Francois Caron
Senior HTF Member
Unfortunately, the Laserdiscs were almost unplayable from the time of purchase! I've yet to encounter laser rot issues with any of the my current titles although there are a few image problems with the second disc on my copy of Men In Black. Surprisingly, none of the used Laserdiscs I've purchased over the years ever game me any aggravation.
But another problem with a 12" disc is that I couldn't bring a few discs with me to the audio/video store where I hang out like I do now. I'm not talking about bringing just a couple of reference titles here. I'm talking about viewing samples from a dozen or so titles in one sitting! 5" discs are light and easy to carry in a CD pouch. 12" discs are heavy and cumbersome.
But another problem with a 12" disc is that I couldn't bring a few discs with me to the audio/video store where I hang out like I do now. I'm not talking about bringing just a couple of reference titles here. I'm talking about viewing samples from a dozen or so titles in one sitting! 5" discs are light and easy to carry in a CD pouch. 12" discs are heavy and cumbersome.