Laser videodisc players are manufactured and sold in Japan by Sony, Hitachi, Yamaha, and Pioneer. However, the only company selling them in the U.S. is Pioneer — and no machines are manufactured here.

Philips Consumer Electronics isn`t modest about its soon-to-be-marketed laser videodisc player, a $1,300 unit capable of playing all six types of digital discs, from the basic 5-inch CD to the 12-inch ...

The first laser videodisc players cost $1,000. The first CD players cost $1,000. The cost of viewing near-perfect pictures and listening to stunning sound was a steep $2,000. Then Pioneer, savior of ...

There are lots of wonderful products out there beckoning me to buy them. I’d love to own a Lamborghini Countach, a Rolex President, or a Pioneer LD-S2. They all reside at the pinnacle in their ...

Ten years ago the film and electronics industries were fresh allies on the brink of the biggest home entertainment revolution since the invention of television. Now they are inching toward the brink ...

“All the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in the hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there.” It’s that time of the year again, and if you’re looking for ideas for stocking stuffers, ...

When the Domesday Project was devised back in 1984, one key question we had to resolve was how to deliver it. There were two strong reasons for using the BBC micro: it was widely available in schools ...