# Videophile

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Enthusiast of Video media

For the magazine, see [The Videophile](/source/The_Videophile). For the 2015 Peruvian film, see [Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)](/source/Videophilia_(and_Other_Viral_Syndromes)).

A **videophile** is one who is concerned with achieving high-quality results in the recording and playback of movies, [TV programs](/source/TV_program), and other means of visual media.[1] The term gained wider use in the late 1970s and early 1980s as consumer video formats such as Betamax, VHS, and LaserDisc became available for home use. As home theater technology developed, videophile came to refer to individuals interested in optimizing televisions, projectors, screen calibration, and surround sound systems in order to recreate a cinema-like viewing experience at home.

## Criteria

Similar to [audiophile](/source/Audiophile) values,[2] videophile values may be applied at all stages of the chain: the initial audio-visual recording, the [video production](/source/Video_production) process, and the playback (usually in a home setting). Some of the aspects of video that most videophiles are concerned with include [frame rate](/source/Frame_rate), [color system](/source/Color_system), [resolution](/source/Image_resolution), [compression artifacts](/source/Compression_artifacts), motion artifacts, video noise, screen size, poor upscaling, etc.[3]

## Origin

The term "videophile" was popularized by Tallahassee, Florida-based attorney and writer Jim Lowe, editor and publisher of *[The Videophile's Newsletter](/source/The_Videophile)*, the first issue of which appeared in the summer of 1976. This was the first publication to unite fans of the [Sony Betamax](/source/Sony_Betamax) home video recorder (and later [VHS](/source/VHS), introduced in 1977). The newsletter later became *The Videophile*, a nationally distributed magazine, the last issue of which was published in 1981.[4]

## See also

- [Audiophile](/source/Audiophile)

- [Broadcast quality](/source/Broadcast_quality)

- [Professional audio](/source/Professional_audio)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-thefreedictionary_1-0)** ["Videophiles | Article about Videophiles by The Free Dictionary"](https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Videophiles). *encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com*. Retrieved 2018-07-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cnet_2-0)** ["Ever wonder why old tech appeals to audiophiles, but videophiles not so much?"](https://www.cnet.com/news/old-tech-appeals-to-audiophiles-videophiles-not-so-much/). *CNET*. Retrieved 2018-07-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Colliano, Jerry Del (2023-08-23). ["Why Do Audiophiles Hate Video?"](https://futureaudiophile.com/why-do-some-audiophiles-hate-mixing-audio-with-video/). *Future Audiophile Magazine*. Retrieved 2026-03-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-google_4-0)** Greenberg, J.M. (2004). [*From Betamax to Blockbuster: Mediation in the Consumption Junction*](https://books.google.com/books?id=XjQbAQAAIAAJ). Cornell University, Aug. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780496879663](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780496879663). Retrieved 2018-07-19.

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