Video on vinyl?

I thought I knew almost all of the video and audio formats that have appeared and disappeared in my lifetime. But this one seems to have passed me by - Video on vinyl discs, just like LPs. It was marketed by RCA in the early 80s, before being beaten to a pulp by VHS. Top marks for 'sound of the future' name, too: "SelectaVision".

The RCA SelectaVision VideoDisc Web Site



The site also has a fantastic pictorial history of recordable media - from the Edison tin-foil cylinder to Tivo. You have to put up with everything being cross-referenced with SelectaVision, but it's worth a look.

The History of Recordable Media

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