Insert other end in player
From early 2010's flash memory technology seen in the previous photo, we go back even further, a *lot* further! The video laserdisc format is now over 40 years old, but was never all that popular among mainstream consumers in the United States. UPDATE: Pictured here aren't laserdiscs, but the forerunners known as "Capacitance Electronic Discs" - even rarer to find in some areas I would think.
This photo shows an actual monster-sized laserdisc in comparison to a DVD! Add to the fact that the CEDs were encased in an even bigger plastic housing (the whole of which was inserted into a player, if I'm not mistaken), and it's no wonder people didn't care too much for them. The machines sucked the disc part into the player and spit the plastic case back out, requiring the empty case to be put back in to retirieve the disc - how wild is that!??
Seems like the sheer weight and size of these CEDs might have made them somewhat fragile as well, especially if one was dropped onto it's end from a high shelf. I believe these that were spotted at Iuka's Sunflower Antique Mall marked either my second or third occasion to even see any in person. (And yep, that's a full-sized baby stroller the ones pictured here are sitting under)! If you happen to have one of those laserdisc and/or CED players (and some discs to go along with it), pretty cool indeed!
Insert other end in player
From early 2010's flash memory technology seen in the previous photo, we go back even further, a *lot* further! The video laserdisc format is now over 40 years old, but was never all that popular among mainstream consumers in the United States. UPDATE: Pictured here aren't laserdiscs, but the forerunners known as "Capacitance Electronic Discs" - even rarer to find in some areas I would think.
This photo shows an actual monster-sized laserdisc in comparison to a DVD! Add to the fact that the CEDs were encased in an even bigger plastic housing (the whole of which was inserted into a player, if I'm not mistaken), and it's no wonder people didn't care too much for them. The machines sucked the disc part into the player and spit the plastic case back out, requiring the empty case to be put back in to retirieve the disc - how wild is that!??
Seems like the sheer weight and size of these CEDs might have made them somewhat fragile as well, especially if one was dropped onto it's end from a high shelf. I believe these that were spotted at Iuka's Sunflower Antique Mall marked either my second or third occasion to even see any in person. (And yep, that's a full-sized baby stroller the ones pictured here are sitting under)! If you happen to have one of those laserdisc and/or CED players (and some discs to go along with it), pretty cool indeed!