Reminds me of Selectavision discs: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc</a>
>The mass market was loath to cough up Cartrivision’s asking price of $1,600 (about $9,100 in today’s dollars).<p>Jesus, nearly 10 grand just to be able to rent movies?