Oxford Duplication Centre

To ensure your confidence, we adhere to the preservation of digital records using The National Archives Standards and The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives TC-06 guidelines.  We actively support The National Archives in tackling the challenges of digital preservation, ensuring continued access to digital information in the future.

One of the tell-tale signs you're a 'home cinema hero' is that you 'still have a LaserDisc player, somewhere...' And, indeed, to AV geeks of a certain vintage, the mere word conjures up cherished memories of that unmistakable whooshing sound as the big and beautiful medium – think CD, enlarged to LP size – was brought up to speed within the sizeable slab of a player.

LaserDisc owners knew they were in for a movie-watching treat, with CD-quality stereo sound accompanied by visuals that rivalled broadcast quality. In the era of standard-def analogue telly and 4:3 CRT TVs, you couldn't get better at home.

LaserDisc devotees also took for granted features that the VHS-buying masses would only be in a position to appreciate come the DVD revolution – such as chaptered access to sections, frame-by-frame analysis, freedom from wear, 5.1 surround sound and bonus material like director's commentaries and featurettes. It was simply light years ahead of its time.