Difference between revisions of "Optical Disc (First Generation)"
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The optical disc is a form of technology that first emerged in the late 1970s and progressively developed throughout the 80s and early 90s. The optical disc consists of a round plastic disc encoded with data through the use of pits on the disc's surface which are read by an infrared laser. The laserdisc, the first iteration of the optical disc format, was capable of audio and video playback through analog encoding. Subsequent iterations of first generation discs were capable of digital playback, but without the ability for video playback. | The optical disc is a form of technology that first emerged in the late 1970s and progressively developed throughout the 80s and early 90s. The optical disc consists of a round plastic disc encoded with data through the use of pits on the disc's surface which are read by an infrared laser. The laserdisc, the first iteration of the optical disc format, was capable of audio and video playback through analog encoding. Subsequent iterations of first generation discs were capable of digital playback, but without the ability for video playback. | ||
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+ | What makes a first generation optical disc | ||
The commercial interests | The commercial interests | ||
Geography/regional development | Geography/regional development | ||
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Recording vs. consuming ... spectrum of capabilities | Recording vs. consuming ... spectrum of capabilities | ||
+ | Dematerialization (Kittler) Discretization (Stiegler) | ||
=LaserDisc= | =LaserDisc= |
Revision as of 15:49, 15 October 2010
The optical disc is a form of technology that first emerged in the late 1970s and progressively developed throughout the 80s and early 90s. The optical disc consists of a round plastic disc encoded with data through the use of pits on the disc's surface which are read by an infrared laser. The laserdisc, the first iteration of the optical disc format, was capable of audio and video playback through analog encoding. Subsequent iterations of first generation discs were capable of digital playback, but without the ability for video playback.
What makes a first generation optical disc
The commercial interests
Geography/regional development
Recording vs. consuming ... spectrum of capabilities
Dematerialization (Kittler) Discretization (Stiegler)