Don_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 6 months agoTIL TIL: LaserDiscs were first marketed and sold in 1978 — and they were originally called DiscoVision!en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square32arrow-up1348arrow-down19cross-posted to: wikipedia
arrow-up1339arrow-down1external-linkTIL TIL: LaserDiscs were first marketed and sold in 1978 — and they were originally called DiscoVision!en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square32cross-posted to: wikipedia
minus-square@RalphWolflinkEnglish55•6 months agoAnd, they were analog! CDs, DVDs, and of course BluRays are digital, but laserdisc was analog.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish17•6 months agoI didn’t know that. Always assumed it was like a big CD.
minus-square@seplinkEnglish12•6 months agoLaserdisc had 4 audio tracks 2 digital and 2 analog. The digital tracks was what later became the cd. The analog tracks was often used by audio commentary along the movie and such.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agoI think digital audio was only added in 1985
minus-square@RalphWolflinkEnglish9•6 months agoRight??? I learned that about a year ago. I’m impressed they even made it work.
And, they were analog!
CDs, DVDs, and of course BluRays are digital, but laserdisc was analog.
I didn’t know that. Always assumed it was like a big CD.
Laserdisc had 4 audio tracks 2 digital and 2 analog. The digital tracks was what later became the cd. The analog tracks was often used by audio commentary along the movie and such.
I think digital audio was only added in 1985
I think true, but most discs i have, has digital audio.
Right??? I learned that about a year ago. I’m impressed they even made it work.