Question: Was analog or digital formatting more popular with enthusiasts?
Answer: digital

Question: What result did adding CX Noise Reduction have on analog discs?
Answer: improved the signal-noise ratio of their audio

Question: Which company added digital sound option when re-releasing movies?
Answer: Universal

Question: Which channel would not work in conjunction with AC-3 audio?
Answer: right analog audio channel

Question: What audio playback options were available if an AC-3 output was not present?
Answer: digital Dolby Surround or stereo audio tracks

Question: What happens to the right channel in a player that doesn't recognize AC-3?
Answer: garbage (static) output

Question: Are integrated AC-3 demodulators common in LaserDisc players or a rare find?
Answer: rare

Question: How many 5.1 surround sound options exist in LaserDiscs?
Answer: Only one

Question: What type of decoder logic is common in 1990s A/V receivers?
Answer: DTS

Question: Which has a longer playing time: PAL LaserDiscs or NTSC discs?
Answer: PAL LaserDiscs

Question: How many audio tracks do PAL LaserDiscs have?
Answer: two

Question: Which two audio options are available on PAL LaserDiscs?
Answer: two analog-only tracks on older PAL LDs, or two digital-only tracks on newer discs

Question: What was the name of the first solid-state laser consumer LaserDisc player?
Answer: LD-700

Question: Besides a solid-state laser, what else was unique about the LD-700?
Answer: first LD player to load from the front and not the top

Question: When did Pioneer release the LD-700?
Answer: March 1984

Question: Which company continued to use gas-lasers in industrial models of LD players although they were no longer used in consumer models?
Answer: Philips

Question: Which three names did MCA use for LaserDisc technology during its development?
Answer: Optical Videodisc System, "Reflective Optical Videodisc" or "Laser Optical Videodisc"

Question: To what did MCA change the name to in 1969?
Answer: Disco-Vision

Question: When did MCA remove the hyphen from the name Disco-Vision?
Answer: 1978

Question: Which company owned the rights to the world's largest collection of films during the 1970s?
Answer: MCA

Question: Consumer sales of MCA films began in 1978 with what movie?
Answer: Jaws

Question: What did VLP stand for in English-speaking countries?
Answer: Video Long-Play

Question: What was the first consumer VLP player?
Answer: Magnavox VH-8000

Question: Which group officially chose the name "Laservision"?
Answer: The LaserVision Association

Question: The Laservision Association was comprised of which companies?
Answer: MCA, Universal-Pioneer, IBM, and Philips/Magnavox

Question: Which company joined a 50/50 partnership with MCA in 1977?
Answer: Pioneer Electronics

Question: In what year was the first Universal-Pioneer player released?
Answer: 1980

Question: What was the name of the first Universal-Pioneer player?
Answer: the VP-1000

Question: Which singer did an ad for the LD-700 player in 1984?
Answer: Ray Charles

Question: What other companies did MCA manufacture discs for?
Answer: Paramount, Disney and Warner Bros

Question: What quirk is present in MCA's release of Howard the Duck?
Answer: only the start credits shown in widescreen before changing to 4:3 for the rest of the film

Question: What is unique about the LaserDisc release of E.T.?
Answer: only format to include the cut scene of Harrison Ford playing the part of the school headmaster

Question: Which film is only available with its original score in LD format , even today?
Answer: The Electric Horseman

Question: How many horizontal TVL lines did LaserDisc have in comparison to VHS's 240?
Answer: 425

Question: Which medium was chapter based like DVD format, Laserdisc or VHS?
Answer: LaserDisc

Question: Which medium allowed for multiple audio tracks, Laserdisc or VHS?
Answer: LaserDisc

Question: Were Laserdiscs initially cheaper or more costly to produce than their VHS counterparts?
Answer: cheaper

Question: How many parts does a VHS tape have that must be manufactured?
Answer: at least 14

Question: How much did LaserDiscs cost to produce by the end of the 1980s?
Answer: $5.00 per two-sided disc

Question: How much did VHS cost to produce by the 1990s?
Answer: as little as $1.00

Question: Were Laserdiscs or VHS more durable in the long run?
Answer: LaserDiscs

Question: Why is physical contact with a VHS tape less desirable than an optical reading?
Answer: progressive wear with each use

Question: Where do VHS tapes store their information?
Answer: magnetic coating

Question: How is data stored on DVDs?
Answer: digital blocks which make up each independent frame

Question: What device seperated the black and white and color signals in LaserDiscs?
Answer: the receiver

Question: In what areas are comb filters most likely to lose detail?
Answer: low-contrast details like skin tones

Question: Are comb filters exact, or is some data smudged?
Answer: comb filters almost inevitably smudge some detail

Question: Do LaserDiscs or DVD use analog video?
Answer: LaserDiscs

Question: Are DVDs partially or entirely digital?
Answer: entirely

Question: What is contrast banding?
Answer: subtle visible lines in gradient areas

Question: What step of the DVD production process causes contrast banding?
Answer: MPEG-2 encoding process

Question: How does LaserDisc operation vary from DVD?
Answer: the transport mechanism always obeys commands from the user

Question: What are "User Protected Options" on DVDs?
Answer: where content protection code instructs the player to refuse commands to skip a specific part

Question: Where are User Protected Options commonly found on DVDs?
Answer: copyright warnings

Question: Which format, LaserDisc or DVD, gives the user the most control over playback?
Answer: LaserDisc

Question: What does the repair+skip feature on newer DVD players do?
Answer: filling in unreadable areas of the picture with blank space or a frozen frame of the last readable image and sound

Question: Which format, DVD or Laserdisc, can become unreadable with damage?
Answer: DVD

Question: Will the same size scratch cause more problems for a DVD or LaserDisc?
Answer: DVD

Question: Which format is considered to look most realistic, LaserDisc or DVD?
Answer: LaserDisc

Question: Which format, LaserDisc or DVD, is said to appear sharper and clearer to most viewers?
Answer: DVDs

Question: What features do LaserDiscs lack in, causing DVDs to appear sharper and clearer?
Answer: video signal-to-noise ratio and bandwidth

Question: What was the vertical blanking interval used for in LaserDiscs, preventing Macrovision signal to be implemented?
Answer: internal timing

Question: Why wasn't there a need to redesign the LaserDisc format to prevent piracy?
Answer: relatively small market share

Question: What protection could not be applied to LaserDiscs, making them prone to piracy?
Answer: Macrovision's Copyguard protection

Question: LaserDisc was the first format to provide what type of releases to consumers?
Answer: "Special Edition"

Question: What was the first "Special Edition" film to be released to home video?
Answer: the 1984 Criterion Collection edition of Citizen Kane

Question: What bonus features were available on the first home video "Special Edition"?
Answer: interviews, commentary tracks, documentaries, still photographs

Question: What feature, unique to LaserDisc, made bonus content possible?
Answer: support for multiple audio tracks

Question: What was required of a LaserDisc to continue playback after 60 minutes?
Answer: a disc has to be flipped over in order to continue watching

Question: Which LaserDisc player solves the disc switching dilemma?
Answer: Pioneer LD-W1

Question: What must be reduced in order to allow LaserDisc playback time to increase?
Answer: line count

Question: Which format allows for more playback tie per side, CLV or CAV?
Answer: CLV