<P> The first DVD player was created by Sony Corporation in Taiwan in collaboration with Pacific Digital Company from the United States in 1997 . Some manufacturers originally announced that DVD players would be available as early as the middle of 1996 . These predictions were too optimistic . Delivery was initially held up for `` political '' reasons of copy protection demanded by movie studios , but was later delayed by lack of movie titles . The first players appeared in Japan on November 1 , 1996 , followed by U.S. players on March 26 , 1997 with distribution limited to only 7 major cities for the first 6 months . </P>
<P> The first DVD player was created by Sony Corporation in Taiwan in collaboration with Pacific Digital Company from the United States in 1997 . Some manufacturers originally announced that DVD players would be available as early as the middle of 1996 . These predictions were too optimistic . Delivery was initially held up for `` political '' reasons of copy protection demanded by movie studios , but was later delayed by lack of movie titles . The first players appeared in Japan on November 1 , 1996 , followed by U.S. players on March 26 , 1997 with distribution limited to only 7 major cities for the first 6 months . </P>
when did the first dvd player come out
when did the first dvd player come out
November 1 , 1996
November 1 , 1996