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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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BOOGIE NIGHTS Criterion 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN RARE!
$49.99
A REQUIEM FOR MOZART Laserdisc LD SIR GEORG SOLTI RARE!
$39.99
DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE - ACTION - WS - AC-3 - LD
$6.99
BEETHOVEN'S NEPHEW Laserdisc LD PAUL MORRISSEY RARE!
$29.99
BUFFET FROID Laserdisc LD CINEMADISC EXCELLENT CONDITIO
$39.99
ARABELLA 2-Laserdisc LD OPERA STRAUSS KIRI TE KANAWA
$19.99
BILLY BUDD 2-Laserdisc LD BRITTEN OPERA EXCELLENT RARE!
$29.99
A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS Laserdisc LD MARQUEZ
$19.99
AUTUMN SONATA Laserdisc LD INGMAR BERGMAN EXCELLENT!
$7.99
CALIFORNIA SUITE Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT CONDITION
$4.99
Hollywood Canteen '45 MGM FS LaserDisc LD
$43.95
ALICE Laserdisc LD CINEMADISC EXCELLENT VERY RARE!
$49.99
BOUND Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN VERY GOOD W/COMMENTARY
$7.99
BORIS GODUNOV 2-Laserdisc LD MUSSORGSKY OPERA RARE!
$9.99
BARCELONA Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT VERY RARE
$7.99
BREATHLESS Criterion Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT GODARD RARE
$19.99
AIR FORCE ONE - HARRISON FORD - WS - AC-3 - LASERDISC
$6.99
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID Laserdisc LD EXCELNT
$4.99
BONNIE AND CLYDE Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT CONDITION!
$5.99
Jurassic Park - Letterboxed THX/DS Laserdisc
$8.00
NEW WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE LASER DISC
$0.01
ALPINE FIRE Laserdisc LD CINEMADISC EXCELLENT VERY RARE
$49.99
BACK TO HANNIBAL: THE RETURN OF TOM SAWYER & HUCKLEBERR
$9.99
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF 2-Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT RARE!
$9.99
ALBERT HERRING 2-Laserdisc LD BRITTEN OPERA VERY RARE!
$19.99
AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT RARE!
$9.99
BICENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY GALA Laserdisc LD ROSSINI RARE!
$19.99
CHRISTMAS IN ROME Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT VERY RARE!
$5.99
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Criterion Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT
$9.99
RAGING BULL ROBERT DE NIRO M SCORSESE LASERDISC LD VGC
$2.99
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A PRINCESS Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT THE
$7.99
CARRIE Criterion Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT RARE
$19.99
CAPRICCIO 2-Laserdisc LD STRAUSS OPERA EXCELLENT RARE!
$49.99
NEW SEALED PHILADELPHIA HANKS WASHINGTON LD LASER DISC
$0.01
BREATHLESS Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT CONDITION
$7.99
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN
$9.99
BEFORE AND AFTER Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT!
$7.99
BIG Laserdisc LD TOM HANKS WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT!
$4.99
CIAO, PROFESSORE! Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN BRAND NEW!
$9.99
BEETHOVEN WALDSTEIN APPASSIONATA Laserdisc LD BARENBOIM
$19.99
CAMILLE CLAUDEL 2-Laserdisc LD CINEMADISC VERY RARE!
$19.99
BLUE PLANET Laserdisc LD IMAX SPACE FILM BRAND NEW!
$5.99
BEETHOVEN STRING TRIOS OP. 9 ITZHAK PERLMAN ZUKERMAN
$19.99
CHANTS D'AUVERGNE Laserdisc LD KIRI TE KANAWA RARE!
$7.99
BEYOND RANGOON Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT!
$19.99
CHINATOWN 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN JACK NICHOLSON
$4.99
ANNIE HALL Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN WOODY ALLEN EXCELLNT
$4.99
NEW SEALED CURLY SUE BELUSHI LASER DISC LASERDISC NIP
$0.01
DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER - ACTION - WS - DSS - LASERDISC
$5.99
BOULEZ IN SALZBURG Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT VERY RARE!
$7.99
BLOW OUT Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN JOHN TRAVOLTA EXCELLNT
$5.99
AUGUST Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT ANTHONY HOPKINS DIRECTS!
$29.99
ANDREA CHENIER 2-Laserdisc LD GIORDANO OPERA RARE!
$19.99
AIDA 2-Laserdisc LD TEATRO ALLA SCALA PAVAROTTI RARE!
$19.99
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE Criterion Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN RARE
$9.99
HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER - WESTERN - WS - LASERDISC
$5.99
CHUSHINGURA 2-Laserdisc LD HIROSHI INAGAKI WIDESCREEN
$19.99
BLUE VELVET 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT RARE
$7.99
THE FUGITIVE - HARRISON FORD - ACTION - WS - DSS - LD
$6.99
NEW SEALED HARRIET THE SPY WIDESCREEN LD LASER DISC
$0.01
BARRY MANILOW THE GREATEST HITS..AND THEN SOME Laserdis
$14.99
CAT PEOPLE Criterion Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT VERY RARE!
$14.99
BODY HEAT Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT CONDITION
$7.99
CASINO ROYALE 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN JAMES BOND 007
$14.99
A SHOT IN THE DARK Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT!
$6.99
CABARET 2-Laserdisc LD LIZA MINNELLI EXCELLENT CONDITIO
$5.99
BACH AT KOTHEN Laserdisc LD BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS RARE!
$9.99
CHINESE ROULETTE Laserdisc LD CINEMADISC EXCELLENT RARE
$29.99
CHAPLIN 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT CONDITION
$4.99
AIR BUD GOLDEN RECEIVER Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN RARE!
$9.99
ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S BON VOYAGE & ADVENTURE MALGACHE RARE
$19.99
Tron Rare Widescreen Japanese Edition w/ OBI
$29.99
ABSOLUTE POWER - CLINT EASTWOOD - WS - AC-3 - LD
$6.99
BERLIOZ MESSE SOLENNELLE Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT RARE!
$7.99
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI 2-Laserdisc LD DOUBLE
$19.99
THUNDERHEART Laserdisc Val Kilmer WS NEW SEALED
$7.99
BULL DURHAM Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT CONDITION
$4.99
MINT LASER DISC Disney The Lion King THX Surround AC-3
$19.99
BATMAN RETURNS 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT!
$4.99
THE TIES THAT BIND Laserdisc Daryl Hannah WS NEW
$7.99
ATTILA Laserdisc LD VERDI OPERA EXCELLENT VERY RARE!
$29.99
APOLLO 13 2-Laserdisc SIGNATURE COLLECTION WIDESCREEN
$9.99
A VILLAGE ROMEO AND JULIET Laserdisc LD DELIUS OPERA
$9.99
CASABLANCA Laserdisc LD EXCELLENT CONDITION W/TRAILERS
$4.99
BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 8 Laserdisc LD ANTON VON KARAJAN
$9.99
AIR BUD Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN EXCELLENT VERY RARE!
$9.99
CRIMSON TIDE - ENE HACKMAN - ACTION - WS - AC-3 - LD
$6.99
BRODERNA MOZART THE MOZART BROTHERS Laserdisc LD WS
$19.99
AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN RARE!
$4.99
BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS OP. 109, 110, 111 Laserdisc LD
$9.99
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES NOS. 3 EROICA & 7 Laserdisc LD
$9.99
CARMEN 2-Laserdisc LD BIZET OPERA EXCELLENT VERY RARE!
$19.99
DIE HARD - BRUCE WILLIS - ACTION - WS - AC-3 - THX - LD
$6.99
BARTOK BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE Laserdisc LD SIR GEORG SOLTI
$49.99
ADVENTURES IN DINOSAUR CITY Laserdisc LD DINOSAURS
$49.99
Huge Lot Laserdiscs DVD Video Movie Special Editions
$61.99
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY - WESTERN - WS - LASERDISC
$6.99
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG 2-Laserdisc LD WIDESCREEN RARE!
$9.99
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - WESTERN - WS - LASERDISC
$6.99
BAMBI Laserdisc LD WALT DISNEY EXCELLENT CLASSIC
$4.99