| Innovation
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Movies
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TV/Home Video
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| Color
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Introduced with films like "Becky Sharp" (1935) and gained popularity with "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) and "Gone with the Wind" (1939)
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Color television became widely available in the 1950s
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| Widescreen
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Introduced with formats like Cinerama ("This is Cinerama," 1952) and Cinemascope ("The Robe," 1953)
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Widescreen televisions popularized in the 2000s, widescreen content on DVDs/Blu-rays
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| Stereo Sound
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Gained prominence with films like "Fantasia" (1940) and "Oklahoma!" (1955)
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Stereo sound in some television broadcasts in the 1980s, stereo audio in home video releases
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| 3D
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Gained attention in the 1950s with films like "House of Wax" (1953)
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3D television introduced in the 2010s, 3D movies on Blu-ray and streaming
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| Digital Sound
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Began with CDS in 1990, followed by Dolby Digital (1991-1992) and DTS (1993)
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Digital sound in home theater setups in the 1990s, Dolby Digital and DTS in DVDs
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| HDR (High Dynamic Range)
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Enhanced contrast and color in movies, gained attention with digital cinema and 4K/UHD releases
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4K HDR TVs and content gained traction in the 2010s
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