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I have inherited a fairly large collection of Laserdiscs, and an elderly Pioneer Laserdisc player. The collection includes the Star-wars boxed set which is presented in a way better format than ...
The DVD format was able to go completely digital, erasing the various problems with analog video playback systems. If you think about it, the LaserDisc really did get the last laugh in the home ...
Actual comparison of Laserdisc vs. DVD. Thanks, Wikipedia. Pioneer says that it kept selling the players due to the vast libraries of Laserdisc movies that Japanese customers had built up.
Pioneer buys the license to Phillips Laserdisc with One major studio support (MCA/Universal - Odd note: their only backing HD DVD presently) and only Pioneer making players.
Laserdisc players also play audio CDs. So if you’re starting a budget home theater, want to wait for the second wave of DVD players and could use a new CD player, laserdisc is an appealing option.
Apparently, LD's world domination was scuppered by those next-gen video formats, DVD and Blu-ray. Joking aside, Laserdisc was the AV enthusiasts' choice before DVD.
Cue sad music: LaserDisc format officially dead Pioneer--the last major electronics manufacturer to continue making LD players--has recently cut the lifeline of this antique video format.
The Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision Videodisc Player was a "record player that produces beautiful sound and pictures" through your TV.
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