Originally posted by: Sweeney599

Originally posted by: Johnboy3434
LaserDisc kicked both their asses.

yeah, I've always wondered why laserdisc didn't catch on better.

Maybe because it was 1) an analog format, 2) unwieldy, and 3) to high priced. Most people don't want something that big that can be fairly easily scratched and then there goes your whole movie. And that doesn't even take into consideration the enormous cost of a movie when compared to its VHS counterpart. Laserdisc was essentially just an oversized CD so they could fit a movie on an optical format.

Laserdisc only kicked ass in terms of video degradation (no head, no degradation). In terms of everything else, laserdisc sucked. Thankfully the industry finally came up with a better solution.

And in case you haven't heard Johnboy, Warner is no longer releasing movies on HD-DVD as of June of this year (they're going Blu-ray exclusive), hence why Blu-ray sales have screamed ahead of HD-DVD. Get yourself a PS3. They seem to be quite good Blu-ray players and you'll have yourself a nextgen console at the same time for a very low price.