BUT... Pioneer put AC-3 (Dolby Digital) surround on LaserDiscs before DVDs came out. So LaserDiscs were the first video medium to offer digital sound at home.
replyAnd at that point, most players sold were combo players that could also play CDs.
And there was one more disc format: CD Video. It was a CD-sized digital single that also had a LaserDisc section for the (analog) music video. I have a couple; one is Bon Jovi.
Was CD video compressed? I thought it existed at the same time as DVD but cheaper.
replyThat's Video CD. It existed before DVD but survived alongside it (mainly in Asia) as a cheaper alternative.
replyI just learned this in my 40s and am surprised. Very cool.
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