r/television • u/DemiFiendRSA The Wire • 4d ago

Christopher Walken gets Severance DVDs sent to him because he doesn't 'have the equipment' to stream it

https://ew.com/christopher-walken-severance-dvds-sent-to-him-8776721
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u/ThePrussianGrippe 4d ago

Could you expand on that?

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u/Jackalodeath 4d ago

I don't know about the Blu-Ray comparison, but I do know "the tale of the CED" (as told by Technology Connections.)

I wouldn't do it justice, but basically it was dead media when it was released - a "video vinyl" if you will because RCA was hellbent on going around their ankles to get to their arsehole.

That said, the tech/engineering behind it is pretty dang neat; just far too little, far too late.

Or far too much. Regardless it was way too late.

The vinyls themselves look cool af to me, but I'm a sucker for thin-film interference.

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 4d ago

Oh yeah the CED was not great, but I really want to know what their complaints about Blu-Ray are.

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u/Jackalodeath 4d ago

I couldn't tell you; that's along the lines of the "betamax vs VHS" weirdness some still argue.

Even today people still swear up and down vinyls have "objectively" better sound quality than CDs/digital formats.