LaserDisc
Videos
LaserDisc is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. It was developed by Philips, Pioneer, and the movie studio MCA. The format was initially marketed in the United S
A LaserDisc being held
Constant angular velocity (CAV) LaserDisc showing the NTSC field setup and individual scanlines. Each rotation has two such regions.
200× light micrograph of the NTSC field setup and individual scanlines of a CAV LaserDisc. From left to right: the end of one horizontal line, the horizontal sync pulse, the NTSC color burst, and the luminance for the rest of the line.
A top-loading, Magnavox-brand LaserDisc player with the lid open
VHS
Videos
VHS is a discontinued standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by JVC. It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period of the 198
LaserDisc
…first home video format to support surround sound. Its resolution of 425 to 440 TV lines was nearly double that of competing consumer videotape formats, VHS and Betamax, and approaching the resolution later achieved by DVDs. Despite these advantages, the format failed to achieve widespread adoption in North…
Top view of a VHS videocassette
S VHS Recorder, Camcorder & Cassette
JVC HR-3300U VIDSTAR – the US version of the JVC HR-3300. It is virtually identical to the Japanese version, which showed the "Victor" name, and did not use the "VIDSTAR" name.
Top view of VHS videocassette with front casing removed