We Bought a Giant Movie CD Player and it’s AMAZING

FlexiSpot Sale, use the code “LINUS30’ to save $30 on purchases over $500 US: CAN: Before Blu-ray and Streaming, DVDs, and even CDs, one gigantic platter not only ruled over home cinema, but helped create the entire concept: LaserDisc. But what happened with LaserDisc? Why was it so infrequently used in its time? For a much deeper dive into LD, check out Technology Connection’s videos on the topic: Sources: - TheDroidWorks Brochure: - Lost ‘Return of the Jedi’ footage discovered on $699 LaserDisc (Verge): - David Paul Greg (Alchetron): - Electron beam recording and reproducing system (Google Patents): - Record World Dec 2, 1972 (World Radio History): - LaserDisc Database: :-Passion-Tour-2001 :-Judgment-Day:-Teaser-amp;-Trailer - Pioneer halts production of Laserdisc players… finally (Ars Technica): - BBC Master AIV (WikiMedia): :BBC_Master_AIV_(Domesday_System)_(1).jpg - Pioneer CLD-1010 (LaserWiki): - Bilbo’s Japan CDV (Batini): - LaserActive and Taito Super D3BOS – Unlikely Origins (LaserActive Preservation Project): - RadioShack 1991 Catalog (RadioShackCatalogs): - Low pricing of ‘Ghost’ on laserdisc shows a key to the current market (Chicago Tribune): - LaserDisc Europe: A Miss (So Far) (Billboard Magazine Feb 8, 1992): - LaserDisc Japan: A Massive Hit (Billboard Magazine Feb 8, 1992): - The Ed Sullivan Show stats (US TVDB): - HDTV Sets Now in Over 80% of US Households (Leichtman Research): :// - Electronic Games 1993-12: - Pioneer’s multiformat Laseractive System (Video Magazine Dec 1993): Discuss on the forum: **LINK TO DISCUSSION THREAD** ► GET MERCH: ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: ► EQUIPMENT WE USE TO FILM LTT: ► OUR WAN PODCAST GEAR: FOLLOW US ---------------------------------------------------   Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: TikTok: @linustech Twitch: MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: Listen on Spotify: Artist Link: Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0   Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 2:33 Electron Beam Data Storage 3:06 Did it “fail“? 3:45 LET’S WATCH A LASERDISC 5:08 Resolution 6:00 Audio 6:15 How it evolved 8:50 Problems 11:40 Side by Sided with VHS 13:50 Durability 14:28 Big in Japan 17:50 Enter PlayStation 18:55 Playing SEGA on LaserDisc 20:15 Storage Density 22:22 Gaming with Cartridges 23:30 SEGA Pricing 25:00 Outro