A Teaser (Patreon)

If you hadn't guessed from the shirt I was wearing in my latest video, I have a fondness for Laserdiscs.  This machine has been stuck in my mind ever since I first researched the format, and I truly think it is one of the most beautiful and unique pieces of audiovisual equipment to have ever been produced.  So of course, I had to have one.  This machine is older than every CD player, as it was made in 1981.

Sadly, it doesn't work, and probably never will.  These old Magnavox units are hobbled together and really seem more like prototypes on the inside than actual mass-produced machines.

This unit has actually been in my possession for close to a year, and when it comes time to do a video on Laserdisc it will be featured prominently.  Next to its contemporary videocassette recorders, this thing looks like it's from the future!  And yet, the format went just a few blocks past nowhere.

The video on Laserdisc is on my to-do list, but it's not planned for the very near future.  But why not give a sneak peek?