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[[File:Sony_MHC-WZ8D.jpeg|thumb|298px|[https://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers/sony-mhc-wz8d/3460 Sony MHC-WZ8D]: Casette, Audio CD, VCD, SVCD and DVD home media supported high-end speaker set system]]
Shouldn't be confused with other [[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Category:Media_Players |media playback capable mobile player devices, consoles and handhelds], ] such as: [[Portable_Media_Players|portable media players]], [[Smart_TV_emulators|smart TVs, DVRs, smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes, smart blu-ray players]], [[Android_emulators#Android_consoles|android consoles]] and [[Wikipedia:Set-top_box|set-top box]].
[[Wikipedia:Home_media|Home media]] player is a device for playback (and some of them features recording, copying, delivery) of various types of entertainment and information in the home. Most popular use case scenario for these kinds of devices is playing [[Wikipedia:Home_video|home video]] content; the term originates from the VHS and Betamax era, when the predominant medium was videotapes, but has carried over to optical disc formats such as VCD, DVD and Blu-ray. In a different usage, "home video" refers to amateur video recordings, also known as [[Wikipedia:Home_movie|home movie]].
