@MagicTomification You are correct, Philips and Sony invented CD technology. The reason Maganvox claims they did was that they were the consumer division of Philips in the US back when this ad was made. (Philips would later brand things Philips-Magnavox for a few years in the late '90s, then switch to just using the Philips brand on everything sometime around 2001.)
Magnavox became a major consumer and defense electronics company. It manufactured radios, TVs, and record players (gramophones). With the introduction of the Odyssey in 1972, Magnavox began the home video game console market. Philips acquired Magnavox's consumer electronics division in 1974
Didn't Philips invent CD technology?
MagicTomification 8 months ago
@MagicTomification You are correct, Philips and Sony invented CD technology. The reason Maganvox claims they did was that they were the consumer division of Philips in the US back when this ad was made. (Philips would later brand things Philips-Magnavox for a few years in the late '90s, then switch to just using the Philips brand on everything sometime around 2001.)
dashwarts 5 months ago
@dashwarts thanks for the clarification!
MagicTomification 3 months ago
Does anyone else think this stuff (especially the Notebook computer) seems surprisingly modern, especially for basically still being 80s technology?
JPMcFly1985 11 months ago
Magnavox did not invented CD technology. Phillips did it!
TheDutchGame 1 year ago
@TheDutchGame Too bad they failed miserably with a certain game system...
F1315NJ 1 year ago
@TheDutchGame I think they are the same company. Philips in Europe, Magnavox in US.
vwrafi 1 year ago
@vwrafi
Magnavox became a major consumer and defense electronics company. It manufactured radios, TVs, and record players (gramophones). With the introduction of the Odyssey in 1972, Magnavox began the home video game console market. Philips acquired Magnavox's consumer electronics division in 1974
REMLostmyreligion 1 year ago
ah 386
kakureru 1 year ago
John Cleese!
TheLarssan 2 years ago
I miss those commercials. They were great
Buckroger13 2 years ago 4
Why the heck is this video popular in Poland?
dogboy31894 2 years ago 9
Cool, I remember this commercial.
milatchi 3 years ago
Hahaha... I love cheesy commercials.
charmingwizkidwizard 4 years ago