Joel Davidson always makes a trek to The Video Place/Lasershow on Tuesday or Wednesday to see what’s new. Davidson is among the 1 percent of Americans who own video laser disc players. And movies on ...

Sanyo Electric (Tokyo, Japan) has developed a laser that makes it possible to design digital-videodisk (DVD) players for automobiles. The laser operates at a highertemperature, 80degreeC, than lasers ...

Coming Soon: A Disc That Holds A Season Of Spongebob It holds 13 hours of video, handles HDTV, and records just like trusty VHS. No wonder big electronics makers figure the Blu-ray Disc will render ...

While there is still doubt over if or when a Blu-ray and HD DVD capable drive will be available, Ricoh has created a single laser that is able to read discs in either format. Their new component will ...

I felt especially embarassed for the booth promoting the FVD red-laser video disc, a Taiwanese “alternative to DVD.” Unlike HD-DVD and Blu-ray, which increase the storage of standard-sized optical ...

"A retrospective on the forgotten tech of LaserDisc and its role in the 1970s DVD era. ColdFusion offers captivating, well-researched videos that delve into technology, innovation, history, and the ...

Just as a compromise standard for high-definition DVDs is under negotiation in Japan between the supports of HD-DVD and Blue-Ray formats, both Microsoft and Hewlett Packard are trying to sneak their ...