Movie Talk - Laserdisc review

In this episode of 'Movie Talk' I review the Laserdisc format.

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[kellywilliamson]

Thanks for your efforts and posts - I remember being very impressed with Laserdisc in 1983 as compared to VHS, which was still a fairly new technology. I remember wowing the hell out of my friends playing Top Gun through my Sony 27 inch Trinitron and my Carver amp and Cerwin Vega speakers with a JVC stereo VCR and a Fosgate 360 processor that created a phantom center channel and sent a mono signal to two speakers in the rear - That was in 1986. So amazing to have lived through all the incremental advances in technology.

[graugaarddk]

Actually NTSC Laserdisc’s can store up to 60 minutes per side, and PAL discs up to 64 minutes. ;)

[BeanTwnJ]

I love laser discs for getting them autographed! More room for the celeb to sign, easy to frame and take out when you get a chance to get another signature on it. Much more durable than a photo or poster

[peepers]

That was a trip down memory lane. Oh, the good old days

[bartonlynch]

Even before auto-reverse players, flipping and changing discs never bothered me, even the CAV ones. What did bother me a lot was the abysmally awful picture quality of VHS tapes regardless of the "4 hours" of video capacity. I trade convenience in favor of quality anytime, that's why I enjoyed premium audio-video with my LaserDiscs (with proper widescreen aspect ratio and surround sound) during the the two decades before DVD when most people endured with the shitty quality of tapes just to have the benefit of not having to move their butts off the couch.

[CorruptNostalgia]

God I love seeing people still talk about laserdiscs. My collection is a bit sparse but I have a copy of Godzilla 1985 and I'm quite proud of that

[zookeeper]

You couldn't record and you had to flip them but the biggest problem with LD in the 90s is that they were too expensive! The cost of 1 movie was 30 to 50 dollars each and that was back in the 90s. The cheapest players were about 500 dollars for the bottom end unless you bought one in a pawn shop like I did.

[yorgle]

Shipping costs and furthermore, weight weren't an issue in the 90s. There was no "online" to order things from. Sure you could mail-order them from some places, but you could usually find one rental place (at least) that rented out LDs alongside VHS tapes. Many of the high end AV shops also sold and rented them as well. (also, it was 60mins per side for NTSC anyway. ;)

[anatole]

I had a Pioneer Laserdisc player and over 10 years I never had a single problem with the player. I only gave it up when I made a big move so who know how many more years of life the machine still had in it.

[HessSR]

love your videoes!! :) Such high quality! Keep up the great content!

[ricKter-Oficial]

So good to find a channel focused on Quality picture and better sound.
I believe we all subscribers have one trait in common: Hi-Standards

[Edubarca]

Laserdisc WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. It stood for almost 30 years and more than 25.000 titles were available.
It didn't catch as the terrible VHS mostly for bad marketing strategies. I myself have about 500 laserdiscs and they are all in perfect condition. I'll never get rid of them.

[pHD]

Major correction needed:

Each side on a disc can hold up to 60 minutes of NTSC/64 minutes of PAL video. But since most movies are 90 minutes minutes in length, each side will contain about 45 minutes of video.

As for the whole thing about CLV vs CAV, CAV is somewhat popular with true LD collectors as they offer both slightly better video quality due to the smaller chance of crosstalk and also has trick play features such as near-perfect still frame, slow motion and less video noise in general. Only caveat is the playing time of each side being cut in half compared to CLV discs, so choosing between a CAV or a CLV version of a movie will always be a choice between convinience or quality.

[computerkid]

LaserDiscs are analog, not digital like a DVD/Blu Ray, hence the shorter lengths and deterioration. At the same time though, this means that you can do things like fast-forward no matter what, unlike DVDs/Blu-Rays which often block this at certain points. In my mind though, the cons outweigh the pros.

[masn]

I was curious about laser discs and this really helped, thanks!

[orcdoc]

Laserdisc is the only format still that had the Criterion Edition of "Seven", which is truly amazing. It contains almost every photo taken during the production including all 365 Sloth Victim photos and one of the funniest blooper reels ever.

[Wheels]

On paper laserdisc just seems awful but there is just something about laserdiscs that i love, and i cant stop watching and collecting them

[Mythical]

The 1993 LaserDisc release of the unaltered Original Star Wars Trilogy being hundreds of dollars is why I prefer to get the separate 1995 releases

[oobrocks]

To grab a disc: hold the sleeve so the disc falls out. Hold the edge (no grabbing) of the disc; then when the hole is out, put your thumb in the hole and your fingers on edge. C simple!

[craigdavidson]

Well, I happen to have a lot of luck in terms of Laserdiscs. I found a Laserdisc player at a local Charity Shop for $60AU. It was an Panasonic NTSC model, and given the rarity of finding such things in a store like this, I decided to go for it. And with the discs being inexpensive now, it's a worthwhile investment.