<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
converged	O
device	O
and	O
fourth-generation	B-Application
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
LaserDiscs	O
,	O
Compact	O
Discs	O
,	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
LD-G	O
karaoke	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
LaserActive	B-Device
games	O
,	O
separately	O
sold	O
add-on	O
modules	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
PACs	O
"	O
by	O
Pioneer	O
)	O
accept	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine/TurboGrafx	I-General_Concept
-16	I-General_Concept
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
and	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pioneer	O
released	O
the	O
LaserActive	B-Device
model	O
CLD-A100	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
cost	O
of	O
¥89	O
,	O
800	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
cost	O
of	O
$970	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
NEC-branded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
LaserActive	B-Device
player	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
LD-ROM²	O
System	O
,	O
or	O
model	O
PCE-LD1	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1993	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
priced	O
identically	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
system	O
and	O
also	O
accepted	O
Pioneer	O
's	O
PAC	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LaserActive	B-Device
has	O
no	O
regional	O
lockout	O
,	O
allowing	O
software	O
from	O
any	O
region	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
any	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pioneer	O
Electronics	O
(	O
USA	O
)	O
and	O
Sega	O
Enterprises	O
released	O
this	O
module	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
8-inch	O
and	O
12-inch	O
LaserActive	B-Device
Mega	O
LD	O
discs	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
standard	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
discs	O
and	O
Genesis	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
CD+G	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
add-on	O
bought	O
by	O
the	O
greater	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
LaserActive	B-Device
owners	O
,	O
costing	O
roughly	O
US	O
$600	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
LaserActive-branded	O
version	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
6-button	O
control	O
pad	O
(	O
CPD-S1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pioneer	O
Electronics	O
(	O
USA	O
)	O
and	O
NEC	O
Home	O
Electronics	O
released	O
this	O
module	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
8-inch	O
and	O
12-inch	O
LaserActive	B-Device
LD-ROM²	O
discs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
CD-ROM²	O
and	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
discs	O
,	O
HuCards	B-Device
and	O
CD+G	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PAC	O
can	O
also	O
run	O
Arcade	O
CD-ROM²	O
discs	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
Arcade	O
Card	O
Duo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
LaserActive-branded	O
version	O
of	O
NEC	O
's	O
Turbo	O
Pad	O
(	O
CPD-N1/CPD	O
-N10	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
NEC	O
branded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
LD-ROM²	O
PAC	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
PAC	O
(	O
model	O
PCE-LP1	O
)	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
unpopularity	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
very	O
few	O
PAC-N10	O
units	O
were	O
produced	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
their	O
scarcity	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
Sega	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
called	O
LaserActive	B-Device
Program	O
Editor	O
on	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
for	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
had	O
some	O
sample	O
programs	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
editor	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
LaserDiscs	O
in	O
the	O
Tenchi	B-Application
Muyo	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
LaserActive	B-Device
3-D	O
Goggles	O
(	O
model	O
GOL-1	O
)	O
employ	O
an	O
active	B-Algorithm
shutter	I-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
system	I-Algorithm
compatible	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
six	O
3D-ready	O
LD-ROM	O
software	O
titles	O
:	O
3-D	O
Museum	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Vajra	O
2	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Virtual	O
Cameraman	O
2	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Paolo	O
No	O
Totteoki	O
Video	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Goku	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
3D	O
Virtual	O
Australia	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
software	O
title	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
LaserActive	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
view	O
3-D	O
images	O
from	O
autostereograms	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
LaserActive	B-Device
games	O
were	O
on	O
LaserDisc	O
encoded	O
as	O
an	O
LD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
manufacturers	O
designed	O
converged	O
devices	O
around	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
systems	O
were	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LaserActive	B-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
multipurpose	O
,	O
multi-format	B-Operating_System
,	O
upmarket	B-Application
home	O
entertainment	O
systems	O
with	O
software	O
stored	O
on	O
optical	B-Device
discs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
comparable	O
systems	O
are	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
CDTV	I-Device
,	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
,	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Tandy	B-Operating_System
Video	I-Operating_System
Information	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
January	O
1994	O
stated	O
that	O
although	O
LaserActive	B-Device
was	O
"	O
a	O
better	O
product	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
"	O
than	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
it	O
lacked	O
software	O
and	O
the	O
NEC	O
and	O
Sega	O
control	O
packs	O
were	O
too	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
