videophilen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈvɪdɪə(ʊ)ˌfʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈvɪdioʊˌfaɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: video- comb. form, -phile comb. form.

Etymology: < video- comb. form + -phile comb. form. With sense A. 2 compare earlier audiophile n.; with use as adjective compare earlier audiophile adj.

A. n.

1. U.S. A person who is very keen on watching television. Now disused.

ΚΠ

1948 N.Y. Herald Tribune 15 June 16/8 Another bright new word is..videophobe, meaning, of course, some one who can't endure the sight of a television set... Then there are the videophiles, a much larger group consisting almost entirely of children five to fourteen years of age.

1961 Atlanta (Georgia) Jrnl. 26 Feb. 6- d/1 The videophile watches the special, but he's boiling mad about it.

1973 Robesonian (Lumberton, N. Carolina) 16 Sept. (TV Showtime section) 1/2 For the videophile, there is also a bit of brain-boggling coincidence.

2. Originally U.S. A person who has a particularly strong interest in high-quality visual equipment, esp. video recording and playback technology. Cf. audiophile n.In early use not always clearly distinguishable from sense A. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > production or use of video recording > [noun] > video enthusiast

videophile1952

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > production or use of video recording > [adjective] > relating to video enthusiast

videophile1952

1952 High-Fidelity Sept. 86/2 A new species: the videophile. How about giving us a little high fidelity audio, along with high fidelity video, eh?

1969 Boston Globe 4 June 23/2 For the videophile who has everything there is the new color TV set.

1980 Business Week 7 July 77/1 Pioneer Electronic Corp...is betting that it can turn its large base of audiophiles into videophiles. It..recently set up a new subsidiary..to produce music for videodiscs.

2014 Korea Times (Nexis) 22 Oct. Videophiles have raved about the picture quality of OLED screens.

B. adj.

That is a videophile (in sense A. 2); of or relating to videophiles; designed or intended for videophiles.

ΚΠ

1974 Chicago Tribune 12 June iii. 9/2 One trade publication..talked of a new ‘videophile’ market.

1989 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Dec. 4 l/1 (heading) Gifts for videophile friends.

1990 OnSat 29 July 8/2 This first of its kind IRD combines today's most advanced satellite technology with a Super-Video output designed to deliver true ‘videophile’ picture quality.

2002 T. Leitch Crime Films 341 DVD..has largely replaced LaserDisc as a videophile medium.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	videophile
释义	videophilen.adj. Brit. /ˈvɪdɪə(ʊ)ˌfʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈvɪdioʊˌfaɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: video- comb. form, -phile comb. form. Etymology: < video- comb. form + -phile comb. form. With sense A. 2 compare earlier audiophile n.; with use as adjective compare earlier audiophile adj. A. n. 1. U.S. A person who is very keen on watching television. Now disused. ΚΠ 1948 N.Y. Herald Tribune 15 June 16/8 Another bright new word is..videophobe, meaning, of course, some one who can't endure the sight of a television set... Then there are the videophiles, a much larger group consisting almost entirely of children five to fourteen years of age. 1961 Atlanta (Georgia) Jrnl. 26 Feb. 6- d/1 The videophile watches the special, but he's boiling mad about it. 1973 Robesonian (Lumberton, N. Carolina) 16 Sept. (TV Showtime section) 1/2 For the videophile, there is also a bit of brain-boggling coincidence. 2. Originally U.S. A person who has a particularly strong interest in high-quality visual equipment, esp. video recording and playback technology. Cf. audiophile n.In early use not always clearly distinguishable from sense A. 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > production or use of video recording > [noun] > video enthusiast videophile1952 society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > production or use of video recording > [adjective] > relating to video enthusiast videophile1952 1952 High-Fidelity Sept. 86/2 A new species: the videophile. How about giving us a little high fidelity audio, along with high fidelity video, eh? 1969 Boston Globe 4 June 23/2 For the videophile who has everything there is the new color TV set. 1980 Business Week 7 July 77/1 Pioneer Electronic Corp...is betting that it can turn its large base of audiophiles into videophiles. It..recently set up a new subsidiary..to produce music for videodiscs. 2014 Korea Times (Nexis) 22 Oct. Videophiles have raved about the picture quality of OLED screens. B. adj. That is a videophile (in sense A. 2); of or relating to videophiles; designed or intended for videophiles. ΚΠ 1974 Chicago Tribune 12 June iii. 9/2 One trade publication..talked of a new ‘videophile’ market. 1989 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Dec. 4 l/1 (heading) Gifts for videophile friends. 1990 OnSat 29 July 8/2 This first of its kind IRD combines today's most advanced satellite technology with a Super-Video output designed to deliver true ‘videophile’ picture quality. 2002 T. Leitch Crime Films 341 DVD..has largely replaced LaserDisc as a videophile medium. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1948
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