Whoa, easy on the "Post" button there kid. There actually never was a format war between VHS and Laserdisc. Laserdiscs where impractical for the common consumer. They came at a later date after the VHS was already a standard. They were huge like records, and required players that were pretty expensive in comparison to a VCR. Which is why it only ever became a format for hobbyists and collectors. Also VHS had the added plus of being recordable, which made it more appealing to the average consumer; you couldn't tape the upcoming football match on a Laserdisc.

Whoa, about a million people beat me to the punch. When I first started writing this there were no replies.