We Bought a Giant Movie CD Player and it’s AMAZING - Pioneer LaserActive CLD-A100

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FlexiSpot Sale, use the code "LINUS30' to save $30 on purchases over $500 US: https://bit.ly/3rmPGcc CAN: https://bit.ly/3qEuXjy Before Blu-ray and Streaming, DVDs, and even CDs, one gigantic platter not only ruled over home cinema, but helped create the entire concept: LaserDisc. But what happened with LaserDisc? Why was it so infrequently used in its time? For a much deeper dive into LD, check out Technology Connection’s videos on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn6rSDpkuPadWPpbhIToZIVVS4bRIBQTi Sources: - TheDroidWorks Brochure: http://www.typewritten.org/Articles/DroidWorks/ed-485.pdf - Lost ‘Return of the Jedi' footage discovered on $699 LaserDisc (Verge): https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/27/5035596/lost-return-of-the-jedi-footage-discovered-on-699-laserdisc - David Paul Greg (Alchetron): https://alchetron.com/David-Paul-Gregg - Electron beam recording and reproducing system (Google Patents): https://patents.google.com/patent/US3350503 - Record World Dec 2, 1972 (World Radio History): https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/72/RW-1972-12-02.pdf - LaserDisc Database: https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/12189/PILF-2870/Tokyo-Raiders https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/44014/060-839-1/Leslie-Cheung:-Passion-Tour-2001 https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/00017/PILF-2869/Crimson-Rivers-The https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/21512/LV335643-WS/Bringing-Out-the-Dead https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/32738/LPR-036/Terminator-2:-Judgment-Day:-Teaser-amp;-Trailer https://www.lddb.com/laserrot.php https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/46431/FY105-55MG/Gone-with-the-Wind - Pioneer halts production of Laserdisc players… finally (Ars Technica): https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/01/pioneer-halts-production-of-laser-disk-players-finally/ - BBC Master AIV (WikiMedia): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BBC_Master_AIV_(Domesday_System)_(1).jpg - Pioneer CLD-1010 (LaserWiki): https://bitcrush.io/laserwiki/index.php/Pioneer_CLD-1010 - Bilbo’s Japan CDV (Batini): https://www.batini.com/otherjapancdv/ - LaserActive and Taito Super D3BOS – Unlikely Origins (LaserActive Preservation Project): https://laseractive.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/laseractive-and-taito-super-d3bos-unlikely-origins/ - RadioShack 1991 Catalog (RadioShackCatalogs): https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/1991_radioshack_catalog.html - Low pricing of ‘Ghost’ on laserdisc shows a key to the current market (Chicago Tribune): https://books.google.ca/books?id=sf1TAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA27&dq=laserdisc&article_id=5171,2873967&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjyiv6Qh5mBAxUbITQIHQM_B_YQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=onepage&q=laserdisc&f=false - LaserDisc Europe: A Miss (So Far) (Billboard Magazine Feb 8, 1992): https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-02-08.pdf - LaserDisc Japan: A Massive Hit (Billboard Magazine Feb 8, 1992): https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-02-08.pdf - The Ed Sullivan Show stats (US TVDB): https://ustvdb.com/networks/cbs/shows/ed-sullivan/ - HDTV Sets Now in Over 80% of US Households (Leichtman Research): https://web.archive.org/web/20150314055243/http://leichtmanresearch.com/press/031315release.html - Electronic Games 1993-12: https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n1/mode/2up - Pioneer’s multiformat Laseractive System (Video Magazine Dec 1993): https://archive.org/details/video-magazine-1993-12/page/n17/mode/1up Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1533296-we-bought-a-giant-movie-cd-player-and-it%E2%80%99s-amazing-laserdisc/ ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners ► EQUIPMENT WE USE TO FILM LTT: https://lmg.gg/LTTEquipment ► OUR WAN PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/wanset FOLLOW US ---------------------------------------------------   Twitter: https://twitter.com/linustech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linustech TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linustech Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linustech MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0  https://geni.us/PgGWp Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 2:33 Electron Beam Data Storage 3:06 Did it "fail"? 3:45 LET'S WATCH A LASERDISC 5:08 Resolution 6:00 Audio 6:15 How it evolved 8:50 Problems 11:40 Side by Sided with VHS 13:50 Durability 14:28 Big in Japan 17:50 Enter PlayStation 18:55 Playing SEGA on LaserDisc 20:15 Storage Density 22:22 Gaming with Cartridges 23:30 SEGA Pricing 25:00 Outro

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