Long before lasers saved my eyesight, I was watching LaserDisc video. I’ve been going through some of my discs to see how good — or not — they look. Here are a couple of short transfers.
TV shows come off well, being 4:3 with plenty of close-ups.
https://youtu.be/DKGrhzo6R7U
Widescreen movies, letterboxed on LD to avoid the “talking noses” of pan-and-scan video, suffer from small images and reduced resolution.
https://youtu.be/ZH_RwxFAwXI