VRC (Digital Video Storage Cartridge)

The Video Rom Cartridge (VRC) are digital video storages that are inside of the cartridge. It was developed in 1989 by the Welsh firm Videotronics Ltd. under contract from Azara Technology and released in 1993. El Kadsre's version was released in 1994, also developed by Videotronics.

The VRC is popular in developing countries and some Oceanic countries due to it's cheap cost and availability, but isn't as popular in the United States as other countries.

VRC cartridges are sold and distributed by Azara Technology with cartridges produced by Videotronics, Sony, and Electronic Media Systems. In the VRC's short-lived US run, the cartridges were sold and distributed by The Gillette Company with cartridges produced by Videotronics' US division Videotronics Delaware Division.

In 2017, Videotronics Ltd. and Azara Technology announced the VRC 2 in a press conference held in Caracas, Venezuela at the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex.

List of home video companies used this technology

 * 1) XEON Home Entertainment, Azara Home Entertainment (the first two to use it, XEON: 1993-2012, Azara: 1993-Present)
 * 2) Loco Home Entertainment (1993-present as LocoVideos in Non-Latin America., 1996-2005 as MeNe in Latin America to avoid confusion with LocoMotion.)
 * 3) Paramount Home Video (now Paramount Home Entertainment, late 1993-present) (Nick, MTV, & Comedy Central TV shows hadn't been on there until 2000.)
 * 4) Universal Home Video (Now Simply Universal, 1993-Present)
 * 5) 20th Century Fox (1993-1994, kicked out for having the worst VRC releases)
 * 6) Walt Disney Home Video (now Disney Home Entertainment, 1994-present, replacing the 20th Century Fox spot)
 * 7) Warner Home Video (now Warner Home Entertainment, 1994-2002, 2011-Present)
 * 8) Orion (1994-1997)
 * 9) MGM (1995-2005, 2011-Present)
 * 10) Sony (1995-Present, be noted that a different cartridge design is used.)
 * 11) Dreamworks Home Entertainment (1998-2005 during the first era, 2012-2018 during the FOX era)
 * 12) Lionsgate (1999-Present)
 * 13) Golden Films (planning to use that in 2005 but it got cancelled. Only three are released is both Goodtime and their versions of Beauty and the Beast and Hercules.)
 * 14) ERPT Home Video (now ERPT Home Entertainment, 1994-present. Includes KERPT releases)
 * 15) PBS Home Video (planned to use it, but VRC's were not popular in the United States so the releases were cancelled. Only four released were two NOVA videos and two Bob Ross videos)
 * 16) PBS Kids Home Video (planned to use it, but VRC's were not popular in the United States so the releases were cancelled. Only five released were three Sagwa videos and two Teletubbies videos)