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VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia

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92 points mikece | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 16:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.439s | source
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TrackerFF ◴[15 Jul 25 10:25 UTC] No.44569720[source]▶
Were bootlegs popular?

The first time I traveled outside the western part of the world, I was (naively or not) surprised by the sheer amount of bootleg tapes sold in regular stores. Same with DVD when that time came around.

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1. goosedragons ◴[15 Jul 25 10:51 UTC] No.44569834[source]▶
I'm pretty sure they're still popular outside of the western world. At least for some things. eBay is filled with bootleg DVDs of Anime, TV shows, etc. There is no official Simpsons Season 21+ DVDs for example and yet they are not very hard to find...