# Starmax

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This article is about the DVD distributor. For the line of personal computers, see [Motorola StarMax](/source/Motorola_StarMax).

**Starmax** is a South Korean [DVD](/source/DVD-Video) distributor specifically for the Korean market; their films are often encoded for [Region 3](/source/DVD_region_code#3) and the [extras](/source/DVD-Video#Extra_features) typically do not feature English-language [subtitles](/source/Subtitle_(captioning)). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))* called them "one of the biggest video distribution companies in [South Korea]."[1] They were spun off of [Samsung](/source/Samsung) in 1984, and they were purchased by The Omega Group, a Japanese company, in 1999. They announced a merger with Gaonix in 2002.[2]

## References

1. Herskovitz, Jon (2000-08-24). ["Japan’s Omega, S. Korean gov’t pact"](https://variety.com/2000/digital/news/japan-s-omega-s-korean-gov-t-pact-1117785546/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 2015-02-21.

1. Paquet, Darcy (2002-03-14). ["Korea's Starmax, Gaonix merger eyes Chinese market"](http://www.screendaily.com/koreas-starmax-gaonix-merger-eyes-chinese-market/408634.article). *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)*. Retrieved 2015-02-21.

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