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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: videodisks
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Date: Fri, 2-Aug-85 10:37:50 EDT
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In article <531@wjvax.UUCP> ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian) writes:
>watching disks in high quality video and *stereo* for $26 purchase, $2

The CED discs I've seen had a picture that was poorer than a LaserDisc
dubbed on a VHS tape at the 2 hour speed.  A typical comparision: the trailing
credits on STTMP.  They are easy to read on LV, rather hard to read on
Beta, slightly worse yet on VHS, and much worse on CED.  CED discs also
tend to have gliches in vertical lines and some slight skipping in most of
the demos I've seen.  On a 15 inch set, CED was passable, on a projection
set it was terrible.

BTW, a great LV demo is Koyakanatasi (give or take a few letters) when
played on a GOOD projector and high end stereo system.  The cloud motion
sequences are positively Mesermizing.
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