If you're young and your parents or older siblings aren't total home theater enthusiasts, you might not have even heard of Laserdiscs. They were the movie format before DVD. They never quite caught on with the mainstream, but they coexisted with VHS in the 80s and 90s, appealing to enthusiasts who demanded picture quality and extra features. Unfortunately, they were kind of a hassle and they were huge (about the size of an old LP), so when DVD came along they died a quick death. Or so we thought!

Apparently Pioneer's been producing and selling Laserdisc players all this time. We understand; maybe you have that old special edition of Blade Runner or Alien that you just don't want to let go of. Sure, DVD and Blu-ray are higher quality and lower hassle, but you stick to what you know, right? Well, Pioneer is putting an end to that, actually. The company won't produce any more Laserdisc players from here on out. Totally bogus, dude.

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