Eagles on Laser Disc- FREE
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This example only ships to US addresses but I have one and they also play 5 CDs in place of the laserdisc, and when in good order the pick machanism works quite nicely. It was about a 1991 model and has all the features you would want-digital soundtrack playback, easy to operate with large buttons and 5 CD buttons to choose your disc plus the sound is fantastic.
It has CX noise reduction for the analogue audio discs, CD synchro with Pioneer cassette decks and Sync with Pioneer SR systems (1/8" stereo jack on each end makes for an SR cable or S cable as Sony calls it) and it has 2X audio and video outputs as well as a mono VHF line output (channel 3 or 4 I'd think). Also plays 8" LDs and CDV discs.
This is about as fully featured as a laserdisc player gets without AC3 out (what we call a line out to Dolby Surround or Dolby Pro-Logic now), dual side play and later DVD playback. This is what I have in the bedroom video stack and when I put disc one of Woodstock in Richie Havens is truly alive again in my speakers, it's a wonderful sound.
Even if the CD mech quits it's still a great laserdisc player.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251424312825
PS I already have that disc, as well as the James Taylor one from WGBH in '91, Elton John in Barcelona 1992, David Bowie Serious Moonlight Tour, Annie Lennox-Diva, Joni Mitchell-Shadows And Light and countless others.
It has CX noise reduction for the analogue audio discs, CD synchro with Pioneer cassette decks and Sync with Pioneer SR systems (1/8" stereo jack on each end makes for an SR cable or S cable as Sony calls it) and it has 2X audio and video outputs as well as a mono VHF line output (channel 3 or 4 I'd think). Also plays 8" LDs and CDV discs.
This is about as fully featured as a laserdisc player gets without AC3 out (what we call a line out to Dolby Surround or Dolby Pro-Logic now), dual side play and later DVD playback. This is what I have in the bedroom video stack and when I put disc one of Woodstock in Richie Havens is truly alive again in my speakers, it's a wonderful sound.
Even if the CD mech quits it's still a great laserdisc player.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251424312825
PS I already have that disc, as well as the James Taylor one from WGBH in '91, Elton John in Barcelona 1992, David Bowie Serious Moonlight Tour, Annie Lennox-Diva, Joni Mitchell-Shadows And Light and countless others.
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Billy Joel I don't have, Douglas. Let me know how much the mailing cost will be. I hadn't realized you had a Laserdisc collection. We have to compare titles, sometime.
Here is my Pioneer Reference CLD-95. I use it in my home entertainment A/V system.
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Here is my Pioneer Reference CLD-95. I use it in my home entertainment A/V system.
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I have some concerts and a bunch of the Star Wars ones. I think I have that Eagles one also. Never got to watch a Laserdisc, never had a player and the LD's I got came in a lp collection I bought. There was some Japanese Anime stuff that I ebay'd and it brought a decent buck, far more then I expected. There is still a collector market out there, I think more collectors then working players though LOL
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There is never a dearth of players on eBay...the DVL series plays all CD, CDV, all Laserdisc formats and DVDs as well
Although we talk mainly about CEDs, Laserdiscs have taken more of a place in discussions on the CED Magic Discussion Forums. It's hard not to now and then. http://cedmagic.com/forum/
Then there is the Laserdisc Database site at http://www.lddb.com/ which now covers ALL obsolete formats EXCEPT Beta that had regular releases. Notice that Blu-ray is not an obsolete format, although it's still like a third arm TO ME...
Anyhoo, compare the database of player models and search the internet for more details and user experiences, then find one you like/can afford, try to find them locally to be able to try them and in most cases the features will be similar but the ease of use or capabilities may vary. Some have Dolby AC3 out or built in decoders, never fear, this is what Pro-logic started as basically and to have it is a GOOD thing.
Some play both sides, also good but consider the mechanical complexity required. Big LD fans have their favorite models for various reasons, such as not cutting off the early side animation bumpers and especially tackling the particularly brutal, messed up Discovision (MCA) titles that launched the format and nearly sank it before Pioneer came in to save it. Search You Tube to find some of these things.
FACT: An early prototype Laserdisc player was featured in the in-flight move sequence of Airport '77, although it's unclear if the movie depicted was actually released by Discovision.
The major problem with LD production stemmed from the fact that they were originally single sided and it was decided to GLUE them together into one heavy two-sided disc. This process not only created bumps that changed the laser's path and made colored snow or 'sparklies' but this and Discovision's deviance from standards worked out with Philips NV (Magnavox) to create industrial as well as commercial titles with longer times per side caused all number of headaches with the Magnavox players and Philips got royally pissed that their launch had been ruined.
Another problem was that the pressing rooms had to be cleaner than NASA's standards for spacecraft and MCA figured they could slap them out like LP audio records and never figured that serious playback errors or contamination issues like rot could occur...nobody figured it out until IBM came in (and got pissed off too, then stormed out due to the problems in the MCA company culture) and Pioneer did some serious research related to their prototype offering for the CD format competition.
Because Pioneer was in it for the survival of the company (as they perceived it would go toward video and digital audio-and they were right), the format finally got traction and became the recognized standard of optical audiovisual playback until the DVD debuted in it's 1996-98 gradual worldwide rollout.
The saving of Laserdisc was Pioneer's other greatest achievement as it allowed all aspects of features that would end up in the DVD format to be tested on production titles. Letterboxing, alternate audio/narration, interactive features, digital soundtracks and many more ideas that are commonplace with DVDs started with LD.
And Pioneer was able to hang on by a thread until their quest for the CD sized videodisc was a reality, which took a lot of work and they had help from sister electronics companies in Japan along the way (that's how the Japanese roll, they are FAMILY).
Although we talk mainly about CEDs, Laserdiscs have taken more of a place in discussions on the CED Magic Discussion Forums. It's hard not to now and then. http://cedmagic.com/forum/
Then there is the Laserdisc Database site at http://www.lddb.com/ which now covers ALL obsolete formats EXCEPT Beta that had regular releases. Notice that Blu-ray is not an obsolete format, although it's still like a third arm TO ME...
Anyhoo, compare the database of player models and search the internet for more details and user experiences, then find one you like/can afford, try to find them locally to be able to try them and in most cases the features will be similar but the ease of use or capabilities may vary. Some have Dolby AC3 out or built in decoders, never fear, this is what Pro-logic started as basically and to have it is a GOOD thing.
Some play both sides, also good but consider the mechanical complexity required. Big LD fans have their favorite models for various reasons, such as not cutting off the early side animation bumpers and especially tackling the particularly brutal, messed up Discovision (MCA) titles that launched the format and nearly sank it before Pioneer came in to save it. Search You Tube to find some of these things.
FACT: An early prototype Laserdisc player was featured in the in-flight move sequence of Airport '77, although it's unclear if the movie depicted was actually released by Discovision.
The major problem with LD production stemmed from the fact that they were originally single sided and it was decided to GLUE them together into one heavy two-sided disc. This process not only created bumps that changed the laser's path and made colored snow or 'sparklies' but this and Discovision's deviance from standards worked out with Philips NV (Magnavox) to create industrial as well as commercial titles with longer times per side caused all number of headaches with the Magnavox players and Philips got royally pissed that their launch had been ruined.
Another problem was that the pressing rooms had to be cleaner than NASA's standards for spacecraft and MCA figured they could slap them out like LP audio records and never figured that serious playback errors or contamination issues like rot could occur...nobody figured it out until IBM came in (and got pissed off too, then stormed out due to the problems in the MCA company culture) and Pioneer did some serious research related to their prototype offering for the CD format competition.
Because Pioneer was in it for the survival of the company (as they perceived it would go toward video and digital audio-and they were right), the format finally got traction and became the recognized standard of optical audiovisual playback until the DVD debuted in it's 1996-98 gradual worldwide rollout.
The saving of Laserdisc was Pioneer's other greatest achievement as it allowed all aspects of features that would end up in the DVD format to be tested on production titles. Letterboxing, alternate audio/narration, interactive features, digital soundtracks and many more ideas that are commonplace with DVDs started with LD.
And Pioneer was able to hang on by a thread until their quest for the CD sized videodisc was a reality, which took a lot of work and they had help from sister electronics companies in Japan along the way (that's how the Japanese roll, they are FAMILY).
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After work today, I checked out my local mini flea market to see what was new in the electronics section. I spied the Pioneer logo within the vinyl record section and lo and behold I found eight Pioneer Laserdisc Karoke 8" discs. I have an unused Pioneer CLD-V720 Laserdisc Karoke deck that I was given when an electronics store shuttered its doors and the owner and technician, Benny, passed down a whole bunch of swag to me. I can't sing, but the girls might have fun with it.
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