Interview with Richard Sonnenfeldt - RCA Selectavision Videodisc System

[kargaroc386]

it's basically a capacitor that has changing capacitence...

So basically it's a flux capacitor

[databits]

@kargaroc386 - You ARE correct! There's a write up about this on the cedmagic website. What a concept!

[mgabrysSF]

The other reason it worked great was that movies only cost 15-20 dollars, while VHS films cost 40+. That's 80s bux too. Multiply by 2.5 for today's dollars.

[eyeh8nbc]

I have one of those prototype discs, but don't know what's on it!

[databits]

@eyeh8nbc post a video of it! :)

[eyeh8nbc]

@databits It won't play on a regular CED player- I tried right when I got it. There was a prototype player on Ebay a couple years ago, but someone outbid me.

[spacehelmetforacow]

@eyeh8nbc Open up an old CED case and stick the prototype it. Ir should work in a normal player.

[eyeh8nbc]

@spacehelmetforacow I tried that- it doesn't work.

[Mr36O]

I can still Remember watching Friday the 13th The Final Chapter on one of these things, You had to flip it over to watch the second half.

[kramcas2]

He just throws the prototype on the floor. lol

[BrentAudi]

Awesome Video!

Thanks for the upload!

I have had every player ever made. It was truly an amazing product. Suburb video and sound quality to VHS at the time, and just a small par lower than Laser Disc.

Thanks again!

Brent

[falcor1978]

My family had one of these in the early-80s when I was a kid, and it was easily the coolest piece of technology for a five-year-old like me. I literally wore out "Star Wars" to the point where it would repeatedly skip around randomly and lock up during playback. Haha!!

[leeroy956]

Awesome thanks for uploading i didnt know this product existed till like a couple of months ago