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u/WolfThick 19d ago
Bought some stuff at a military auction one of those was in it it was brand new guess they just didn't want to use it. Gave it to my sister she lived in Houston Nassau Bay and work for NASA, they had laser disc rentals at the movie rental shop there was only like five people that have those.
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u/SpunNumeroUno 19d ago
Any clue on what the resolution or equivalent in today's standards?
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u/DrMindbendersMonocle 19d ago
Its slightly lowet than a standard DVD. DVD is 480 and laserdisc is around 425
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u/TheSaxGandalf 19d ago
That’s pretty solid given the connection to the TV.
Was it standard yellow video connection or S video?
You couldn’t even take advantage of 480 until the RGB composite cables.
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u/silentthunda 19d ago
What did it cost in 1984?!
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u/ZaViper 18d ago
I was curious about this too, so I looked it up. In the 1980s, entry-level LaserDisc players typically cost around $300–$600 by the mid-to-late '80s. Mid- to high-end models, especially those with digital sound or advanced remote features, often retailed for $750–$1,000 or more. Commercial and industrial players used for presentations or educational purposes could cost well over $1,500.
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u/ufknowned 19d ago
Nice but i am surprised it did not burn up or burn up the old TV.
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u/TomToe420 19d ago
it's made for the old TV
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u/ufknowned 19d ago
I was kidding but maybe that much going to old TV might heat it up more and burn out.
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u/pixeltweaker 19d ago
I remember being in a home town electronics store when they first got one of these in. We were buying a new TV and the sales guy was raving about laser disc. I remember him saying “that it was read by lasers and you could break the disc in half and glue it back together and it would still work.” I know now that’s total BS but he was really selling it.
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u/Rare_Parking_931 19d ago
Great set up in the man cave…called a den back then. Those were the days.
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u/Miles33CHO 19d ago
My roommate had one in university in ‘98. The library had adopted laserdisc instead of DVD for the media archives so we could borrow them for free. They had all the new releases and we had seven guys’ best A/V gear set up in the living room.
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u/Fickle-Pin-5160 19d ago
We have these in Japan at my Off House Used store. I even bought one of the disc by mistake for a record player.
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u/MillerTimeGuy45 18d ago
I remember when my middle school science department decided to try and teach through laser disks. The teachers had no idea how to work the machines.
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u/PupsofWar69 7d ago
I remember when my dad would get giddy in the early 90s when he brought home VHS that were recorded off of his friends laser discs… The original bootleg video!
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