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LaserDisc
A LaserDisc held
Media type
Optical disc
Encoding
NTSC, PAL, MUSE, HD-MAC
Capacity
60/64 minutes per side on CLV discs (NTSC/PAL); 30/36 minutes per side on CAV discs (NTSC/PAL)
Readmechanism
780 nm wavelength semiconductor laser (early players used HeNe gas lasers)
Writemechanism
Laser on dye; same write mechanism as recordable CD/DVDs
Standard
LaserVision
Developedby
Philips, MCA Inc., Pioneer Corporation
Usage
Home video (replaced by DVD)
Extendedto
DVD
Released
December 11, 1978; 45 years ago (1978-12-11) (as DiscoVision)
Discontinued
September 21, 2001 (films) July 2009 (production)[1][2]
Optical discs
General
Optical disc
Optical disc drive
Optical disc authoring
Authoring software
Recording technologies
Recording modes
Packet writing
Burst cutting area
Optical media types
Compact disc (CD): CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, 5.1 Music Disc, Super Audio CD (SACD), Photo CD, CD Video (CDV), Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), CD+G, CD-Text, CD-ROM XA, CD-i, MIL-CD, Mini CD
The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diameter typically spans 30 cm (12 in). Unlike most optical-disc standards, LaserDisc is not fully digital, and instead requires the use of analog video signals.
Although the format was capable of offering higher-quality video and audio than its consumer rivals, VHS and Betamax videotape, LaserDisc never managed to gain widespread use in North America. This was largely due to the high cost of the players and their inability to record TV programs.[3][better source needed] It eventually did gain some traction in that region and became popular in the 1990s. However, it was not the most popular format in several countries in Europe and Australia.
By contrast, the format was much more popular in Japan and in the more affluent regions of Southeast Asia, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, and was the prevalent rental video medium in Hong Kong during the 1990s.[4] Its superior video and audio quality made it a popular choice among videophiles and film enthusiasts during its lifespan.[5] The technologies and concepts behind LaserDisc were the foundation for later optical disc formats, including Compact Disc (CD), DVD, and Blu-ray (BD). LaserDisc players continued to be produced until July 2009, when Pioneer stopped making them.
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