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Laserdisc

Laserdisc Article

Laserdisc (LD) was the first commercial optical disc storage medium, and was used primarily for movies for home viewing.

During its development, MCA, which owned the technology, referred to it as the Reflective Optical Videodisc System; changing the name once in 1969 to Disco-Vision and then again in 1978 to DiscoVision (without the hyphen), which became the official spelling. MCA owned the rights to the largest catalog of films in the world during this time, and they manufactured and distributed the DiscoVision releases of those films under the "MCA DiscoVision" label beginning on December 15, 1978.

Pioneer Electronics also entered the optical disc market in 1978, manufacturing players and printing discs under the name Laser Videodisc. For 1980 the name was compressed into LaserDisc and in 1981 the intercap was eliminated and "Laserdisc" became the final and common name for the format, supplanting the use of the "DiscoVision" name, which disappeared shortly thereafter; titles released by MCA became MCA Laserdiscs or (later) MCA-Universal Laserdiscs. The format has been incorrectly referred to as LV or LaserVision, although this actually refers to a line of Philips brand players; the term VDP or Video Disc Player was a somewhat more common and more correct name for players in general.

During the early years, MCA also manufactured discs for other companies including Paramount, Disney and Warner Bros. Some of them added their own names to the disc jacket to signify that the movie was not owned by MCA. When MCA merged into Universal years later, Universal began reissuing many of the early DiscoVision titles as MCA-Universal discs. The DiscoVision versions had largely been available only in pan and scan and had often utilized poor transfers, the newer versions improved greatly in terms of both audio and video quality.


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NEW WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE LASER DISC
$0.01
WEST SIDE STORY Criterion 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN
$9.99
A FAMILY THING Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT FUN!
$4.99
A PURE FORMALITY Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN ROMAN POLANSKI
$39.99
ATTILA Laserdisc LD VERDI OPERA EXCELLENT VERY RARE!
$29.99
THE JAMES CAGNEY COLLECTION 4-Laserdisc LD BOXED RARE!
$39.99
ADVENTURES IN DINOSAUR CITY Laserdisc LD DINOSAURS
$49.99
WHITE CHRISTMAS 2-Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT CONDITION
$5.99
NEW SEALED RESCUE ME LD LASER DISC LASERDISC NIP
$0.01
AUTUMN SONATA Laserdisc LD INGMAR BERGMAN EXCELLENT!
$7.99
WHITE WATER SUMMER Laserdisc LD WHITEWATER KEVIN BACON
$49.99
NEW SEALED LITTLE NINJAS LD LASER DISC LASERDISC NIP
$0.01
ANDREA CHENIER 2-Laserdisc LD GIORDANO OPERA RARE!
$19.99
ALPINE FIRE Laserdisc LD CINEMADISC EXCELLENT VERY RARE
$49.99
A CHRISTMAS STORY Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN BRAND NEW!
$9.99
ANNIE HALL Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN WOODY ALLEN EXCELLNT
$4.99
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA Laserdisc LD WALT DISNEY
$5.99
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A PRINCESS Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT THE
$7.99
ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S BON VOYAGE & ADVENTURE MALGACHE RARE
$19.99
AIDA 2-Laserdisc LD TEATRO ALLA SCALA PAVAROTTI RARE!
$19.99
ZOMBIE Laserdisc LD ROAN GROUP LUCIO FULCI VERY RARE!
$39.99
ZULU Criterion 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT RARE
$14.99
CRIMSON TIDE - ENE HACKMAN - ACTION - WS - AC-3 - LD
$6.99
The Valley Of Gwangi Laserdisc Sci Fi Harryhausen
$4.99
WITHOUT A CLUE Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT CONDITION RARE!
$7.99
MINT LASER DISC Disney The Lion King THX Surround AC-3
$19.99
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY - WESTERN - WS - LASERDISC
$6.99
THE SOUND OF MUSIC 3-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN BOXED SET
$9.99
BARRY MANILOW THE GREATEST HITS..AND THEN SOME Laserdis
$14.99
NEW SEALED THE HITMAN CHUCK NORRIS LD LASER DISC NIP
$0.01
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - WESTERN - WS - LASERDISC
$6.99
BACK TO HANNIBAL: THE RETURN OF TOM SAWYER & HUCKLEBERR
$9.99
AIR BUD GOLDEN RECEIVER Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN RARE!
$9.99
APOLLO 13 2-Laserdisc SIGNATURE COLLECTION WIDESCREEN
$9.99
Hollywood Canteen '45 MGM FS LaserDisc LD
$43.95
A REQUIEM FOR MOZART Laserdisc LD SIR GEORG SOLTI RARE!
$39.99
A VILLAGE ROMEO AND JULIET Laserdisc LD DELIUS OPERA
$9.99
BATMAN RETURNS 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT!
$4.99
A MONTH BY THE LAKE Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN UMA THURMAN
$9.99
BACH AT KOTHEN Laserdisc LD BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS RARE!
$9.99
AIR BUD Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT VERY RARE!
$9.99
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM 2-Laserdisc LD OPERA EXCELLNT
$29.99
DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER - ACTION - WS - DSS - LASERDISC
$5.99
A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS Laserdisc LD MARQUEZ
$19.99
HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER - WESTERN - WS - LASERDISC
$5.99
NEW SEALED A DANGEROUS WOMAN LD LASER DISC LASERDISC
$0.01
A LITTLE PRINCESS Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT!
$5.99
Universal Soldier Widescreen Dolby Digital Laserdisc
$9.99
AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN RARE!
$4.99
THUNDERHEART Laserdisc Val Kilmer WS NEW SEALED
$7.99
Japan LD DURANDURAN, Rio, Nightboat, My Own Way
$17.80
Japan LD The Beach Boys Live at HAWAII '86 Ray Charles
$28.00
WINDHAM HILL: WINTER Laserdisc LD MUSIC EXCELLENT RARE!
$6.99
THE TIES THAT BIND Laserdisc Daryl Hannah WS NEW
$7.99
REVENGE OF THE NERDS II-NERDS IN PARADISE - rare
$9.99
Huge Lot Laserdiscs DVD Video Movie Special Editions
$61.99
AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT RARE!
$9.99
A GOOD MAN IN AFRICA Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN CONNERY
$9.99
ALICE Laserdisc LD CINEMADISC EXCELLENT VERY RARE!
$49.99
A GERMAN REQUIEM Laserdisc LD BRAHMS EIN DEUTSCHES
$19.99
DIE HARD - BRUCE WILLIS - ACTION - WS - AC-3 - THX - LD
$6.99
ALBERT HERRING 2-Laserdisc LD BRITTEN OPERA VERY RARE!
$19.99
AIR FORCE ONE - HARRISON FORD - WS - AC-3 - LASERDISC
$6.99
WHAT ABOUT BOB? Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT CONDITION FUNNY!
$5.99
Tron Rare Widescreen Japanese Edition w/ OBI
$29.99
NEW SEALED BAD BEHAVIOR LD LASER DISC LASERDISC NIP
$0.01
THE FUGITIVE - HARRISON FORD - ACTION - WS - DSS - LD
$6.99
DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE - ACTION - WS - AC-3 - LD
$6.99
WINGS 2-Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT CONDITION VERY RARE!
$49.99
YOGI BEAR Laserdisc LD HANNA-BARBERA PERSONAL FAVORITES
$19.99
THREE MEN AND A BABY/THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY
$12.99
...DES CONTES D'HOFFMANN Laserdisc LD TALES OF HOFFMANN
$19.99
A SHOT IN THE DARK Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT!
$6.99
BARCELONA Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT VERY RARE
$7.99
WILLIE NELSON AND FAMILY IN CONCERT Laserdisc LD XLNT!
$5.99
AUGUST Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT ANTHONY HOPKINS DIRECTS!
$29.99
NEW SEALED METEOR MAN BILL COSBY LD LASER DISC NIP
$0.01
A LIFE IN THE THEATRE Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT THEATER
$4.99
NEW SEALED RICHIE RICH LD LASER DISC LASERDISC
$0.01
HIGHLANDER & HIGHLANDER-THE FINAL DIMENSION - both LD's
$0.99
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT III 4-Laserdisc LD BOXED PART 3
$9.99
WHITE NIGHTS 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN PSE VERY RARE!
$9.99
ABSOLUTE POWER - CLINT EASTWOOD - WS - AC-3 - LD
$6.99
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Criterion Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT
$9.99
THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR Laserdisc Robert Redford WS
$14.99
38 VIENNA BEFORE THE FALL Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT RARE!
$19.99
ARABELLA 2-Laserdisc LD OPERA STRAUSS KIRI TE KANAWA
$19.99
Japan LD Def Leppard Live in Denver, Colorado, Feb. '88
$19.80
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN RARE
$7.99
A MIDWINTER'S TALE Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN ULTRA RARE!
$49.99
BAMBI Laserdisc LD WALT DISNEY EXCELLENT CLASSIC
$4.99
THE THREE MUSKETEERS Laserdisc Charlie Sheen WS
$7.99
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT Laserdisc LD THE BEATLES JAPANESE
$29.99
Village of the Damned WS -NEW- Laserdisc Horror '95
$7.49
NEW SEALED ODDBALL HALL LD LASER DISC LASERDISC
$0.01
A LA MODE Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT RARE!
$7.99
BARTOK BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE Laserdisc LD SIR GEORG SOLTI
$49.99
NEW SOMMERSBY RICHARD GERE LASER DISC LASERDISC NIP
$1.25
NEW SEALED A VERY BRADY SEQUEL WIDESCREEN LASER DISC
$0.01