LaserDisc was never more than a niche format for videophiles in PAL and SECAM countries, but it had a long life in NTSC markets such as the US, Canada and especially Japan where it was the very first way to purchase HD movies for home viewing, albeit it the now-defunct analog MUSE 1080i format.
Colin Hunter White Hall, MD > On Jul 1, 2022, at 12:58 PM, Helmut Hamm <[email protected]> wrote: > > A lot of memories are tied to vhs videos, especially the rental tapes were > eagerly collected. In Germany, many horror titles like THE EVIL DEAD were > shown in cinemas, but later banned on video. The UK has the infamous ‚Video > Nasties‘ series. > > No such thing with laser disc, it was just another trend that came, stayed > briefly, and went away. I can‘t see much of a chance for a comeback here > either. > > Helmut > > > Gesendet: Freitag, 01. Juli 2022 um 16:00 Uhr > Von: "Alan Heimann" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Betreff: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Laserdiscs > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Alan Heimann <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 9:54 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Laserdiscs > To: Alan Adler <[email protected]> > > Hi Alan ..I have quite a large collection Of laser disks… Many deluxe box > sets with various books and reproduction lobby cards… I do watch some of them > occasionally… I have found that some of the earliest ones in the collection > have undergone laser rot but most still play nicely.. as concerns laser disc > players the pioneer elite series was always considered pretty much the best > that was out there… To find one in pristine condition with the remote is > difficult these days and people still ask a lot of money for those, > relatively… although most people would agree that the laser disks were an > improvement over VHS tape somewhere very poorly produced and not much better… > It’s interesting that VHS tape in terms of collecting is making a comeback > and I’ve looked into that and although I have a large collection of VHS tapes > as well not the ones that collectors seem to be after… I don’t think this is > going to happen with laser disks but who knows… Best Alan > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 9:26 AM Alan Adler <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Mopos - > > I just came across what appears to be a well-curated collection of laser > discs. > Good titles - boxed sets - noticed Japanese discs - some still sealed - > including what I was told by the collector was the best laserdisc machine. > > Before I commit to handling the collection, I wondered what the status of > laserdisc collecting was at present. > Has the VHS craze seeped into the world of laserdiscs? > > Any Mopos out there collect these - or is there some kind of marketplace - or > site with titles and values, etc.? > > I always thought laserdiscs were cool but never have found only a few here > and there and no machine to play them. > > Any laserdisc specialists in the audience? > > Thanks. > > Alan Adler > Museum of Mom and Pop Culture > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
