• BilSababOP
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    1 month ago

    they caught on - it’s just the technology moved on towards compact discs eventually and then to DVD and Blu-Ray.

    • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Right, I meant they didn’t catch on in this format. As evidenced by the fact that all through the 90s we had VHS and not giant dvds 😊

      Saying these caught on is like saying the jaguar was a success because the playstation later used CDs. Its true in the very broadest terms, but the specific technology was never a hit.

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        1 month ago

        Laserdisc is something most people have heard of but never seen.

      • BilSababOP
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        29 days ago

        it did its job and paved the way for future formats. some still consider it to be the definitive disc format