10- DIVX DVD (1998, from Digital Video Express and Circuit City)
9- Capacitance Electronic Discs (aka CED, aka SelectaVision; 1981, from RCA)
8- LaserDisc (1978, from MCA and Philips)
7- Betamax (1975, from Sony)
6- TeD (Television Electronic Disc; 1975, from Telefunken and Teldec)
5- VCord and VCord II (1974, from Sanyo-sold by Toshiba in Canada)
4- Avco Cartrivision (1972, from Cartridge Television Inc.)
3- U Matic (1971, from Sony)
2- EVR (Electronic Video Recording; 1968, developed by CBS Labs, manufactured by Motorola)
1- CV-2000 (1965, from Sony)
According to Glenn Derene on www.popularmechanics.com
10- John Hurt - Alien
Method of death: Alien bursts from his stomach.
9- Jon Voight - Anaconda
Method of death: Eaten by snake.
8- Cary-Hiroyuki - Showdown in Little Toyko
Method of death: Blown up.
7- Paul McCrane - Robocop
Method of death: Road kill.
6- Vincent Craig Dupree - Jason Takes Manhattan
Method of death: Decapitation.
5- Art Malik - True Lies
Method of death: While standing on an air-born jet, Art falls off the side and is caught on a missile. He and the rocket are promptly fired through a building and into a helicopter.
4- Ronny Cox - Total Recall
Method of death: Suffocates.
3- Johnny Depp - Nightmare on Elm Street
Method of death: Eaten by bed.
2- Carter Young - Big Trouble in Little China
Method of death: Spontaneous combustion.
1- Slim Pickens - Dr.Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Method of death: Rides a nuclear warhead right into Soviet Russia.