LaserDiscsLaserDisc (abbreviated as LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in the United States in 1978. 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, largely due to high costs for the players and video titles themselves and the inability to record TV programs, though it eventually did gain some traction in that region to become somewhat popular in the 1990s. It was not a popular format in Europe and Australasia. 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. Its superior video and audio quality made it a popular choice among videophiles and film enthusiasts during its lifespan. The technologies and concepts behind LaserDisc were the foundation for later optical disc formats including Compact Disc (CD), DVD and Blu-ray (BD). | ||
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| Catalogue number and title | ||
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| 5799 - 80 Title - The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy Artist(s) - Douglas Adams Rating: 3 | ||
| EE 1158 Title - Doctor Who - The ark in space Artist(s) - Robert Holmes / John Lucarotti Rating: 3 | ||
| EE 1202 Title - Doctor Who - The day of the Daleks Artist(s) - Louis Marks Rating: 3 | ||
| EE 1203 Title - Doctor Who - Terror of the Zygons Artist(s) - Robert Banks Stewart Rating: 3 | ||
| BBCL 2003 Title - Doctor Who - Revenge of the Cybermen Artist(s) - Gerry Davis Rating: 3 | ||
| BBCL 2012 Title - Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius Artist(s) - Robin Bland Rating: 3 | ||
| 5092 - 80 Title - Doctor Who - The day of the Daleks Artist(s) - Louis Marks Rating: 3 | ||
| ROTC??????? Title - Doctor Who - Revenge of the Cybermen Artist(s) - Gerry Davis Rating: 3 | ||
| TBOM??????? Title - Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius Artist(s) - Robin Bland Rating: 3 | ||
| TM?????? Title - Doctor Who - The movie Artist(s) - Matthew Jacobs Rating: 3 |