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SlightButSteady: Sep 13, 2007; Soiled Meat

I suppose it's time to stop being excited about HVDs

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The Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) is an optical disc technology developed between April 2004 and mid-2008 that can store up to several terabytes of data on an optical disc 10cm in diameter.

Would it be considered as still-born media?

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SlightButSteady: Sep 13, 2007; Soiled Meat

Pingiivi posted:

Here's some very best mostly kinda obsolete tape decks:

I wouldn't be surprised if that cost half a million, ten years ago.

I used to operate a standard def digi deck that cost $80,000 in 2000. Here's one listed for $700: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Digibeta-Deck-DVW-500P-/351482785952?hash=item51d601b0a0
(the "p" in the model number stands for PAL, they were either Pal or NTSC.)

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SlightButSteady: Sep 13, 2007; Soiled Meat

TotalLossBrain posted:

Here's some more.

What style is this? It's beautiful.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2015 06:54

SlightButSteady: Sep 13, 2007; Soiled Meat

Jerry Cotton posted:

Futurist?

e: I wanted to say Googie but a) that's architecture and b) I don't know what I'm talking about anyway I just wanted to make a guess and if I turned out to be right I'd seem right smart.

eeeeee: Art deco

eeeeeee: I still have no idea what I'm talking about the size of the TV means it's not period art deco anyway

Jesus take me now.

Excellent, thank you. It's called the Kuba Komet

# ¿ Aug 18, 2015 07:40

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