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The '''Virtual Light Machine''' ('''VLM''') is a [[light synthesizer]] developed by [[Jeff Minter]]. It was installed into a number of electronics, including the [[Atari Jaguar CD]] and [[Nuon]] [[DVD]] players.

The Virtual Light Machine is, basically put, very similar to what would later be seen in [[music visualization]]s included with [[Winamp]] and other [[media player (application software)|Media player]]s. When an [[audio CD]] is put into a VLM compatible device, the VLM loads, manifesting visualizations which appear on the screen that change with the music.

==VLM versions==

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===VLM in Nuon DVD players===

Every Nuon player used the same version of VLM; however there were differences in the number of effects available between players.

The player released by [[Toshiba]] only featured 8 VLM effects, less than the [[Samsung]] DVDN-2000. The Samsung DVDN-2000 featured a higher resolution than the Toshiba player. The Samsung DVDN-501 has the most VLM effects (about 150) but these effects were presented in a lower resolution than the DVDN-2000.