OT: Video Disc Player and discs

Tim Tisdall tisdall-DXT9u3ndKiSh7up9GtFB90EOCMrvLtNR at public.gmane.org
Thu Nov 28 14:31:42 UTC 2013


Any chance you could post some photos of the player?  This is the
first I've heard about this technology!


On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Giles Orr <gilesorr-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Some co-workers of mine found an RCA Video Disc Player (NOT Laser Disc, see
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc ) and some discs.
> It works - we tested it.  While I'm fascinated by the technology involved
> (and so assume some percentage of other geeks will likewise be fascinated),
> I don't need another piece of outdated technology in my house.  If anyone
> wants it, it comes with copies of "Dragonslayer," "Vertigo" (first disc
> only!), "WarGames," "2010," and "Close Encounters."  Pick up at North York
> Civic Centre, free.  (It's fairly heavy.)
>
> Even if you're not interested, I encourage you to skim the Wikipedia entry:
> it's interesting to think how different things would be had RCA succeeded in
> getting this thing to market in the 1960s as they should have done - instead
> of in 1981 when it had to compete with LaserDisc, VHS, and Betamax.
>
> --
> Giles
> http://www.gilesorr.com/
> gilesorr-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
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