How Many of you Still Have Laserdiscs?

[Lady Ayeka]

Originally Posted by ejguillot

I started with finding 32 LD's at $0.50 each at a thrift shop. Then I got a Pioneer CLD-703 in good condition with remote for $75 locally.

Lady Ayeka, what do you think about the CLD-703/704 and CLD 79/97/99? You seem to favor the late 80's players, but the mid 90's ones have better specs on paper.

any one of those will do a fine job. especially the 79/97/99 series. also, keep an eye out for the LD-S1/S2 and the HLD-X0/X9; those are by and large considered the very last word in LD performance. beware though, the X0/X9 to this day sell for a small fortune, when you can actually find one, that is.
i do indeed prefer the late '80s models; i simply love the look and feel, an unmistakable "1980's japanese ultratech" vibe, nothing else in the world quite like it, IMO. i like it enough to accept the performance penalty. besides, that was LD's heyday, and the top models of that era (the only ones truly worth owning, IMO) didn't perform all THAT bad. regardless, if the late models float your boat, more power to ya. always great to have a new laserphile join the ranks!!