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VideoNow
Media typeOptical disc
Capacity450 MB,[1] up to 30 minutes.
Developed byHasbro
DimensionsVideoNow: 85 mm (3.3 in) diameter
VideoNow Color: 4.25 in (108 mm) diameter
UsageVCD/DVD/CD players
Extended fromCD
ReleasedOctober 1, 2003[2]
Discontinued2007
Optical discs
General
Optical media types
Standards
See also

The VideoNow is a portable video player produced by

America’s Funniest Home Videos and one Hannah Montana
music video. A small number of movies were also released on the system, but due to the limited space on a PVD, said movies would have to be released on at least three discs, depending on the length of said film.

Hasbro also produced editing software for creating custom VideoNow Color PVDs called the VideoNow Media Wizard in 2005, which came with blank PVD media. A number of unofficial solutions are available for creating the oddly-formatted VideoNow files, including a

Virtual Dub
. The files can then be burned to a CD-R using standard CD burning software, and the disc cut down to the required size.

Hasbro made recordable PVDs available without the Media Wizard from their online store.[citation needed]

Models

Standard Models

  • VideoNow - The first model, released in 2003. Its screen has a resolution of 80 × 80 non-square pixels and can display up to 16 shades of gray.[4] Furthermore, the screen isn't backlit; an official light was sold separately to allow use of the device in dim lighting conditions. It uses 85 mm (3.3 in) discs.[1]
A VideoNow Color without a disc inserted.

Special editions

Accessories

  • VideoNow Light- a light accessory made for the original VideoNow to allow for viewing in dim lighting conditions. It requires a separate AA battery.
  • Carrying Case- made to store the VideoNow and 5 PVDs in. There are 4 types, one each model.
  • VideoNow-branded headphones were available with a standard 3.5 mm audio jack.
  • VideoNow Media Wizard- a basic editing software used to make custom PVDs to play on a Color/fx, XP, and Jr.
  • VCamNow
    - a VideoNow-branded camcorder that came with a copy of the Media Wizard.

Shows included on VideoNow (All Versions)

VideoNow

  • 4Kids Entertainment Mix (Sonic X / Kirby: Right Back at Ya! / The Cramp Twins / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  • Agent Cody Banks (Full Movie)
  • Agent Cody Banks 2
    (Behind the Scenes extras only)
  • All Grown Up (Truth or Consequences)
  • Aly & AJ
    • Rush
  • Amanda Show
  • America's Funniest Home Videos
    • Crazy Cats
    • Dimwitted Dogs and Their Nimcompoop Owners
  • American Idol
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
  • The Batman
    • The Laughing Bat
    • Ragdolls To Riches
    • Batman vs Joker
  • Ben 10 (Tourist Trap)
  • Beyblade
  • Black Eyed Peas
  • Camp Lazlo (No Beads, No Business / Miss Fru Fru)
  • Cartoon Network Mix Volume 1 (Ed, Edd n Eddy / Johnny Bravo / Codename: Kids Next Door)
  • Cartoon Network Mix Volume 2 (Dexter's Laboratory / The Powerpuff Girls / Codename: Kids Next Door)
  • Cartoon Network Mix Volume 3 (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi / Ben 10 / Camp Lazlo / My Gym Partner's a Monkey)
  • CatDog
  • Chalk Zone
    • The Heist/Battle of The Hands/Chocolate Brunch/ Oh My My
  • Cheer! Show Your Spirit
  • Codename: Kids Next Door (Operation: ROBBERS / Operation: UTOPIA)
  • Danny Phantom
    • One Of A Kind
    • Parental Bonding
    • Splitting Images
  • Dexter's Laboratory (UK only; Blackfoot and Slim / Trapped With a Vengeance / The Parrot Trap)
  • Drake and Josh
    • Dune Buggy
    • First Crush
  • E! Hollywood Yearbook: Class of 2005
  • Ed, Edd n Eddy (Will Work for Ed / Ed, Ed, and Away)
  • Emma Roberts: Behind the Scenes with Emma Roberts
  • Fear Factor
    • Halloween
    • Ferris Wheel, Fear Factor Pizza, Water Platform
    • Bobbing in Blood, Tomato Hornworms, Skunk Tunnel
    • Airplane Walk, Snake Face Off, Car Launch
    • Helicopter Slalom, Maggoty Cheese, Flag Snag
    • Tunnel Swim, Eat Balut, Bike Plank
    • Freefall Jump, Eating Sheep Eyes, Water Tank
    • Dog Attack, Snake Pit, Beam Walk
    • Semi Truck Jump, Worm Pit, Bungee Paintball
  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
  • Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Ami's Secret / Taffy Trouble / Dance a Go-Go)
  • Hilary Duff
    • On the Road with Hilary Duff
    • A Year In My Life
    • Come Clean
    • Fly
    • Hilary Around The World
    • So Yesterday
  • Jackie Chan Adventures
    • Mask of El Toro Fuerte
    • Dog and Piggy Show
    • Queen of the Shadowkhan
  • Jamie Lynn Spears: A Weekend with Jamie Lynn Spears
  • Jesse McCartney
    • Backstage with Jesse McCartney'
    • Shes No You
    • Beautiful Soul
  • Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure)
  • Monsters Garage
    • Low Ridin Rodeo
    • Hot Dogster
    • Snowmobile
    • Ultimate Halfpipe
    • Skool Bus Pontoon Boat
    • Rock Crawler
  • Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (UK and Germany only)
  • My Gym Partner's a Monkey (Amazon Kevin / Grub Drive)
  • My Life as a Teenage Robot
    • Return of the Raggedy Android / The Boy Who Cried Robot
    • See No Evil/Great Unwashed
  • Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (Teachers / Detention)
  • Nick Mix (starting with volume 16)
    • Nick Mix Volume 7 (My Life as a Teenage Robot /
      The Fairly Oddparents
      )
    • Nick Mix Volume 8 (
      The Brothers Garcia
      )
    • Nick Mix Volume 9 (Romeo! / Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide / The Brothers Garcia)
    • Nick Mix Volume 10 (Danny Phantom / Rocket Power / Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
    • Nick Mix Volume 11 (Unfabulous / The Amanda Show / The Brothers Garcia)
    • Nick Mix Volume 12 (My Life as a Teenage Robot / Rugrats / The Fairly Oddparents)
    • Nick Mix Volume 13 (
      Chalkzone
      / Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius / The Fairly Oddparents)
    • Nick Mix Volume 14 (SpongeBob SquarePants / Chalkzone / Rocker Power)
    • Nick Mix Volume 15 (Drake and Josh / Unfabulous / Taina)
    • Nick Mix Volume 16 (CatDog / SpongeBob SquarePants / Rocket Power)
  • Peanuts (Movies only)
  • The Powerpuff Girls
  • Raven Symone
    • Backflip
    • Past, Present & Future
  • Rocket Power
    • Super Mcvarial/Loss of Squid
    • Ottos Big Break/ Big Air Dare
  • Romeo!
    • Write Me A Hit
    • He Got Blame
  • Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
    • The Rage Backstage
    • Never Ape An Ape Man
    • What The Hex Is Going On?
    • Scooby Doo and a Mummy Too!
    • Spooky Space Kook
    • Go Away Ghost Ship
    • Which Witch Is Witch
    • A Clue For Scooby Doo
    • Hassle in The Castle
    • Jeepers, Its The Creeper
  • Simple Plan
  • SpongeBob SquarePants
    • Sailor Mouth/Artist Unknown
    • Grandmas Kisses/Squidville
    • Secret Box/Band Geeks
    • F.U.N/Squidward, The Unfriendly Ghost
    • Fools In April/Neptunes Spatula
    • As Seen On TV/Can You Spare A Dime
    • Krab Borg/ Rock A Bye Bivalve
    • Prehibernation Week/ Life Of Crime
    • The Bully/ Just One Bite
    • Something Smells/ Bossy Boots
    • Dying For Pie/ Imitation Krabs
    • Pressure/The Smoking Peanut
    • Welcome To The Chum Bucket/Frankendoodle
    • Jellyfish Hunter/Fry Cook Games
    • Procastination/ Im With Stupid
    • Sleepytime/ Suds
  • Superstars of the NBA
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Bishop's Gambit)
  • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
    • Party At Neutrons/Ultra Sheen
    • Jimmy On Ice/Battle of The Bands
    • Brobot/Big Pinch
  • The Fairly Oddparents
    • Chin Up/Dogs Day Afternoon
    • Ms Dimmsdale/ Mind Over Magic
    • Boy Toy/Inspection Detection
    • Action Packed/Smarty Pants
    • Information Stupor Highway
    • Hard Copy/Parent Hoops
    • Which Witch Is Witch/Kung Timmy
    • The Same Game/Dreamgoat
  • The Story of Star Wars
  • The Wild Thornberries
    • Legend of Ha Long Bay
  • Tony Hawk's Secret Skate Park Tour
  • Transformers
  • Unfabulous
    • The Rep
    • The List of Kissed
  • What's New Scooby-Doo
  • Winx Club (Miss Magix)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! (The ESP Duelist, Parts 1 and 2)
  • Zoey 101 (New Roomies)
  • Zoids
    • Festival of Grave Men
    • Survival
    • Track Of Zero

VideoNow Jr.

  • Blue's Clues
    • The Legend of the Blue Puppy
    • Shape Searchers
    • Blue's Big Band
  • Clifford the Big Red Dog
    • Teacher's Pet / Clifford and the Beanstalk
    • Little Clifford / Welcome to Birdswell Island
    • The Dog Park / And Birdy Makes Three
    • Great Race / Short-Changed
    • Dog House Rock / Stage Struck
  • Clifford's Puppy Days
    • Jorge and the Dog Run / Clifford's Clubhouse
    • Friends of All Ages / Clifford's Super Sleepover
    • Socks and Snooze / Monsters in 3B
  • Dora the Explorer
    • Dora Had a Little Lamb
    • Backpack!
    • Wizzle Wishes
    • Berry Hunt
    • Lost and Found
  • Dragon Tales
    • The Big Sleepover / Calling Dr. Zak / The Forest of Darkness
    • Not Separated At Birth / The Greatest Show In Dragon Land / A Tall Tale
    • A Kite For Quetzal / Prepare According To Instructions / The Big Cake Mix-Up
    • Lucky Stone / The Balancing Act / On Thin Ice
  • LazyTown (Sports Day)
  • Nick Jr #1 (Dora the Explorer / Little Bill / Max & Ruby)
  • Nick Jr #2 (Dora the Explorer / Blue's Clues / Max & Ruby)
  • Nick Jr Bests #4 (Dora the Explorer / Blue's Room / LazyTown)
  • Oswald (Friends Indeed / Sammy Starfish Live)
  • Rubbadubbers
    • Train Driver Tubb / Sploshy's Tail / Terence's Double Trouble / Scary Finbar / Reg the Monster
    • Tubb the Pirate / Terence of Arabia / Sploshy of the Arctic / Super Amelia / Deep Sea Reg
    • Sheriff Terence / Sploshybird / Rocket Sled Reg/ Tubb the Magician / Amelia and the Detectives
    • Finbar the Star / Princess Amelia / Tubb the Frog Prince / Terence the Shopkeeper / Sploshy the Stoneseeker
  • Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
    • Firefly Nights / Fu-Fu's Full Moon Flight / Shei-Hu's Secret
    • How Sagwa Got Her Colors / Fur Cut / Stinky Tofu
    • The New Year's Clean-Up / Ba-Do and the Lantern Festival / By the Light of the Moon
    • The Birds, the Bees and the Silkworms / Panda-monium / Sagwa, Fu-Fu, and the Whistling Pigeon
  • Sesame Street
    • Grover's Popcorn Stand
    • Hide and Seek on Seasme Street
    • Elmo Reads a Book
    • The Mail It Shop Opens on Seasme Street
    • Zoe Takes Trombone Lessons
    • In Search of the Letter Y
  • The Wiggles
    • Murray's Shirt
    • Jeff the Mechanic
    • Haircut
    • Anthony's Friend

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Personal Video Disk (PVD) (2003 – 2006)". Museum Of Obsolete Media. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "2003 JCPenney Christmas Book, Page 476 - Catalogs & Wishbooks".
  3. ^ Children's Software & New Media Revue. Active Learning Associates. 2004. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b Forgotten Media: VideoNow. 2011-09-18. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
  5. ISBN 978-0-7897-3395-5
    .

External links
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