Posted by Goro on 10/04/72 11:32

thad@thadlabs.com wrote:
> Goro wrote:
> > [...]
> > Of course now with HDTVs, LDs are even more obsolete as (i don't think)
> > there's no such thing as an anamorphic LD.
>
> Actually there were, just not too many. I thought I had a list but,
> alas, no;
> one would have to visit the AVL archives for it. Most of them were
> special
> demo discs because anamorphic displays were rare circa 1990s.
>
> There were also HDTV Muse HiVision LDs back then with higher resolution
> than any present DVD; visit URL:
>
> <http://thadlabs.com/LD_info/>
>
> scroll down to "MUSE" and see the January 1999 listing. A number of us
> had full HDTV setups at home 8+ years ago.

I stand corrected... and impressed. That's pretty damb cool. I knew
about line doublers/quadruplers and projectors from back in the day,
but I didn't know of any true HD. How did the High Def (how many
lines?) analog LD look compared to the 1080i or 720p vids now?

thx
-goro-

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