The latest format war is all the rage these days as things really start to heat up. Everyone loves to compare it to Beta vs VHS, but what about the last Video Disc format war? No this isn't the ...

Just about everyone is familiar with VHS tapes, but multiple other formats once competed for its throne, not the least of which were giant LaserDiscs.

How modern tech saved my 'Dragon's Lair' arcade game A laserdisc replacement can save classic cabinets from the scrap heap.

In this episode of our ongoing Modern Relics video series we look at the cult of the Laserdisc, the first optical video disc to hit the market and a format that developed a rabid, albeit small ...

The Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision Videodisc Player was a "record player that produces beautiful sound and pictures" through your TV.

Before DVDs and streaming, there was the LaserDisc. We take a trip down memory lane to revisit a format that was supposed to be the future of home movies.

You can play laserdiscs at several speeds, forwards or backwards. The most noticeable compromise is that the CLD-980 skips between tracks a little more slowly than a CD player.

It was estimated that in 1998, LaserDisc players were in approximately 2% of U.S. households (roughly two million). By comparison, in 1999, players were in ...