Definitions
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- proper noun A home
videodisc format of the 1980s, nowobsolete . - noun countable A disc in this format.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Laserdisc is the only media I have left for the original Star Wars trilogy in it’s pristine original form. update (14: 00, 8 Feb): The “new” player works just fine.
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The BR Disc is in some way what the Laserdisc was all those many years ago.
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ÂIn the meantime, I'll watch the original version on DVD that I ripped from a 1990s Laserdisc edition -- except for Empire, whose Special Edition was perfect and the pinnacle of what Lucas should aim to do when reworking his masterpieces.
Andy Wilson: Why I (Reluctantly) Cancelled My Pre-order of the Star Wars Blu-rays Andy Wilson 2011
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In the meantime, I'll watch the original version on DVD that I ripped from a 1990s Laserdisc edition -- except for Empire, whose Special Edition was perfect and the pinnacle of what Lucas should aim to do when reworking his masterpieces.
Andy Wilson: Why I (Reluctantly) Cancelled My Pre-order of the Star Wars Blu-rays Andy Wilson 2011
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(Sheesh, I still have a bunch of stuff left over on Laserdisc, as well as the player to go with it!)
p_n_elrod: Not a lot happening p_n_elrod 2010
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The wait went on long enough that some angry fans resorted to buying bootleg copies made from Laserdisc releases that offered much better quality than the official VHS version.
Star Wars coming to Blu-ray in September Rob Pegoraro 2011
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"The African Queen," he noted, had been available in the predigital era on VHS and Laserdisc, but the transfer looked as muddy as the bottom of a Central African river.
'Hubble': Heavenly Ticket to Space Joe Morgenstern 2010
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"The African Queen," he noted, had been available in the predigital era on VHS and Laserdisc, but the transfer looked as muddy as the bottom of a Central African river.
'Hubble': Heavenly Ticket to Space Joe Morgenstern 2010
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Nobody's forgotten that DVD was the successor to Laserdisc as a fan's format.
Paul Snyder: The Future of Cinephilia: Will Streaming Movies replace DVD? 2010
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"The African Queen," he noted, had been available in the predigital era on VHS and Laserdisc, but the transfer looked as muddy as the bottom of a Central African river.
'Hubble': Heavenly Ticket to Space Joe Morgenstern 2010
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