I have recordings from the earliest days of CD recordings... but then, only the very expensive players could display... I think the lack of drives which could display details discouraged what I felt was a helpful addition. I notice this on my classical music public radio broadcasts, where I found the display information handy... by 1996 or 1997 it became extremely rare. I am delighted to see more recordings now display all sorts of details about the recording, performance, performers, and even histories of the piece. Ray Bayles