Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcyen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1448arrow-down110
arrow-up1438arrow-down1external-linkTIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcyen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month ago twice the price of a normal DVD player to consumers $500 was the standard rate for a player in '98. Maybe a little cheaper. But why bother buying a marginally smaller newer version of Laserdisc if the discs themselves evaporate?
$500 was the standard rate for a player in '98. Maybe a little cheaper. But why bother buying a marginally smaller newer version of Laserdisc if the discs themselves evaporate?