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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: 0.27s | 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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cgh ◴[15 Jul 25 14:08 UTC] No.44571335[source]▶
In Thailand in the ‘90s, there were street vendors selling every dvd and cd you could think of, all bootlegs, complete with copied artwork and packaging. It was completely out in the open.
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1. GuinansEyebrows ◴[15 Jul 25 15:22 UTC] No.44572116[source]▶
same in Mexico. i remember buying a ton of nu-metal CDs from street vendors on vacation as a kid.