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The advantages of DVD over Laserdisc were obvious to the mass market consumers....low price and a compact package. LD was always more expensive than videotape and it takes up a lot of space for storage. However, it was aimed for the videophile....widescreen, supplementary material, Dolby Digital surround sound, etc.... the mass consumers aren't aware of these things until the advent of DVD.
It's surprising that both LD and Beta stopped production only last year.....and DAT is still around.
Originally Posted by Len Beta isn't a good example, but LaserDisc and DAT are valid. LaserDisc has been around for a long time, but it never picked up steam the way DVD did, and it took forever to get rolling. LD has always been relegated to a niche market, unlike DVD which hit critical mass market appeal in record time. In 3 years time, DVD had more available titles then LD over the past 20 years. LD simply demonstrated no substantial advantage to the average consumer. The same is true for SACD and DVD-A. DAT was aimed at consumers for approximately a five year period. Consumer interest simply never materialized. Now it's rarely talked about outside of specialized industries. |
The advantages of DVD over Laserdisc were obvious to the mass market consumers....low price and a compact package. LD was always more expensive than videotape and it takes up a lot of space for storage. However, it was aimed for the videophile....widescreen, supplementary material, Dolby Digital surround sound, etc.... the mass consumers aren't aware of these things until the advent of DVD.
It's surprising that both LD and Beta stopped production only last year.....and DAT is still around.