Do you remember?

Today I mused about the in technology that came and went in quite fast as it was just a trend. But imagine the investment some had placed into it.

In my generation during the Secondary to JC period, before the dawn of VCDs came...the Laser Disc...

My god, i still remember how big and cumbersome it was but it was so much cooler than VHS video tapes becasue you can pause and rewind in an instant..and of course so much thinner.

Every affluent family wanted to get a LD player. It was so expensive. But think of the Karaoke that came with it? And LD rental shops sprung up in neighbourhoods.

I still remember even though it's so huge. (it's flat out as large as your laptop), one side is only able to play 30mins of video and you had to flip it over. For longer movies you had multiple discs.

As quickly as it came...somehow, it disappeared. I don't even remember how quickly really..LOL. But it all just vanished. Feels that way right?

for my family, we just stopped using the LD player lor..strange huh. we never owned a single LD. But borrowed from my uncle and grandparents who had loads.

The prices of LD players never dropped. Unlike these days you can get a DVD player at less than $90. LD players still held the higher prices of $400 and above.

Just like blu-ray disc players now...and rememebr how much a DVD player cost last time!!

It feels odd just looking back at such things...die...old liao..hahahhaha...=)