Episode 449 - The Rise and Fall of Laserdiscs

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One day in the distant future, when everyone will get around in flying cars, movies will be watched with LASERS. Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. We might not have flying cars but the home video industry runs on Lasers. Actually it has been for almost 40 years. And it all started with Laserdiscs. Join Carlos today at GeekFest Rans as he covers his personal experience with the easily forgotten video format of Laserdiscs. Was it a failed niche format for movie snobs or the beginning of a new technology that continues to this day? Actually it was all of the above.

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Pioneer LaserDisc Demo 1989:

Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert explains Pioneer laserdisc (1980):

Leonard Nimoy demonstrates Magnavision LaserDisc Player: https://youtu.be/s4pBk3-fduU

1980 RCA Video Disc Player Commercial:

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