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From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: RCA Drops Laser Disc Players
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Date: Mon, 9-Apr-84 21:17:55 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  9 21:17:55 1984
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>	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.
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