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DiscoVision is the name of several things related to the video LaserDisc format. It was the original name of the "Reflective Optical Videodisc System" format later known as "LaserVision" or LaserDisc.
The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diameter typically spans 30 cm (12 in).
May 11, 2023 · The world has just been introduced to DiscoVision, a system for home-media viewing developed by Magnavox Consumer Electronics (MCA). Four years earlier, Science had reported on MCA’s plans to build and market a “ laser-based system as early as 1976 for as little as $500 .”
The LaserDisc ( LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diameter typically spans 30 cm (12 in).
Aug 31, 2016 · DiscoVision essentially just encoded analog data onto a disc, which was read off via a laser. ( For a genuinely interesting and easy to understand explanation of how this system worked under the hood, see this 1980 Mr. Wizard video .)
A LaserDisc player is a device designed to play video ( analog) and audio ( analog or digital) stored on LaserDisc. LaserDisc was the first optical disc format marketed to consumers; it was introduced by MCA DiscoVision in 1978. From 1978 until 1984, all LaserDisc player models read discs by using a helium–neon laser.
Aug 4, 2020 · Those first LaserDisc players were called the MCA DiscoVision, which is just hilarious. Pioneer electronics would help to set everything straight by purchasing a majority stake in the new format...
