LaserDisc was first available on the market in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 11, 1978, two years after the introduction of the VHS VCR, and four years before the introduction of the CD (which is based on laser disc technology).

Why did LaserDiscs fail?

Unlike digital DVDs and Blu-rays, the analog LaserDisc initially had no real graceful way to deal with such defects. Further, largely due to poor manufacturing quality of early discs, LaserDiscs were also susceptible to failing due to “disc rot”.

When was LaserDisc popular?

Why were they only popular with videophiles? LaserDisc was first available on the market in 1978, only two years after the introduction of the VHS VCR. Although LaserDisc hit the market in 1978, the public had been teased with videodisc technology for well over a decade at this point.