HD Laserdisc - HD in ‘93 (Part 1)

[@Techmoan]

Seen a lot of comments about this being a two-parter. No It's not to do with money - it's to do with time. I took a long time making this video - including all-day editing sessions for the best part of a week - and as as result of that I got a migraine and needed to take two days off before I could return to take on part 2. If I'd tried to do it all in one, the second half would have just been rushed and would have ended up being rubbish. As it was I ended up completely reworking a good proportion of part 2 - I added some new stuff in that the extra time allocated me and it's a much better video now as a result. Content takes time to make. The choices are a rushed rubbish video now - or a better video in a day or two. Yes I spent a lot of money on this video - but youtube ad-revenue couldn't pay for it even if I split it into a dozen parts. This video would need at least five million views to pay for itself just with ad-revenue. It may get 150,000 views if I'm lucky. This video was paid for by patrons, so as a result they get to see videos a day or so early. That's my agreement with them. Without the patrons support this video wouldn't exist. Part two will be along in a day or two.

[@Samuel-ge7im]

Techmoan, I don’t understand why anyone cares about the amount/lack of money available to produce these videos. I wanted to say thank you for all the effort and work you put into this channel to give people all this information out there. Keep up the great content and work! Best Regards, Samuel!

[@rankinsean]

Sounds fair enough! Keep it up mate.

[@dldigital6788]

Literally the first time I've ever written a comment on a youtube video but had to say wouldn't doubt your commitment to the channel and content for a second, I have been watching your videos for some time now and you can see the passion you have for what you do. Really glad to see this video as well cause I've wanted to see this format in action for a very long time but I can't afford it! the pricing is insane. I like that its a two part, it allows you to really explore the format and gives me something to look forward to the coming days. Keep up the exceptional work!

[@JRock424]

This is your channel. You don't have to explain to no one. If they don't like it, they can unsubscribe.

[@SinaelDOverom]

The question I have: How did the device break? You noted it breaking, but you told nothing of what actually happened, or is this for part 2?

[@bjoernaagaard]

"Movies on a disc!?" - this Monty Python sketch would write itself.

[@adustypiano2449]

*MOVIES ON A DISC?!*

[@hikarushidou517]

A Dusty Piano LOL

[@finonevado8891]

I can't believe I laughed so hard at that

[@alpham777]

I came to the comments just for this lol

[@shamaatae22]

ah.. i cant believe you done this

[@haarp35117]

lmao

[@Techmoan]

If you want to learn more about Hi-Vision and MUSE - there are plenty of links in the video description text box.

[@CapnPicard]

Thanks for the great videos!

[@jasonhawkins4528]

Techmoan excellent videos thankyou all this old technology is very interesting I still have minidisc myself love it years old with net md

[@RETRO-CONSOLE-GAMER]

I think you're misunderstanding me. When you start every video you have a machine there spinning around your logo how do you get this and how does it work can you do a video on it thank you

[@RevengeofGothzilla]

Can't wait for hi vision players to triple in price thanks to this video

[@MikeZdoesitz]

Initialism, not an acronym unless it makes a word ;) awesome video though, really enjoyed it !

[@wpherigo1]

The BBC ought to hire you to produce technology history series! Your work is exceptional. I’m not sure why any one who gets this for free can complain if you put it out in a two part series. I’ve not found another channel that comes close to yours in the quality of this type of show.

[@wpherigo1]

Corrected “our” to “ought”. Oops.

[@zwerker]

Hear hear!

[@HistoricaHungarica]

But... who watches BBC for programs other than Doctor Who and the news? :)

[@sillygoose635]

AlexGRFan97 And CHM (Clarkson-Hammond-May) Top Gear....

[@DOYLETWAT]

He isn’t evil enough to work for the bbc

[@LilDroidBlue]

You are the best tech host on KZbin in my humble opinion, and this is one of my absolute most favourite KZbin channels. I think you do a better job than a lot of the people they have in television talking about technology.

[@klaushergesheimer8602]

I wonder why the BBC hasn't offered him a contract. Best Retro-Tech videos so far, much better than all that so called Tech "Documentaries".

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

Jacob Schweitzer - I agree!.. and with Klaus too.

[@jaworskij]

I like Linus too. He does computer stuff.

[@rastislavzima]

Klaus Hergesheimer maybe BBC does not know about him. I was already thinking that he should send them his portfolio and offer to make some TV versions of these videos for BBC.

[@Edeinawc]

@@jaworskij Linus.... you like Linus. Damn, you're a brave for saying that out loud.

[@LonSeidman]

I was one of the '97 early adopters :)

[@jb-jbjb]

I remember my dad coming home around 930pm in April 97 with a dvd player. He bought 2 movies. One was backdraft which was a divx disc and not dvd. He was so mad he sat up all night, so he could rush back to circuit city first thing in the morning.

[@fixitfelix718]

My dad worked for sony and developed a couple things..we would get things early and it all seemed so fast and such impressive improvements..i remember attempting to connect on an early ps2 mobile network to play tekken tag or some variant of tekken and it never worked lolll ...told my dad..internet gaming off consoles is yearssss away and wont catch on...i was half wrong

[@fixitfelix718]

The 90s was amazing and everything in retrospect seems only retro but at the time sharpness and color bleed and backlit tvs and plasma was all "amazing " the plasma we had probably cost 30 thousand dollars with peripherals for probably a 40 inch hahaaa

[@josephfranzen5626]

As a guy who didn’t get into home theater until 2014 and 1080p was standard by than, let me ask you this. The first time you saw one of these movies was it more of a “wow” moment than 1080p? Or UHD HDR? I went from a budget 65” Samsung DLP 720p tv to a Vizio M series 1080p 3DTV and even going from the DLP to the LED tv blew me away. Going from a 720p CRT to a DLP not so much. With 4K & HDR10/ Dolby Vision it wasn’t so much the resolution jump that impressed me but the HDR “pop”. DCI-P3/BT2020 has really had me say out loud at times “Wow my tv can do this” when viewing high quality native sources.

[@LonSeidman]

@@josephfranzen5626 Thinking back most definitely. The images were way sharper and the quality of the transfers themselves were much better given the enthusiast audience. For me the big difference was the sound even with standard Dolby Surround.

[@The_Story_Channel]

You have some of the most interesting tech videos on KZbin, hardly anyone if anyone does these kind of videos. I also appreciate that you make a video that the whole family can watch, great for getting the young ones interested in electronics without having to listen to some potty mouth reviewer, unlike many KZbin channels.

[@jrk1]

Technology Connections?

[@EzeePosseTV]

Weird I see 2 replies on your comment, but when I click "View all 2 replies" there is none there.. But in regards to your comment, I fully agree and I like to show the younger generation the history of tech that lead up to the smart phone thats glued to their hand, lol.

[@smartroadbiker]

To be fair he did say "hardly anyone" :) I love TC as well, maybe they should do a TM and TC crossover :D

[@The_Story_Channel]

JRK YT, Good also but I still prefer Techmoan's presentations better, just a personal preference I guess.

[@djmidnightwolf]

Databits is also a really good one. And you are right, there are not too many out there.

[@rienpost3145]

When are you opening the Techmoan RetroTech Museum? You must have shelves and shelves of gear by now.

[@howardkurtus7069]

i would pay to visit

[@evanmoonunit]

I’ll second that

[@ZsomborZsombibi]

So would I

[@pnadk]

I'd travel to England just for that :)

[@thewavemaker]

I’m in as well!

[@GreyHulk2156]

KZbin Pedant: "Movies on a disc?!" That's the way I heard it. :)

[@Fluteboy]

Flipping 'eck!

[@kushith]

“Movies on a disc” is a cool album name. Maybe for Pet Shop Boys? :P

[@slimjimmy]

I heard the voice of one of the Monty Python members.

[@verycarla67]

same here. i can hear John Cleese saying that in his most exasperated tone. "Movies on a DISC? What is this, the bleedin' dark ages?"

[@alextirrellRI]

Me too. Maybe we'll get a puppets feature about it on part 2! :D

[@jaxnean2663]

The dedication, high production value is overwhelming as always

[@Mikeywil0003]

I never thought this would ever be the topic of a Techmoan video. The cost for this format is INSANE. I find it very interesting that LaserDisc is a native composite video format, but MUSE went straight to an HD quality video format, yet there was nothing in between. Every popular format between VHS and Blu-ray, there was incremental bumps in video quality.

[@edwarddore7617]

Think about it though, LD was close to DVD quality, so it's like going from almost DVD quality to HD, it's the fact that it was only 1993 that blows my mind.

[@88porpoise]

@@edwarddore7617 Another way to look at it is that LaserDisc itself was first available in 1978, just one year after the first significant commercial releases on Beta/VHS. And it was far closer to DVD quality than VHS. /I do wish the DiscoVision name had stuck, such a ridiculous name

[@svenzo1199]

Finally more videos on obscure HD formats from the 90s!

[@jhenson1618]

Thank you for taking that $3000 punch in the gut for the team. Great video as usual.

[@marxthedude]

Whilst Mr. Pedant would rather I just say "first", it's more important to say this video is destined to be one of your classic ones. Another jewel in a very shiny crown! Outstanding work and dedication here Mat!

[@Tomanista]

That player is one gorgeous piece of machinery.

[@xAleHD95]

Wow, 3000 pounds to make a single video, that's some serious commitment, your videos are amazing!

[@gorillachilla]

he will make triple that back through his adds

[@user-pi5xz5je4y]

@@gorillachilla Unlikely.

[@SirNarax]

@@gorillachilla Ads are terrible. In order to get that kind of money back from ads alone he would need to have gotten just over 166 pounds per video view. In reality the amount of money you get per view is under an American cent. This was made at a loss.

[@Mr-Trox]

@@SirNarax Nah he profited from it, he's got a lot of Patrons.

[@SirNarax]

@@Mr-Trox Sure he has enough Patrons today to make some money but this. Who knows if he had enough Patrons in 2018. These two videos were not the only thing he made that month and Patron is a per month payment.

[@DarthJedi2005remixes]

Honestly I would watch an hour-long documentary-style video of yours, so don't worry about people switching off after just 20 minutes. In fact when you said 20 I was surprised as I only thought we were about 5 minutes in!

[@jackforpresident666]

DarthJedi2005remixes Wow! I thought you were dead!

[@tams805]

I get the feeling the statistics Techmoan has access to show that you are in the minority.

[@LilDroidBlue]

FYI: I would watch a 40 minute video from you.

[@djenson]

Watch his mini-disc appreciation them xD

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

Drew Hunt - Seen it; very good too. I have and still use 3 different Mini-Disc player/recorders... :)

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

Jacob Schweitzer - Same :)

[@alritedave]

Ditto.

[@thelasthallow]

you would many wont, i like the fact that the video is split up into multiple sections, makes it easer to manage and now i can leave, go do some things and if my pc takes a crap while i am out all i need to know is watch the 2nd video and i wont need to waist time scrubbing through trying to figure out where i left off.

[@phrobozz]

I'm really surprised at the low DVD adoption in the late '90s. My first DVD player was a Creative Labs DVD-ROM drive for my pc, from around march of '98. I remember for the first year or so, they only sold DVDs in small racks at our local Fry's. Every week my friend and I would go down there after work to see what new titles were available, and the numbers grew very quickly. By 2001, we had a full blown DVD store just down the street from my house that sold everything you could imagine, including a huge anime selection, and high end home entertainment systems. The major video shops also had massive DVD collections by then.

[@nickwallette6201]

Fellow DXR2 viewer. :-D My first DVD player was that Creative DVD + MPEG decoder card bundle, then a PlayStation 2. I've never owned a standalone DVD player. When HD-DVD and Blu-ray came out, I got an LG combo drive for my PC, and ripped my discs to MKV for playback on a Popcorn Hour media streamer. Never owned a standalone BD player either. (I do have a PS3, but never used it for movies.)

[@IanC14]

We got a computer in 1999 (a rather bad Packard Bell win 98 PC) with a dvd drive and that was our first dvd player. Still got some of our first discs, "Goodnight Mr Tom" and "A Bug's Life" (which was actually distributed by Warner Bros of all companies! Disney seemed to be a bit slow at releasing dad's themselves…)

[@pmscompany]

Creative dvd-rom plus pci mpg2 decoder card! I remember I remember my childhood Lol

[@dunebasher1971]

In the UK, DVD adoption didn't really start happening until just after The Matrix came out on PAL disc in early 2000. At around the same time, Samsung released the first sub-£300 player (up till then a decent DVD player cost about £500 or much more) and this was accompanied by a major promotion in big retail chains whereby if you bought the player you got the disc thrown in too. From that point on, DVD ownership started accelerating rapidly.

[@timbdotus]

Same here. I built a custom P2-400 system in early 1998 and put a DVD-ROM drive in it to watch movies. At the time, CPUs struggled with software MPEG-2 decoding at DVD resolutions, so I added a RealMagic MPEG Decoder Card, which made it smooth as butter. I also used an ATI All-in-Wonder Pro video card that had composite out, so I could watch movies in my big living room TV. The 25’ RCA cable I had to duct tape to the floor was a bit awkward, but that’s the price for progress! By 1999 you could buy a real settop DVD player for $99 if you watched the sale ads carefully, so that’s what I eventually ended up with. Served me well for 5 years!

[@MikeZ8709]

"mooovies on a diisc?!" - absolutely priceless in that accent

[@metfan4l]

Wow, thanks for all the time, money and effort you put into making these! Very informative and entertaining to watch :D

[@penelopemasters3036]

Precisely in how many formats do you now possess Back to the Future?

[@BertGrink]

Hahaha that's a good question. :D

[@Laserdreamz]

Its deffo in VHD so theres one obscure ticked.

[@swk38]

print media also

[@penelopemasters3036]

Jasper Janssen:If so, we'd have to include his 3/4 Huey Lewis's Power of love on Pocket Rocker.

[@my3dviews]

VHS, S-VHS, Beta, ED-Beta, 8mm, Hi8, Digital 8, Video CD, Laser Disc, Hi-Vision Laser Disc, VHD, DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray.

[@SimpleSimonSS]

Superb insight into a lost format. Really sad after all your expense it broke down, really hope you`re able to get it repaired. In the meantime thanks for this great video :) PS I`m from the UK to and the heat is crazy!

[@Nathriel]

Thank you so much! As an avid laserdisc collector (I love older movies), I really enjoyed this video. You covered much of the technical stuff and showed the vintage magazines too. I have the same laserdisc player and a SONY MSC-4000 MUSE decoder and have been wondering which Hi-Vision disc to buy first. Also, it was very gratifying to see the inside of my player without having disassembling my own. Plus, I now know about the possible issue I may run into regarding the power supply (which I can fix myself). Can't wait for part 2!

[@willemm713]

This video shows the amount of love you have for your hobby. Literally years of persistence, passion and money have gone in to scrape all of these elektronics and media together. And then you don't keep it to yourself, you put together a video to share your love with the rest of us, which is highly appreciated. For some reason, together with the muppet videos, this is really a highpoint of your channel so far. Keep on moaning sir. Thanks.

[@GURken]

DVD became popular after cheap ps2 (compare to other dvd-players at that time), Blu-Ray became popular after cheap ps3 (compare to other blu-ray players at that time). They had to put hi-vision on a ps1 or 3do and then it could have become popular either.

[@IanC14]

GURken and yet Sony refuse to put 4k blu-ray in the PS4 Pro…

[@GURken]

today is a streaming era, there is no need in a blu-ray drive for a regular user, netflix and itunes delivers 4k hdr and that's enough for most of the people

[@TheMamaluigi300]

GURken They tried that for regular LD with the LaserActive and still no one bought it

[@MrStephen182]

​@@GURken Expect Sony own 4K blu-ray and there only in the console market to make money and if they added a 4K blue ray player to a PS4 sales would be up over all on 4K players and 4K blu-ray discs and Sony would make more money. Sony's number one goal is to make as much profit for themselves as possible. If Sony don't care about 4K blu-ray then and only see a future in streaming then why don't Sony sell their share in 4K Ble-rays? Why hold on to them if they are not making money? Sony are not being smart about this.

[@oerksanizer]

Hi Techmoan You really do exquisite videos, really well produced. Not only rambeling about, but with structure, historical background, even some kind of narrative which is hard in this format. Thumbs up!

[@ajaybahl8057]

There is also a videotape (VTR) version of HDVS called Uni-Hi and also a recordable format of HDVS.

[@halcyondaystunes]

So glad you've got to doing videos on HD Laserdisc. I really wish we had something like this around now just for the amazing packaging and collectable editions. I love my bog standard Laserdisc player and collection :D

[@gameoverwehaveeverypixelco1258]

Working at a retail store here in Australia in 2006 we still sold mainly CRT TVs with LCD TVs still many thousands, up to like $15,000. High definition wasn't a thing for average people. Dvd players were still around $100 or ,DVD/vhs combos around $200. By around 2008 we got smaller 4:3 LCD TVs then larger ones at a reasonable price range like 32inch lcd TVs around $500+ Just cause PlayStation 3 came out around 2006 with Blu-ray it didn't mean people were playing it on a high definition tv, i believe I still had a bulky CRT TV using composite av out. My first LCD tv was a small polaroid 4:3 LCD tv component input around 2009 when PlayStation 3 here had a price drop to $699 I bought one. Then I I upgraded to a wide screen LCD full hd computer monitor with HDMI maybe a year later. tech and TVs started improving rapidly and prices dropped like crazy. Now I have a 47inch fullhd tv with 3d. I don't see a need to upgrade to 4k soon.

[@lewzero]

Yep, if it wasn't for the PS3, HDTV would still be expensive as hell. My mom's 47" 1080p lcd cost almost $700, now I can get one for $250. Insane the way prices drop, my old 4:3 19" Sony Trinitron monitor was $650

[@ct6502-c7w]

GAME OVER "WE HAVE EVERY PIXEL COVERED" Exactly, a lot of people seem to have a "memory hole" and forget that all of this stuff took time to be adopted and become main stream. Just because something might have technically been available, it doesn't mean everyone instantly had it. I clearly remember when LCD and plasma tvs were ridiculously expensive and cost $2,000 - $3,000 (US). People (especially air-headed Millennials) think that cathode ray tube tv's "disappeared" a LONG time ago, but that's not true at all. I remember I got a brand new CRT tv for my birthday in 2005, and I remember still seeing new CRT tv's in stores around 2007-2008. LCD tv's didn't really fully take over until somewhat recently.

[@darthninja1]

Lewis Zerlewski I bought a 34" 4:3 Sony Tinitron in 1997 which cost £2000! Wonderful TV and gave a superb picture with laserdisc. Lasted me 10 years before upgradi ng to a 42" Panasonic HD plasma at half the price! Still have my LD players and around 300 films, but MUSE was always way way out of reach. Many LD diehards have however invested in the MUSE players because of their reference standard on normal LDs.

[@planetX15]

GAME OVER "WE HAVE EVERY PIXEL COVERED" Do you work at JB-Hi Fi?

[@BLY99]

GAME OVER "WE HAVE EVERY PIXEL COVERED" I don't know for Australia, but wide screen and HD CRT Tvs were already available in 2006. CRT TVs also had better picture quality than LCD and Plasma TVs in 2006, it wasn't until about 2010 to 2012 that they caught up and that is mostly LED and QP TVs. Problem was the size and price, good big HD wide screen flat CRT TVs were very expensive and bulky.

[@dumbstuffed]

A CLIFFHANGER!!! I need part 2!! This was fascinating. Thank you. Again, another media format I would never have heard of without this video. Looking forward to part 2...

[@motorradmike]

Fascinating presentation. I watched to the very end and I’m not really sure why. Is it because of your ability to simplify complex material or simply because your extremely charming and smooth style of your videos? Nevertheless, I am looking forward to part 2. Cheers, Techmoan!

[@ergosteur]

Another great format overview. In-depth and captivating and enjoyable to watch. On to Part 2 now!

[@nestrac]

Dang.... That was quite a expensive experience..... But thanks for making it... 😁

[@Christopher-N]

Thank you for splitting this video into two parts. Not being sarcastic, but genuinely appreciative. Often times when I encounter a video that's more than an half-hour, I won't play it for weeks while I wait for the right time to enjoy it. I don't like stopping videos in the middle because I sometimes have trouble returning to the video to finish it. It's not any technical issue to stop/resume playback in the middle of an hour-long video, I simply find that I'm better able to watch the full video when it's been split into a two-part video. Hour long videos are just too intimidating.

[@Christopher-N]

About the only hour length videos that I will watch in a single sitting are Clint Basinger's *Lazy Game Reviews* retro computer reviews, like his IBM AT + Model M unboxing. Even ASMR videos that are intended for relaxing after a rough day, I typically only watch up to the first half-hour before I get a bit bored and save the rest for later.

[@Tgr2k1]

I'm an old laserhead from the late 90s and I still have my lovely LD collection but I am ashamed to admit I have never heard of this format at all. This video was absolutely fascinating to me. Thank you so much for going to all the time and expense to put this video together for us. Cant wait for part 2!

[@MrNypdblue911]

Absolute 100% respect for both your many many hours of work and endless expertise, from the thousands of videos I've viewed on KZbin, yours are without equal, Some people have both no patience or common courtesy, you'd think they've paid you £20 in advance. I remember being beyond excited purchasing my first Laser Disc Player mid 90's, the picture quality via scart on ny 28" Beko CRT tv was a joy to behold and then in 1998 being as excited as a kid at Xmas waiting for my Region 1 Panasonic DVD Player with 6 discs from the USA being delivered, happy memories. Watching 4k films on a 55" oled tv is nice, but just doesn't have anywhere near golden heydays of the earlier technology, sign of my ageing years no doubt. In closing I and a great many appreciate your brilliant videos, thank you and stay well....

[@samuraispiritsx]

Dude these video series you do are amazing.

[@markusbocker2027]

Exceptional work. I really love those old formats; the surprising connections behind them and a different way to find a solution for a „ problem“. Thanks!

[@stockstreamtwitch]

Movies On A Disc?!?? Are you out of your mind!? haha, Wonderful video. Keep up the awesome content dude!

[@conradtheeditor]

Thrilled to see you taking this on as I’m fascinated by this format and couldn’t find many useful videos about it. Considering the cost and difficulty involved, I’m not surprised! Take as much time as you need. All good things...

[@thedungeondelver]

Early DVD adopter here (also very late LD adopter). Got my RCA player (still have it, too) in 1997 or '98. I think we paid $500 for the player. Michael Mann's HEAT was one of the first discs I had. What a great film for showing off the surround sound system and 32" Trinitron I had back in the day :) The LD Player I got as a gift in '92 or so. Still love it but it's dying :(

[@realmichaud]

I love that movie!

[@Holdington]

Just an amazing video. The detail and workmanship in it is phenomenal. I'm in the process of buying a LD player and I'm just amazed with the knowledge you have and the fact that you've taken the time to put this video together. Thank you!

[@KeithShizuo]

just when you though techmon couldn't review a more cool sounding AV format, he just goes and does

[@DavidChipman]

You and Technology Connections do some great stuff! Love to see stuff form outside North America.

[@crashbandicoot4everr]

Next video: 4K Betamax :D

[@TheMamaluigi300]

Fivos Sakellis With D-Theater it *almost* exists

[@HBC101TVStudios]

EPT? Nice to see a Greek TV fan here 😁

[@thyeweiping9094]

How about 4K HDR VHS?

[@NikHYTWP]

Oh my god thank you so much for releasing this! I loved your last laserdisc video and laserdisc in general, and after Technology Connections released a video about MUSE LaserDisc but didn't show any machines or discs I got super curious about HD LD so this video is making me very excited.

[@Henchman1977]

The power supply board you removed looks like it has dielectric fluid along the edge, a sign of a leaky capacitor.

[@emprsnm9903]

That was flux I believe, the caps 'Looked' fine from video, though their age, and throwing power errors....probably failing. The odds are great that the replacement power supply is suffering the same age/heat-related capacitor problem. (I say before watching part 2:) Outside of a hard power supply failure, wacky errors in older electronic equipment are often degraded caps. That player could still be recoverable, with a little MORE money. In for a penny, in for a pound!

[@explosionsindasky]

As always a great video to see, the whole board thing on the video it's a great idea, helps me understand more the content as well.

[@MrTheshadowking]

Probably the thing why I like this channel is how Matt can go to such lengths to not only inform us of lost/forgotten formats but also preserve them in video...and I appreciate that

[@marctronixx]

Blown away by your exhaustive research and patience of taking over 2 years to get this ready for broadcast. I am in awe sir...

[@chazable]

I was very much hoping you picked up a copy of Back to the Future and you did! IMO the Blu-Ray suffers from pretty bad digital tampering by Univeral, the Netflix copy doesnt have those problems, am keen to see what this version is like! :P

[@jcj83429]

There exists a pirated copy that claims to be sourced from DCP and it has 40mbit video (much higher than Netflix and higher than official Blurays) and unadulterated picture.

[@ucitymetalhead]

Digital tampering?

[@JeanRodo]

jcj83429 link to said copy

[@jcj83429]

The release is called Back.to.the.Future.1985.BluRay.1080p.DTS-HD.MA.5.1.AVC.REMUX-FraMeSToR. The NFO for it says it's made from a DCP-sourced custom BD.

[@chazable]

jcj83429 oh wow! I had done a little digging about a year ago but never realised someone actually made a copy, thanks for the info ill check it out! :P

[@joeblow8593]

I don't care if you have to make this into 3 or 4 parts, this was one of your most intriguing videos to date. Why ? Because we are hearing (for the first time) about a format that no one really has heard of and since we now live in a Hi-Def world now, this early attempt at HDTV makes this pretty video most intriguing and especially relevant. I'm looking forward to part 2, keep up the great work. Cheers from across the pond in the U.S.

[@azhorsley]

Ironic that this video ended on a Cliffhanger and one of the HD films is...... Jurassic Park :-) Great video though, roll on part 2

[@Dana_Ruiz]

You're the only content creator whose videos I can watch from start to finish in full attention even if they were to be more than 35 minutes. Excellent work as always.

[@GoldSrc_]

This video was so good that I didn't realize it was 20 minutes long lol. Waiting for part 2.

[@AnonymousCaveman]

Respect for spending the time and money for our entertainment. Always love the content and like going back to some older videos as they are always fascinating.

[@regametro8517]

Your content is priceless, very entertaining, thank you for your dedication. 😎😎😎😎

[@VirtualLunacy]

I was stationed in Japan from 89-92 and laser discs were all the rage at the time. People were buying up the players and movies thinking they were going to be the cat's meow.

[@dashtesla]

Part 2? What a cliffhanger...

[@jcobnl]

Yo dawg if you put a Cliffhanger in a cliffhanger, you would watch Cliffhanger while being in the cliffhanger... you know....

[@An9eL_C]

Funny I replied with a similar statement...

[@levmatta]

It always amazes me the quality, the detail (with objectivity). The value of your videos. Thanks

[@hdmoviesource]

They don't make em like this anymore. For some reason teh sound on laser disc was better than anything I heard on Blu-ray, anyone else think the same?

[@OrangeHarrisonRB3]

Wow, I was just the other day reading about the MUSE system for analog HDTV in Japan and the very next day Mr. Moan puts up a video. Now that's some providence!

[@samiam5836]

When do we get to see Mrs. Techmoan shaking her head and saying "What did you order this time?"

[@teslamadeit3068]

I just stumbled across your channel, it's been amazing. I've always wanted to know how some of these old systems worked. Thank you sir.

[@svenzo1199]

0:40 Ouch.

[@999fedora]

Not such a big deal, he does have the option of re-selling his equipment and getting much of that money back. The difference between the money he spent and the money he can get back is worth it to him as a hobby.

[@DaemonTH97]

Hey Mat, I've just wanted to say thanks for all the videos you're making for us. It really takes a lot of time and a lot of money to get such a units (which costs enormously high for an old piece of equipment). And, as usually, a lot of useful and interesting information about the format and etc. and examples you're putting in the videos - that really takes a lot of time to put all together. And for me, for 21-year guy, who (as many could think) should be not interested in such things, it is all really interesting and it causing me to try and find some equipments like that and try it all by myself and get this "warm" feeling inside of my soul :) Thanks again for all your hard work and keep doing that :) From Russia with love Dima

[@DaraM73]

16:11 scale goes out the window...a CD sized disc with some very tiny tiny hands holding it.

[@thereallantesh]

This was another fantastic video. Thanks so much for making it. I am an avid laserdisc collector, but Hi-Vision Muse is outside of my budget, and beyond that there just aren't enough titles to really make it worth investing in anyway. So videos like this are the only way I, and most others, are ever going to see it. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the time you put in to this production.

[@Buneboy]

The build quality of the machine looks very well made, you never get that nowadays.

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

Sure you do. Just not from cheap junk from Walmart. Thanks for a dumb comment.

[@johnonebigscribble]

This is absolutely fantastic video... you had me hooked

[@uss_04]

Back in the 90’s, I was trying to get this Japanese TV Show in the “Tenchi” series, and found out Pioneer only sold a dubbed version on Laserdisk. I think the disk and player cost several hundred dollars. Honestly considered getting one of these players just for shows I’d otherwise be unable to watch.

[@Ijdgafam]

Omg please upload part 2 just can't wait i love all of your videos i binge watch them all when im tired of watching movies

[@lQuadXl]

0:18 **Holds up a Dinner Plate** *"They* are *normal sized discs.."* 😂😂😂

[@AgiBla98]

You can't imagine how awesome are this videos. So educational and entertaining. Thank you very much for all the work you make :)

[@xinam]

Cliffhanger indeed!

[@raphaelyounes4308]

Woow! I found out about this format literally yesterday on the technology connections channel, and I thought "well, is nice to know that this format existed, but I would love to see it in action, maybe someday techmoan does that". Thanks for bringing this long lost formats to us, and to do so with the care and quality you do!

[@NathanChisholm041]

Awesome! Cheers mate from Australia...

[@TillAfterlife]

thank you for documenting on video all these formats! really interesting

[@matthewwilliams4113]

I hoped one day you would put out a video about Hi-Vision LD it is a very sadly forgotten format that was ahead of its time I know someone who has same player as you do. But they never got a decoder or any discs so never saw quality. He’s got so he can watch original Star Wars unaltered in best quality

[@martytoo]

As Ian, Lion and Mac have said it was almost a sure bet that the capacitors were bad in the power supply. I have a Pioneer DVR-220-S DVD recorder that wouldn't function due to a bad power supply. At the time I considered buying another on Ebay but then realized they probably all would have a high probability of eventually going down the same death spiral. I googled the problem, found someone who not only had replaced the capacitors but had posted which capacitors to buy from a source in the upper midwest. I ordered them on a Sunday night. They arrived on a Thursday and while my wife was grocery shopping I was able to pop the board out and solder in the new capacitors. It was the easiest solder job I ever remembered. If your repair tech could change that board I think he easily could have replaced the capacitors. I'm only posting this for future reference. Thanks so much for making this video.

[@machiwoomiapoo]

I'm in Japan right now. And I've seen a couple things around here that say hi Vision on it. Now I know what they mean. Thanks for the education. The price of LaserDisc over your very greatly. They are only 100 yen at the used store and a lot more at The Collector stores. Anyway thanks for the wonderful video. Take care Sam.

[@Clay3613]

You mean the discs or players?

[@Knightmessenger]

What's the difference between a Used store and a Collector store?

[@Deneteus]

The price. Look up Hard-Off.

[@harrydiplock8654]

The quality of the content speaks volumes to how much effort that you put into these videos. I say taketh all the time you need

[@YorubaRemixed]

"Movies on a disc ?"

[@kylejscheffler]

I think that would be a great addition to his merchandise. Some to the flippin 'eck shirt!

[@katstechadventures8097]

With the current generation they'd probably say the same thing and something like "music on a disc?" everybody streams now

[@dsr0116]

Interesting the write-up on Hi-Vision states 16:9 was developed due to optimal perception tests. On descriptions of HDTV, it's normally said that 16:9 (or 1.78:1) was in-between North American "widescreen" cinema aspect ratio (1.85:1) and European "widescreen" aspect ratio (1.66:1). With over-scan from the TV, you're likely to not see vertical black bars when watching a "widescreen" UK movie on a US set, or horizontal bars of a US "widescreen" movie on a UK set. But of course many current movies are made in an "anamorphic" aspect of 2.35:1, so everyone sees black bars! Kudos for the video: you never cease to amaze me as to the amount of cost and time you spend on little known formats. This video is inspiring me to become a patron and look forward to part 2!

[@ItsPyrus]

wew lad, hot fresh techmoan baby

[@xotmatrix]

Informative! About 15 years ago I had a Sony HDTV CRT and a couple of JVC W-VHS recorders, all from Japan. The TV had MUSE decoding but I had no idea what it was until now. Thanks for solving that mystery.

[@ENolls]

LASERDISC IS THE ULTIMATE FORMAT

[@BurleyBoar]

THIS IS WHY A PATREONED YOU! This has been a splinter in my mind for a very long time. Thank you so much! Not only are you entertaining, you cover things no one else does in a way that deeply satisfies my inner nerd and geek. Also your patreon is much cheaper than me getting these things. ^_^

[@schregen]

"normal size laserdiscs" holds up a dinner plate of a disc! 😂😂😂

[@nutsnproud6932]

Thanks for the video Mat. I really enjoyed the history lesson. Power supplies can be a pain, I'm often repairing them. I use genuine Pansonic 'low ESR' capacitors. I look forward to part 2.

[@paulhicks9399]

Hi Mat. Is there any chance you can do a video about high speed audio cassette copying/dubbing please?

[@Mr_ToR]

If i'm not mistaken he already covered that in one of his videos about compact cassette tape.

[@ceyhunpasaoglu]

It's amazing how these videos are packed with information, yet easy to follow. :D Thanks.

[@RossMitchellsProfile]

What I want to know is, is the HD copy of back to the future you have in 16:9 or 4:3, all the blu rays are 16:9, cropping the video would be cool to have the one HD copy with the full frame.

[@maketheworldabetterplaceki4028]

Thank you again techmoan! I absolutely love your videos. I've learnt a lot, can't wait for P2

[@gameoverwehaveeverypixelco1258]

I think your just making up movie formats now cause the view counts are so high lol.

[@AtheistDD]

That´s the kind of mockumentary, that no one did befor, it needs to happen. Just make up technical facts about "forgotten" machines as convincing as possible. LOL.

[@mr.y.mysterious.video1]

Up next 4k HDR vhs

[@planetX15]

Are you saying that the formats don't exist?

[@BLY99]

planetX15 It's a joke, pick up a sense of humor next time you are at the shops.

[@An9eL_C]

Every time I feel we have seen all the formats a new one comes up...

[@pesokpesok]

you are an amazingly patient man. thank you for bringing this to our attention i would never even imagine that hd format dates back to 70s.

[@lightningslim]

Never any need to be apologising for details! 😋

[@praxisvoiceworks]

Firstly let me thank you my good man for bringing us on this walk down tech-memory lane, even if it emptied your bank account to do so. I live here in Sillicon Valley and have always considered myself to be an audio and video aficionado. I was exposed to home theater in it's infancy with an uncle in LA installing his first Dolby Pro-Logic receiver in the early 80's and when a close friends father adopted Laserdisc in the late 80's and in the early 90's paid for a local high-end stereo store to install a true THX-certified system, trimmed with Altec-Lansing AHT2100 surround speakers, an 18" "coffee table" ( ULD-18 ) Velodyne subwoofer, and front projector, I was hooked and fell in love with home theater so completely that I spent the next 20+ years spending much of my spare time and money working not only to replicate that amazing experience, but to somehow exceed it without spending what my friends father had. Funny enough I was that 0% statistic who adopted DVD when it released here in the US to my, at that time, new wife's chagrin, picking up Sony's DVP-S3000 player along with Goldeneye (watched that one to death). But getting back to the point I do recall Hi-Vision being something that my friend's father pondered briefly whether to invest in. By the time he was looking into it though he had amassed a substantial collection of Laserdiscs and wasn't terribly enthusiastic about upgrading his projector to attempt to accommodate a handful of films. I very much look forward to seeing the conclusion to this classic tech tragedy! Cheers brother!