Laserdisc = antique DVD

Posted by Micah from indyfan.com on June 12, 2000 at 16:17:02:

In Reply to: Just explain me what this auction means... posted by Henry Jones on June 12, 2000 at 16:02:30:

: Thanks to Ulla's post, i went to e-bay and searched for indiana jones. Then i came to this...indiana jones laser disc? what is that a dvd or a soundtrack????

Laserdiscs were ... hmm I was going to say record-sized, but if you don't know what a laserdisc is you probably don't know what a record is. Let's just say a laserdisc is like a really big DVD, maybe 12-15 inches across, I'm not sure on the exact size. Laserdiscs didn't hold as much info as DVDs do today, so a movie was generally split among two discs, resulting in an annoying disc swap halfway through the movie. Also, laserdiscs never quite broke out of the movie afficiando niche. There weren't as many titles available widely available and they were expensive.

Hope that helps... Anyone who actually owns the Indy laserdiscs could give you more info... anyone?

--Micah

Follow Ups:

• Actually...A Videodisc is an antique DVD mlif 19:10:14 6/14/2000 (0)
• Laserdiscs: For Home Theatre Buffs Abner 10:10:05 6/13/2000 (0)
• What is a record? Is it like a big CD?(NM) Lu Lu 17:11:35 6/12/2000 (3)
  • I think Lu Lu meant that as a joke, Micah... (nm) Mindy, the sock monkey 19:35:22 6/12/2000 (1)
    • Too close to reality Micah 09:38:56 6/13/2000 (0)
  • DVD is same size as CD Micah 17:32:51 6/12/2000 (0)
• Re: Laserdisc = antique DVD Can't think of a good Indyesque name 16:49:38 6/12/2000 (1)
  • Seen it already... Moribundman 18:54:26 6/12/2000 (0)

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