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Posted by Scott en Aztln on 07/07/06 02:38
On Thu, 6 Jul 2006 14:55:22 -0700, "Richard C." <post-age@spamcop.net>
wrote:
>> Still, Araxen is correct: Laserdisc never achieved true mainstream
>> market penetration in the way that DVD has. And LDs were very
>> expensive - another barrier to mass acceptance. They were basically a
>> niche product catering mainly to wealthy videophiles.
>
>This is an "urban myth".
>Most laser discs were 1/2 to 1/3 the price of VHS tapes when released.
You can't compare "priced for rental" VHS tapes with LD prices, since
nobody bought them. You have to compare the typical retail prices
these tapes actually sold for to the prices that LDs actually sold
for.
>New VHS tapes were in the range of $80 to $120 and LD were about $30 to $40.
>
>Fact!
FACT: the prices on VHS tapes rapidly fell to the $5 to $20 range soon
after release, after the initial rental market evaporated. LDs, on the
other hand, stayed in the $40 and up range. And don't even ask about
the "special edition" CAV boxed sets, which regularly sold for $90 and
up - stuff that you can buy on DVD nowadays for $20.
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