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VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia

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92 points mikece | 6 comments | 11 Jul 25 16:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source | bottom
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esafak ◴[15 Jul 25 13:06 UTC] No.44570719[source]▶
It's interesting that LaserDiscs were popular. They were quite niche in the West so I imagine they must have been expensive to produce. Who even made the machines?
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CharlesW ◴[15 Jul 25 13:47 UTC] No.44571132[source]▶
Pioneer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc_player
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esafak ◴[15 Jul 25 15:16 UTC] No.44572038[source]▶
Did they make writers?
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1. ghaff ◴[15 Jul 25 15:33 UTC] No.44572238[source]▶
I think they existed for (doubtless very expensive) niche professional purposes though formats were probably different. But not for consumers. Have a stack of lasdiscs in my garage which I sort of hate to just chuck but probably will someday.
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2. elliottcarlson ◴[15 Jul 25 16:36 UTC] No.44573005[source]▶
A decade or so ago, we got rid of a huge collection of about 350 laserdics - a guy drove from two states over to pick them up for his small towns community center where they would play movies for the town.
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3. ghaff ◴[15 Jul 25 18:19 UTC] No.44574252[source]▶
One of the frustrations about things like that is that you pretty much know someone would want them but I'm pretty much not going to go to the effort of connecting with that someone.
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4. Loughla ◴[15 Jul 25 19:23 UTC] No.44574865{3}[source]▶
We call the local public library and ask if they know anyone who would be interested in x-x media we are getting rid of.

They always panic slightly thinking we're trying to give it to them (most libraries are inundated with out of date materials people donate), and are happy to give us names and numbers of churches and elderly centers who might take them.

It's not a ton of work and worth it overall.

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5. ghaff ◴[15 Jul 25 23:15 UTC] No.44576915{4}[source]▶
My local library does have an annual book and media sale but pretty sure they wouldn't want laserdiscs.
6. iancmceachern ◴[16 Jul 25 08:13 UTC] No.44579870[source]▶
I'll take them from you, pay for shipping