Zach Trek: Tapes, Discs, and Other Media

- - - Click on pictures to view individual items' pages - - -

- Betamax (Beta) Tapes -

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

- LaserDiscs -
First produced in 1978, these faded out in the early 2000s, replaced by DVDs.
- RCA VideoDiscs -

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

These discs utilized RCA's Capacitance Electronic Disc system, which looked like sort of a cross between a record and a laser disc. You would insert the entire plastic cartridge into the player, which would pull the disc out and read it using a needle.

These discs were made in the early 1980s. By the time they were being produced, VHS tapes were coming onto the scene, so VideoDisc players were only made for a few years. Discs were made in advance so they would be ready for the new players, and RCA continued producing discs for a few years after they stopped producing players.