1980 RCA Video Disc Player Commercial

This is a rare commercial from an even rarer form of technology, the RCA Video Disc Player. I'm jealous of the size of those discs! I can't stand these rink-a-dink sized DVDs :-)

**This is from Echoes of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s commercials and promos collection**

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• 1980
• 1980s
• television
• commercial
• RCA
• video disc
• DVD
• laser disc
• player
• movies
• sports
• specials
• technology
• machine
• record

[Genius7277]

@9000failurez NETFLIX DIDN'T EXIST AT THAT TIME MOTHERFUCKER!

[southport97]

I saw a couple of these disks at a yard sale once and I asked the guy what the hell is this? He said it's a prehistoric DVD.

[YukoAsho]

@241kenzo Well, let's back up, RCA was already in trouble due to their failure in the computer market in the 70s, and the CED was more a disaster of internal politics than the product. Had it come out BEFORE VHS and not been delayed to hell, I imagine things would have been different.

[johnnybeane]

We had this in 1982. I still have a Star Wars disk.

[kfdave]

Ahhh,what fine technology RCA,Pioneer uses a Laser,you use a needle,like a damned turntable,to do VIDEO!What could go wrong?

[ewd76]

You can get a dvd player itself for $15 these days, and thanks to the magic of internet piracy, the movies are free! : )

[Diskoboy1974]

A friend of mine back in 1982 had one of these. It rarely worked. It seemed like it needed a new stylus after every viewing.

[TheUltraCoolDude1]

my dad has 2 of these things! (too bad he keeps his house a hellhole)

[241kenzo]

This disaster of a product brought down a once proud RCA.

[savingtess08]

LOL under 500??? in the 80's that would be equal today to 1500

[PupuTheClown]

,,hey now this was pretty damn good for 1980, laser disc ?, get real yo !