Tech Legacy - Laser Disc Players (Part 3)

in #video6 years ago

Things have come a long way in regard to the ways in which we consume digital media. The TV comes to mind but when it comes to watching recorded video these days often times we use streaming services like Amazon's firestick or competing services which offer up Netflix and Amazon Prime Video etc...

But before all this we depended on VHS, VidCDs and eventually DVDs...

One technology often overlooked is the LaserDisc player commonly used in the early 90s.

Initially marketed as “Discovision”, laser discs were the format choice of tech enthusiasts who had the money to put together a collection until the DVD format came out.

LaserDisc (abbreviated as LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in the United States in 1978.

Although the format was capable of offering higher-quality video and audio than its consumer rivals, VHS and Betamax videotape, LaserDisc never managed to gain widespread use in North America, largely due to high costs for the players and video titles themselves and the inability to record TV programs.[1] It was not a popular format in Europe and Australia when first released, but eventually did gain traction in these regions to become popular in the 1990s[citation needed].

Even though LD didn't become extremely popular in western markets it did put the press on to develop something better which was the DVD!

Thankfully we have better options when it comes to watching recording video in the modern day! But just imagine where we would be if this technology had never been invented in the first place!

Thanks for reading and leave comments below with your thoughts!

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