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Wow…What a difference! Part 1
Hello my friends. This week we journey back to 1997. The film Titanic was set to make its home video release and it was a massive launch and l had just started my first day at my new job. This job l would have for the next 10 years and it would allow me to…
1990’s, 1997, Blockbuster, Blockbuster Video, Cinema, Film, music, N64, Nintendo, Paramount Studios, PlayStation, retro, Saturn, Sega, Sony, Titanic, VHS, Viacom, Video, Video games, video tape -
The big 5
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at the rise of CD’s and CD-Rom technology. With the combination of that and the LaserDisc/VCD systems that were available but not widely adopted, we are on the threshold of the DVD revolution. Once again, the path to this new format would be a rocky road that needed…
1970’s, 1980’s, Amiga, CD, CD-Rom, Cinema, Computers, Film, LaserDisc, Mac, Philips, Retro Audio, Retro Computers, Retro Gaming Consoles, Sega, Sony, Uncategorized, VHS, Video, Windows70’s, 80s, Amiga, Cinema, Commodore, Computers, electronics, Film, IBM, music, PC, Philips, retro, Sony, Toshiba, VHS, Video, video editing, Video games, video tape, vintage audio, Windows -
Welcome to DiscoVision!
Hello my friends. This week we look at the what came after VHS. It was DVD right? Well that was a short blog, next week… ….WAIT a minute🤔 I am sure it wasn’t that easy? and once again with the audiovisual world there would be a fight to be the next big thing in home…
70’s, 80s, Cinema, DiscoVision, electronics, Film, LaserDisc, MCA, NEC, PC Engine, Philips, Pioneer, retro, Sega, Sega CD, Sony, Turbo Graphix, VHS, Video, Video games, video tape -
Horror for the masses.
Hello my friends. This week we shall conclude our October long look at horror films through the ages and the leaps forwards in technology that brought those to us. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ We now head into my favourite period, the 1980’s and this decade would change the horror genre again and also…
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Video Nasties.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at the new emerging video technology from the 1950’s for professional use as it gradually over the decades started to be ready for home consumers in the late 1970’s. With the changing technology came a shift in the horror genre. Not only in the graphic nature of the…
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Terrifying Changes.
Hello my friends. This week we will look at possibly the biggest leap forward in bringing the horror cinema, (and all cinema), experience to home audiences for them to own first time. It’s a revolution that started further back than you might think, this is the birth of the video cassette recorder. Let’s explore and…
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Horrific leaps in technology.
Hello my friends. It’s that time in the year when everyone gets a bit spooky as we move into October and Halloween will be upon us. During this month on the blog, we look at another passion of mine, the horror genre. We will also look at the incredible change in technology over the decades…
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May 4th be with you
Hello friends and welcome back to this extra special mid-week-ish blog post, (usually l post once a week on a Saturday), but today is a date that conjures up one of my fondest memories of my Mother who passed away in 2018. As l said before, l am a child of the 70’s and 80’s…
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