this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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[–] kurwa 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean technically it's kind of like a laser record haha

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even more so when you realize they aren't even digital, they use analog NTSC, PAL signal modulation / encoding.

[–] Selmafudd 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wait, they do? I always assumed they were digital..

Edit: well damn yeah they're just shiny records.. from Wikipedia "The surface of the disc is covered with small holes that are read by a laser."