In Reply to: I was looking at wiki too, and stand by my statement: laserdisc did not exist in 1978 posted by Jazz Inmate on August 31, 2007 at 15:49:59:
>>It was not marketed (certainly not marketed as laserdisc) until 1980, and it never gained mass market appeal or penetration. And as for Racerguy's overarching point that the industry didn't know a better optical format was coming along<<
So, you are claiming that "the industry" knew in 1980 that a better optical format would come along in 1998, so they deliberately withheld support for Laserdisc, and allowed tape-based media to rule the market for 18+ years while waiting? That's...surreal.
Jazz, what color is the sky in your world?
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- RE: I was looking at wiki too, and stand by my statement: laserdisc did not exist in 1978 - racerguy 16:39:08 08/31/07 (1)
- RE: I was looking at wiki too, and stand by my statement: laserdisc did not exist in 1978 - Jazz Inmate 16:56:53 08/31/07 (0)