Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site shark.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!orca!shark!davew From: davew@shark.UUCP (Dave Williams) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: video disc players Message-ID: <832@shark.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Jun-84 11:34:42 EDT Article-I.D.: shark.832 Posted: Mon Jun 18 11:34:42 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jun-84 01:51:48 EDT References: <689@ut-ngp.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 16 RCA has stopped producing their CD disk player. As long as their is a good market for disks I would assume they will continue to produce them; however, look at past audio formats that didn't catch on ( Sony's Elcassette or Wallensach's tape cartridge as examples). When was the last time you saw a new album in either of these formats? Many people believe the Pioneer Laserdisc will catch on as the next big consumer item, but the movie rental industry is taking a wait and see attitude because there aren't that many units out there yet and media costs are expensive. If you are looking for a system that will not degrade the quality of the picture over time this would be the way to go. The RCA system uses a stylus that contacts very small grooves in the disk and will degrade the picture quality. The Laserdisc uses a laser to read the impressions in the disk so no deteriorzation will occur.