What's the difference between a DVD and a LaserDisk?

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What's the difference between a DVD and a LaserDisk?

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Do LaserDisks play on DVD players?
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That should give you some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserdisc

In short, no it won't play on a DVD player.
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What do you mean it wont play? I have been trying to rum those things into my DVD for three years. :lol:
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Post by DisneyFreak5282 »

Wow! I never realized how HUGE they were! sotiris2006, look at this picture, and it will show you the (size) difference between a LaserDisc (Left side of pic) and DVD (right side of pic):


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LDDVDComparison.jpg


How big are the LaserDisc players??
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Yes a Laser Disk is the size of a record if I remember right
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