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Blu-Ray discs bigger than Laserdiscs?

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Old 19-11-2007, 9:35 PM   #1
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Blu-Ray discs bigger than Laserdiscs?

Can't see Blu-Ray winning the format war. I didn't realise the discs were so much bigger. You could get a hernia lifting them out of the case!

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Old 19-11-2007, 9:37 PM   #2
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Re: Blu-Ray discs bigger than Laserdiscs?

nice spot!!
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Old 19-11-2007, 9:53 PM   #3
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Re: Blu-Ray discs bigger than Laserdiscs?



Joking aside, how 'big' was LaserDisc?

Total discs sold per week or year?

Total number of players sold?

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Old 19-11-2007, 10:13 PM   #4
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Re: Blu-Ray discs bigger than Laserdiscs?

Proof that Blu-Ray is huge! LD was only 12 inches/one foot.

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Old 19-11-2007, 10:19 PM   #5
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Re: Blu-Ray discs bigger than Laserdiscs?

Is that an empty Blu Ray box?

I assume its one of the US thin cases? Why does the item blurb say it does not have the BD logo- it seems to on the box!
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Old 19-11-2007, 10:57 PM   #6
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Re: Blu-Ray discs bigger than Laserdiscs?

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I assume its one of the US thin cases?
Nothing thin about it
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Old 22-11-2007, 12:34 PM   #7
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Re: Blu-Ray discs bigger than Laserdiscs?

what am i looking at here? It looks exactly the same size as a standard DVD case?
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Old 22-11-2007, 1:14 PM   #8
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Re: Blu-Ray discs bigger than Laserdiscs?



Have a read of the description...
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The Blu-Ray Case is the standard Blu-Ray case that used in any Blu-ray movie (approx 6.8inches long, 5.4inches long and 0.6inches thick).


It use to say...

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The Blu-Ray Case is the standard Blu-Ray case that used in any Blu-ray movie (approx 6.8feet long, 5.4feet long and 0.6feet thick).
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Old 22-11-2007, 2:10 PM   #9
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Re: Blu-Ray discs bigger than Laserdiscs?

Disney will surely be interested in how many Gb's a 7foot long BD will hold.
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