Actually, what sealed the deal was pr0n. That is also why Blu Ray has won, and also why video over the internet exists and works so well. I read about this in a safe-for-work magazine several years ago.
-Max (why do I need to explain myself?) ________________________________ From: Ed Booher <edboo...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 9:19:44 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Increasingly OT: Re: American Top Gear On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 2:06 AM, Walt Zarnoch <zarnoch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now THAT is something! Laserdisc, better quality than original DVD, but > bigger. > > What was that old vinyl record style video system RCA had? Anyone have one? > :p > > Walt Laserdisc, though on a plastic disc, was not digital. The RCA system, Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED), and Laserdisc both were analog beasts. CED was, quite literally, a video record. Inside the player was an arm that sat on the disc and picked up the waveforms directly from the disc. Betamax and VHS became the default format from that era not just because of size, but because they were recordable. People could record a program to watch later, and that sealed the deal. On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 2:17 AM, Walt Zarnoch <zarnoch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm glad laserdisc won out, or we'd be in the stone age still... Was all > before my time, but it helped shape life as I know it. So the industry decided to try another disc that had been in development. They were cheaper to produce, and allowed a higher profit margin. At least, they would be cheaper to produce if they could get the volume up. So they introduce Laserdisc, which is a mild technological step forward from CED. It's still analog, and still the size of a record, but the arm that sat on the disc has been replaced with a laser to read the changes in waveform directly. Most people decided they would stick with VHS. Note: Betamax, as a format, is still alive and strong today. It just is not available in the consumer market any longer. Well, maybe not strong, digital camcorders have started to erode that strength. But even as short a time as 3 years ago or so, all TV stations used Betamax corders. EdB -- "I've come to your planet on a Class IV Intergalactic Doom Freighter." - Adrian Monk _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
