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    Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision (Laserdisc) Player Reviewed

    Video Formats: Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin

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    Image of bens bens
    07/16/09

    In reply to Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision (Laserdisc) Player Reviewed
    the videodisc was the first consumer product to offer star wars, in stereo, back in the day. i feel bad for anyone who bought the things!
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    Image of cletar cletar
    07/18/09

    @bens09: I saw Star Wars on one of those. It was actually pretty impressive, compared to the quality of VHS.
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    Image of elfonblog elfonblog
    07/16/09

    In reply to Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision (Laserdisc) Player Reviewed
    Are you certain this is an optical disc player, or have you been inserting that term into the article? Videodiscs are indeed record players with needles which follow grooves on the disc to play video. I've seen them in person.
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    07/16/09

    @elfonblog: It's optical.
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    Image of dingus dingus
    07/16/09

    In reply to Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision (Laserdisc) Player Reviewed
    My choice LaserDisc memory: 8th grade bio, teacher who wasn't too good with the gadgets plays through a LD of a woman giving birth. When the video was over, she instinctively hit "rewind" as one is accustomed to doing for video tape, though without remembering to hit stop first.

    We got to see the baby being crammed back in at 2x speed.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/16/09

    @dingus: Outstanding story.
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    Image of loofkid loofkid
    07/16/09

    @dingus: my health teacher did that intentionally, 3 times... it scarred me.
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    Image of the_sidewinder the_sidewinder
    07/16/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: That happend to me too in grade 7

    Everyone was yelling "Cram it back in arrrgh!"
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/16/09

    @loofkid: I would have too, but I would have absolutely pretended that I was doing it on accident.

    "Shoot, now how do I work this thing again?" *slow motion* (Groans) "No, that's not it." *slow motion rewind* "One of these has to be stop." *pause* (Screams) *zoom* "I'm sure I'll figure it out in a second."
     Reply
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    Image of 32ndnote 32ndnote
    07/16/09

    In reply to Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision (Laserdisc) Player Reviewed
    Fr sm rsn th sm tchr n mddl schl tght s Jpns, shwd s hw t mk nmtns wth vctr grphcs, hd s wtch Str Trk nd rd Ry Brdbry, nd... mst mprtntl, shwd s vds n Lsrdscs dspt th bndnc f VHS plyrs.

    Whr wld w b wtht th crzs?
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    Edited by 32ndnote at 07/16/09 9:25 PM 32ndnote was starred 32ndnote was unstarred
    Image of telepheedian telepheedian
    07/16/09

    @32ndnote: Can I have his star?
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/16/09

    In reply to Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision (Laserdisc) Player Reviewed
    Okay, I only made it to 0:55 when I was totally distracted by the fact that there was a movie called "How to Watch Pro Football."

    Released in 1981 it "boasts the expertise of such legends as Tom Landry, Marv Levy, John McKay, Chuck Noll, Sam Rutigliano, Don Shula, and Dick Vermeil."

    Now this is awesome. Screw all those talking heads on ESPN spending 30 seconds with this coach and 2 minutes with a GM who is only available because his team had the worst 8-year record in 50 years before he was fired. How incredible would it be to just watch an hour long film with some of the great coaches in history breaking down what's on the screen. Especially with all of the great camera angles and HD recording? This is friggin' genius.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/16/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: Okay, Nimoy's mustache and the talking lite-brite quartz that feels the need to explain current earth technology to a celebrity is pretty cool too.
     Reply
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    Image of TrollSlayer TrollSlayer
    07/16/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: The solid plastic ka-chunk the Magna-Vision makes as Mr. Nimoy prys it open is wonderful.
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    Image of Yannick Wolfe-Mercier Yannick Wolfe-Mercier
    07/16/09

    In reply to Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision (Laserdisc) Player Reviewed
    I personnaly own an old Sony Laserdisc player purchased for 99 cents on ebay a while ago.

    The technologie sucks, but still, imagine and sound quality were top notch for that time...

    but who needs disc when you get get DivX files?
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    Image of TrollSlayer TrollSlayer
    07/16/09

    @Yannick Wolfe-Mercier: I personally own a Pioneer laserdisc player that I payed full price for in 1990. I simply had to watch Star Wars in beautiful laserdisc quailty through the amazing S-Video connection.
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    Image of dingus dingus
    07/16/09

    @Yannick Wolfe-Mercier: You, apparently?
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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    02/12/09

    In reply to Video Formats: Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin
    HD DVD = Neanderthal man.
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    Image of ClintonOddfellow ClintonOddfellow
    02/12/09

    In reply to Video Formats: Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin
    Laserdisc is in the wrong place! It was the first consumer video format!
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    ClintonOddfellow was starred ClintonOddfellow was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/12/09

    @ClintonOddfellow: Beta and VHS were out before Laserdiscs.
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    Image of ClintonOddfellow ClintonOddfellow
    02/12/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake:


    Whoops, My bad. I thought it was released as a consumer format in 1972, but turns out that's just when it was first demo'd. Wasn't released until 1978, two years after VHS. I retract my previous assertion. Guess I should bone up on my history before I open my mouth :P Carry on, chaps!

     Reply
    ClintonOddfellow was starred ClintonOddfellow was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/13/09

    @ClintonOddfellow: Don't feel bad. I thought the third one was a DVD and not a laserdisc when I first looked at it..
     Reply
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/12/09

    In reply to Video Formats: Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin
    No laser disk?
     Reply
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/12/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake: Oh, I guess the third one is Laserdisc. I thought that was DVD, then BluRay..
     Reply
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    Image of beardedkid beardedkid
    02/12/09

    In reply to Video Formats: Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin
    Next one should be the evolution of idiots on the internet. From a Nasa tech who created the emoticon to a fat 14 year-old on 4chan declaring war on an attractive girl's myspace.
     Reply
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    02/12/09

    @beardedkid: Abe Lincoln invented the emoticon.
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    Image of Mr_LaZy Mr_LaZy
    02/12/09

    In reply to Video Formats: Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin
    OMG! LOL I finally got these pictures.
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    Image of SanctusFides SanctusFides
    02/12/09

    @Mr_LaZy: today must have been confusing huh?
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    02/12/09

    @SanctusFides: Well considering his alias is Mr_Lazy...
     Reply
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    02/12/09

    In reply to Video Formats: Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin
    No ViewMaster?
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    Image of qbrad qbrad
    02/12/09

    In reply to Video Formats: Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin
    aXXo is certainly reliable... but my TDK is 1080p, and aXXo just doesn't do that.
     Reply
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    Image of Franklin Comes Alive! Franklin Comes Alive!
    02/12/09

    @qbrad:


    Azureus/Vuze

     Reply
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    Image of qbrad qbrad
    02/12/09

    @Franklin Comes Alive!: Are you telling me how to get torrents? Yeah, uTorrent has a smaller footprint. And while I don't know anything about you, your lack of a star tells me I have been using torrents since SuprNova and you probably don't know what that is.
     Reply
    qbrad was starred qbrad was unstarred
    Image of Franklin Comes Alive! Franklin Comes Alive!
    02/12/09

    @qbrad:


    Yeah, it got put on the wrong comment. It was supposed to go on the one beneath this. Maybe the light from your star blinded me. I didn't realize the qualifications for getting one were knowing more than everyone on the internet and being a dick-bag to other commenters.

     Reply
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    Image of qbrad qbrad
    02/12/09

    @Franklin Comes Alive!: Well RTFM. And I need those dicks for the dickship.
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    Image of Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime
    02/12/09

    @qbrad: I wanted a star by my name, but sadly, my doctor told me that I'm deathly allergic to the taste of Gawker editor ass, and other Gawker commenters. So there goes that. Besides, I probably would have wrenched my back out trying to bend over as low as I would need to kiss Brian Lam's ass.
     Reply
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    Image of qbrad qbrad
    02/12/09

    @Hi, I'm God, and I hate little kids on Xbox Live: So what are you doing commenting here?
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    qbrad was starred qbrad was unstarred
    Image of Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime
    02/12/09

    @qbrad: You know what, after reading your fucking stupid comments, I'm beginning to wonder that myself.
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    Image of qbrad qbrad
    02/12/09

    @Hi, I'm God, and I hate little kids on Xbox Live: My, you're hostile. Gonna reach through the screen and beat me like your dad used to do to your mom while you masturbated in your room? Nah, you're a winner.
     Reply
    qbrad was starred qbrad was unstarred
    Image of qbrad qbrad
    02/12/09

    @qbrad: Oops. We're done here. Happy birthday Charlie D.
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    qbrad was starred qbrad was unstarred
    Image of MartyrByFire MartyrByFire
    02/13/09

    @qbrad:


    I see what's going on here, being persecuted cause you wear the Yellow Star. Don't fret dear Jew, I'm sure someone will stand up in your defense...maybe?...for once?...no??

    Well, you should probably be used to it by now anyway.

     Reply
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    Image of qbrad qbrad
    02/13/09

    @MartyrByFire: My "Juden" star would've had six points, were I alive at the time. (It's a wonderful thing that my grandparents managed to remain that way despite the work camps and being marched over minefields.) This one was actually earned with snark and wit.
     Reply
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    Image of discounteggroll discounteggroll
    02/04/09

    In reply to Vmedia: Like Mini UMD for Netbooks Covered in Feces, But Worse
    sony had to offload their surplus of MD's somehow...
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    02/04/09

    In reply to Vmedia: Like Mini UMD for Netbooks Covered in Feces, But Worse
    Aaaah MiniDisc, great with recording...but also a major pain in the ass.
     Reply
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