The format of this media, commonly called a “videodisc” was often confused with LaserDisc media. LaserDiscs were read optically with a laser beam, whereas CED videodiscs, like the one here, were read physically with a stylus, similar to the workings of a conventional gramophone record. The two systems are mutually incompatible.
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Original VideoDisc Advertisement.
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The original commercial advertisement for the RCA VideoDisc player.
This video shows an open VideoDisc player and how it operates, as well as the video quality of the discs themselves.