One fun fact I learned when I was toying with Laserdisc is why it was so popular in Japan: the humidity encourages video tape to grow mold[0] unless it's store

One fun fact I learned when I was toying with Laserdisc is why it was so popular in Japan: the humidity encourages video tape to grow mold[0] unless it's stored somewhere cool and dry. I would love the room to play with more of the obscure / dead video formats but Laserdisc is enough for me. Others here have recommended Techmoan[1] as a good source of vicariously seeing obsolete video formats. [0]https://lunchmeatvhs.com/blogs/blog/rescue-your-awesome-analog-treasures-from-moldy-malfunction-with-help-from-tapehead-chip-parton https://lunchmeatvhs.com/blogs/blog/rescue-your-awesome-anal... [1]https://www.youtube.com/@Techmoan https://www.youtube.com/@Techmoan