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*wince*
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ukimalefu wrote:![]()
Pithecanthropus wrote:dv wrote:![]()
Sure, if you use the merCATor projection.
ukimalefu wrote:![]()
justine wrote: I had a Laserdisc player, too. I really wasn't all that impressed.
maurvir wrote:justine wrote: I had a Laserdisc player, too. I really wasn't all that impressed.
What made them great is that they were DVDs before DVDs existed. They stored their video as uncompressed PCM, which is why they only stored ~60 minutes per side, which meant no degradation until it left your player. Which, unfortunately, was likely unless you dropped a bundle on a component video input TV or monitor.
Unlike a video cassette, they theoretically would never wear out either. The last play was just as good as the first play. Audio tracking issues weren't a thing because the audio tracks were also digital PCM and synced with the video inherently. Video tracking wasn't a thing because, well, the player was generating a source video signal from the PCM source like a CD player.
Unfortunately, the whole thing was insanely expensive compared to VHS all the way down the line. The players were absurdly expensive, the movies were absurdly expensive (and hard to find in the US), and the component video hardware required to watch them in high fidelity was, get this, also absurdly expensive. Which is why most people had a VHS deck connected to a 19" TV with either component or RF. Fancy folks might use S-video. If you wanted better sound, you got a stereo receiver.
justine wrote:maurvir wrote:justine wrote: I had a Laserdisc player, too. I really wasn't all that impressed.
What made them great is that they were DVDs before DVDs existed. They stored their video as uncompressed PCM, which is why they only stored ~60 minutes per side, which meant no degradation until it left your player. Which, unfortunately, was likely unless you dropped a bundle on a component video input TV or monitor.
Unlike a video cassette, they theoretically would never wear out either. The last play was just as good as the first play. Audio tracking issues weren't a thing because the audio tracks were also digital PCM and synced with the video inherently. Video tracking wasn't a thing because, well, the player was generating a source video signal from the PCM source like a CD player.
Unfortunately, the whole thing was insanely expensive compared to VHS all the way down the line. The players were absurdly expensive, the movies were absurdly expensive (and hard to find in the US), and the component video hardware required to watch them in high fidelity was, get this, also absurdly expensive. Which is why most people had a VHS deck connected to a 19" TV with either component or RF. Fancy folks might use S-video. If you wanted better sound, you got a stereo receiver.
I don't remember if i went from Laserdisc to Beta or vise versa, but i really liked Beta better and then was forced to VHS. I remember not liking the big and bulkybess of the LD and the lack of available titles i liked.
Pithecanthropus wrote:dv wrote:![]()
Sure, if you use the mercator projection.
jkahless wrote:Pithecanthropus wrote:dv wrote:![]()
Sure, if you use the mercator projection.
Looks like a winkel tripel to me.
maurvir wrote:justine wrote: I had a Laserdisc player, too. I really wasn't all that impressed.
Unfortunately, the whole thing was insanely expensive compared to VHS all the way down the line. The players were absurdly expensive, the movies were absurdly expensive (and hard to find in the US)....
That's beautiful.user wrote:
Central Vietnam near Da Nang
holy crap that's great.
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DukeofNuke wrote:ukimalefu wrote:![]()
I would definitely drive that to the Smokies.