A thoughtful article on The Digital Bits about the love, culture and 10th anniversary of the demise of Laserdiscs. I bought my Pioneer CLD-D704 (I wanted to get the HLD-X9 but I didn't have the money to ship it from Japan) just to watch one disc: the Criterion release of Boogie Nights. That was in 2006. Since then my collection has grown over 150 discs and I love every one. It feels like my own archive with which I can host my own screenings and listen to rare interviews and commentaries that will never be available anywhere else. The Laserdisc Forever website is the best that I know of to research this format. And the LaserDisc Database has the most comprehensive directory of laserdiscs online.
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