How Many of you Still Have Laserdiscs?

[Elfasto]

Have a small collection (just under 100) and a half decent Pioneer player.
No complaints from the performance standpoint.

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by chillwolf

I don't have an LD player. But I do have an RCA video disc player and about 5 discs. I guess this was the forerunner to the laser disc player. Anyone else have them?

Laser was actually around for several years before the RCA system.

[Big Tuna]

Hey thank You everyone for your feedback on my Laserdsic thread. Now I don't feel like the odd man out knowing that they STILL are da bomb! I will most likely NEVER give up any of mine. They still make you feel like you are part of the movie with the big jackets, gatefolds, artwork and literature that no DVD will ever match.

[Dynacoman]

I think the LD was introduced in 79 making it older then the CD.

[Big Tuna]

Originally Posted by Dynacoman

I think the LD was introduced in 79 making it older then the CD.

The Laserdisc format began life in 1977 under the name DiscoVision, by RCA and due to the poor conditions of the press room, and poor quality pressings Pioneer took over in 1979 and penned it LaserVision, then around 1987-88 it was called Laserdisc and stayed that until 1998. Japan continued the format for another 3 years, after the US dropped it in favor of the smaller, cheaper DVD, and in that short time they introduced a HD-LD. If you ever see a HD-LD listing pop up on ebay, you'd better be prepared for the outcome. The last one went for more than $500!

[Duane]

I've been a participant with this format since the early 80's.My first player was an LD-700. Have gone through many Pioneer players since, including a CLD-3070,CLD-3090,LD-S1,CLD-97 and 2 CLD-95s. I've finally sold the LD-S1 ,1 of the CLD-95s and the CLD-97 but have kept the other 95.Just love this player.
Lots of discs over the years and,to be honest, I go in spurts as to watching them. They've always reminded me of shiny LPs and the jackets are way better than LP covers,IMO.
Even tho' the newer video formats provide better resolution, isn't it wonderful that you can start watching a movie or music video immediately vs. having to wade through menus and menutia to do the same for DVD and the rediculously slow Blu-Ray..Laserdisc was a videophile format,pure and simple,not to mention uncompressed audio.

[Arkay]

Originally Posted by Big Tuna

The Laserdisc format began life in 1977 under the name DiscoVision, by RCA and due to the poor conditions of the press room, and poor quality pressings Pioneer took over in 1979 and penned it LaserVision, then around 1987-88 it was called Laserdisc and stayed that until 1998. Japan continued the format for another 3 years, after the US dropped it in favor of the smaller, cheaper DVD, and in that short time they introduced a HD-LD. If you ever see a HD-LD listing pop up on ebay, you'd better be prepared for the outcome. The last one went for more than $500!

The HD format in Japan was called "MUSE", and the players that handled it best include the HLD-X0 and HLD-X9, the latter being arguably the best LD player ever made, period. It's narrow red laser cuts through and reads most scratched and dirty disks, even, and its comb filtering and such was a technological breakthrough well beyond that in ordinary players.

Although I have three X1s (an almost-alike version was released as the S2 in the States), which are "almost" as good (and run circles around ordinary LD players), I still kick myself for passing up a shot at an X9. Maybe I'll get another chance one day...it really is the "holy grail" of the LD world.

[ARguy]

I've got 5 laser disc players (some play both sides without removing the disc)and about 100 different titles...always looking out for more. I jumped on the band wagon when they came out and enjoy watching some of the odd titles.

[wrat]

yep still got 2 a sony mdp 333 (p.o.s) and a pioneer dvl 700, only have a few disc left though,mostly concert stuff that has not come out on dvd and the one movie that will probably never come out on dvd "Howard The Duck"!!!

[Fred Sanford]

Finally got the RF/AC3 out working, by picking up an H/K ADP303. Tested with Top Gun and True Lies, works great.

Watched the original Jaws today just for kicks.

je

[Freedom]

I have a Pioneer CLD-1070 in good working condition.

Now, your not going to believe this! I have what I believe to be one of the first machines out. I got it around 1981 from a GM dealership I worked at. They were retiring it from the training department (that usually takes several years) this thing is huge & heavy. LOL! I even have a few of the training disc. I’ll have to dig it out of the basement & see what make & model, maybe a date.

Jon

[ml69]

Pioneer CLD 2090 here (I think that's it), with about a dozen titles maybe. I like it, but haven't found too many used discs out there.
Mike

[ducati_EL34]

Originally Posted by Arkay

Haven't thought about it. Give me some time to watch 'em again, and I'll think about selling 'em.

I sent you a PM.

Thanks

Robert

[Sir.Byrd]

I got a huge and HEAVY Pioneer CLD laserdisc player from GW for $20, carried it home, didn't have a car. http://thevintageknob.org/VIDEO/CLD900/CLD900.html
Skipped kind of bad and had some big scratches on it. So I got rid of it on Craigslist for free.
Well that was long after I got a Pioneer CLD-M90 player from Craigslist too for $50 that also doubles as a 5 disc CD player (although it is one bit, and doesn't sound the best) And that came with about 12 laserdiscs.
Its all about the minidiscs though!

[Stereoholic]

Originally Posted by shrinkboy

sheesh! you guys are making me think maybe i should...ahh!! NOOOO!! get away from me, satan!!

I've got 5 players and maybe a couple hundred discs. Only one player works real well though.