# Should I bring my laserdisc player to the dorms? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 20, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818 "2010-08-20T02:28:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/41 "2010-08-22T15:38:08Z")
**Dear Sirs:** Should I bring[_sic_] my Kinetoscope to reform school? ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/42 "2010-08-22T15:42:41Z")
I do have the Star Wars laserdisc where Han shoots first but I also have it on DVD. I just don’t have enough movies only on laserdisc to justify bringing it. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/43 "2010-08-22T16:40:03Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > I can’t watch movies on my laptop for the disc drive is really loud when I play DVDs. > > I am planning to bring: My TV with a built-in VCR and my DVD Player > > maybe I will just leave the laserdisc player at home. A lot of my laserdisc movies I also have on another format. And if I really want to watch something, I can just check it out from the library As someone who still owns several hundred laserdiscs, I can say that streaming Netflix on my laptop is quiet and blows them away in quality (with the possible exception of 5.1 sound - which may not be a big deal in a dorm) reminder to self - sell laserdiscs… ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/44 "2010-08-22T20:11:37Z")
no one has any respect for the proper way to watch movies anymore. streaming is no fun. actually owning the movie and handling the disc is part of the fun. and how can I watch movies when the internet goes down ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/45 "2010-08-22T21:00:21Z")
iThink you can watch movies on an iPad… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/46 "2010-08-22T23:54:51Z")
They haven’t published movie on laserdisc [since 2000](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233600/). Your friends are not going to be impressed. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/47 "2010-08-23T00:02:46Z")
They might have to watch Gone With the Wind in American History or something. ---
**Author:** ![lastsong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@lastsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lastsong)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/48 "2010-08-23T00:20:33Z")
Once again: If it’s something you value, do not take it into a dorm. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/49 "2010-08-23T00:42:40Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > no one has any respect for the proper way to watch movies anymore. streaming is no fun. actually owning the movie and handling the disc is part of the fun. and how can I watch movies when the internet goes down I had a friend who made a similar comment about Laserdiscs - but with regard to a real theatre filled with people experiencing the art of film as a shared experience. I am now agnostic regarding the venue and technology - both of which evolve. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/50 "2010-08-23T01:42:38Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > It’s really a decision on how important the thing is in your life … \ > > But you make a big deal out of your laser disk player. It seems it is a big part of you. \ Although it’s too late now, I voted “maybe” for the reasons **BigT** stated. Going to university/college can be a really stressful (while also exciting) time. Having something that means a lot to you can help ease you into the situation. When I was in high school I played guitar (badly, but I enjoyed it). I left it at home when I went to uni because it was too much of a fuss to take (I had to fly, and change planes twice enroute). That was a mistake. I’m sure it would have made my transition easier if I had been able to play it in the evenings. When I returned for second term I made sure I had it with me. I don’t see the laserdisc as being player as being a target for thieves (except stupid ones). They want to steal stuff that will get them money. What’s the market for old laserdisc players? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/51 "2010-08-23T01:54:36Z")
Laser discs are to DVDs as “Beta” was to VHS. Leave it at home. And no offense, but if having a _laser disc player_ is your identity, you need a new hobby. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/52 "2010-08-23T02:23:51Z")
Unless you have a large laserdisc porn collection, leave your player at home. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/53 "2010-08-23T02:32:27Z")
Don’t be disappointed about not bringing it. Your time machine can easily rectify the situation. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818/54 "2010-08-23T03:14:30Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Unless you have a large laserdisc porn collection, leave your player at home. Good point. He might be very popular after all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818.md?page=2)