rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) (04/10/84)
<> > I heard on the news the other night that RCA is totally >dropping their video disc players. They supposedly lost over >$100 million on the venture. (This may be old news, but it >was new to me). Hold on - the RCA format was NOT a laserdisc. The CED format is an ordinary old vinyl disk. It's played with a real stylus - yes, one that rides in the groove, just like a phono stylus - except that the cantilever is about 2" long. And yes, it wears because there's direct mechanical contact between disk and playback mechanism. The CED disks didn't last very well, they were cantankerous, and if you think a record skip SOUNDS bad, you should SEE one. This bizarre misapplication of technology lived entirely too long. I hope that it will be on its way to allow laserdisks a better shot at the market. --- "A friend of the devil is a friend of mine." Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303) 444-5710 x3086 -- "A friend of the devil is a friend of mine." Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303) 444-5710 x3086
kiessig@idi.UUCP (Rick Kiessig) (04/12/84)
I heard on the news the other night that RCA is totally
dropping their video disc players. They supposedly lost over
$100 million on the venture. (This may be old news, but it
was new to me).
So who does this leave (besides Panasonic) in the video
disc arena? And what impact do people think it will have on
the video disc marketplace?
--
Rick Kiessig
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