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First the VHS bit the dust. Now THIS too!?

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nightwheel

Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:17 PM

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Good bye old faithful disk based movie format....

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Yes, we're just as shocked and horrified to hear the news as you are, but it seems to be true. Pioneer, the last major electronics manufacturer to continue production of laserdisc players, has announced they'll discontinue all three of the models they currently offer, leaving dozens of hardcore fans in the dust

Even more details here

Anyways, First the VHS. Now the Laserdisk. Thats two of the last remaining great video formats to bite the dust within two months.

The only other of the last great video formats I can think of now thats left is the CD. And even with Digital music download. It seems to not be slowing down it's sales much at all. And even if they stop putting music on CD. The CD still has a market for being used in computer applications.

But still, at this rate you have to wonder.......

This post has been edited by nightwheel on Jan 16 2009, 10:25 PM

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Parakarry	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:18 PM
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TurboMan	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:19 PM
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Nnnkingston	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:21 PM
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Captain Flame Guy	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:36 PM
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Razz	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:37 PM
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RetroXYZ	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:41 PM
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nightwheel

Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:42 PM

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QUOTE (Razz @ Jan 16 2009, 09:37 PM)

what the **** is a laserdisk

Laserdisk is the one on the left. The DVD is the one on the right.

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RetroXYZ	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:44 PM
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Captain Flame Guy

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QUOTE (nightwheel @ Jan 17 2009, 05:42 AM)

Laserdisk is the one on the left. The DVD is the one on the right.

fdsf holy crap that's huge

I thought the second disc was a gamecube disc.

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Taiki	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:55 PM
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Retriever II	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:56 PM
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Kevin Rudd	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 10:57 PM
Progress ei toimu arengut, maailma tulla? Group: Members Posts: 3627 Member No.: 2746 Joined: 29-September 06 Status: (0d)	I await the death of the VCD. It will be soon, I just know it, why? My blu-ray player cannot play VCD's ;_; -------------------- Ruddy pictures! Alex made me sexy! Amster made me skeptical! mirror makes me 8-bitlytastic! Soiyeruda made me young again! Robby drew my awesomeness! All the people on forums I visit that have drawn a Flygon or Breloom. Guinea drew a Breloom Gato drew a Breloom Alba drew some sorta hybrid Alex drew a Breloom in 30 seconds Omnomlicous drew a Breloom I drew a Breloom I drew a Breloom properly Jazz drew a Breloom Jazz drew a Flygon OmegaK drew a Breloom Hybrid Project Alpha drew a sexy Breloom chick And a rather surprised Flygon Afti drew a rather strange Breloom No idea if I had any influence, but, whatever, HybridProjectAlpha drew a Flygon being eating by an Umbreon and I intend to sig it

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Adamgamer	Posted: Jan 16 2009, 11:08 PM
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Xgoff

Posted: Jan 16 2009, 11:54 PM

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ffff the last time i've watched a laserdisc, much less seen one, i was in like 1st grade

but oh well they were going to die anyway; 12" diameter and really horrible capacity (similar to CDs iirc), plus they're analog which doesn't fly that well with studios since DRM isn't an option

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