rentals sometimes including the player.

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It was also a time known as the "format wars" with two major standards Sony's Betamax and JVC's VHS competing for dominance. Consumer camcorders were also gaining popularity with prices dropping below $1000.

February

  • February 18 - The local courthouse in Åhus, Sweden fines the owner of a video rental shop for renting out a violent movie rated 15 to a 14-year-old boy.

    • April

  • April - JVC introduces VHD in Japan.

    • May

  • May 4 - RCA introduces the J-Line for CED players.

    • October

  • October - RCA introduces CED players in the UK.

    • Date unknown

  • CBS/Fox Video launched Key Video and Playhouse Video in this year.

    • Movie releases

    The following movies were released on video in 1983:

  • Annie
  • The Beastmaster
  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
  • Blade Runner
  • Creepshow - June 1983
  • The Dark Crystal
  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
  • First Blood - Unknown
  • Flashdance - September 1983
  • Gandhi
  • The Howling
  • Jaws 3-D (3-D was removed for video)
  • Mad Max
  • Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
  • The Outsiders
  • Pink Floyd The Wall
  • Porky's
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - December 4, 1983
  • Risky Business - December 1983
  • Rodan
  • The Secret of NIMH - January 1983
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes
  • Tootsie
  • Tron - October 1983
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie - December 1983
  • Victor Victoria
  • Videodrome

    • References

    1983 in home video Wikipedia
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