RCA Selectavision (CED) operation

a video giving insturctions on how to play a CED videodisc. the CED was on of the video formats from the original format wars. RCA and a couple other companies promoted the CED, which operated with a disc and stylus, kind of like a super dense record. more info availible on my blog @
http://skewgee.vox.com/library/post/monday-movie-review-rca-selectavisionced-...

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Entertainment

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• rca
• selectavision
• ced
• format
• video
• formatwars
• operation
• instructions

[Skewgee]

grey untis were added towards the end of the CED's lifecycle, in it's last couple years. Most purchases of CED videodiscs took place in its first couple years I believe.

[tbluemer]

All kidding and joking about this format aside, the Video Disc player by RCA was affordable and better quality than VHS or BETA or Laser Disc at the time. I actually think it is kind of cool that I bought a Unit and 40 disc collection of movies on ebay for about $75.00. It is a great conversation piece. Of course it is nothing compared to everything else but you have to put things in perspective of the day it was introduced.

[Zycyzyx]

I saw a handful of these discs at a local flea market recently. Even having grown up in the 80's, I didn't have a clue what they were! :)

[11AlexanderPictures]

I remember this thing back in the early 80's video quality is ok not as good as VCR or DVD

[whatsuphotdog]

I can't believe I'm just now finding out about this

[billyv2000]

i want this thing

[Disthron]

Dose anyone else thing this would have been better if it had been designed with a sliding "window" like a large 3" floppy discet?

[BakkaAmerican]

Rant aside it does look like a fun retro piece of equipment to have and would definitely make a killer conversation piece.

[BakkaAmerican]

Beta Max was superior to VHS but VHS won out for a number of reasons that had nothing to do with quality. The film industry used Beta Max for years after VHS won out on the "civilian" side. Why? Why did the film industry use Beta and regular joes use VHS? Why did HD-DVD lose out to Blu-Ray ya know?

[BakkaAmerican]

Quality has nothing to do with how successful a video format is. Everyone knows the porn industry has a big role in that. But odd yet accurate facts aside it is true. Convenience and durability are what decide formats. If this launched in 1964 like it was supposed to it would of been wildly popular, but it didn't it launched in 1981. What would you rather do, put a tape in and watch the whole movie or load a big huge disc in and get an hours worth of playback?

[juanpablo6toon]

CLASSIC VIDEO :')

[MattTheSaiyan]

I don't know why but this crazy thing looks awesome in a very retro way.

[Tollaneri]

isn't it like a steampunk machine?

Just give player and casing some good Victorian style, an there you have it - Dr. Grordbort's Extraordinary Capacitance Electronic Disc Visiongraph.