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pac.attack76 · #1 06-03-2015, 09:32 PM

found 4 decks. 1 which turned out to be a rare Magnavox CD-I interactive game system. The 3 vcrs were a Magnavox, and two Zenith units. All black from 90's. Bought for $2 each at a yard sale today.

Dude111 · #2 06-04-2015, 12:09 AM

Excellent....... I would LOVE finding a videodisc player Pac!! (A mono one)

pac.attack76 · #3 06-04-2015, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude111

Excellent....... I would LOVE finding a videodisc player Pac!! (A mono one)

I'm still looking for a CED player for you. Hang in there.

Dude111 · #4 06-14-2015, 04:30 AM

Muchos Gracious Pac!!!!! (I would love watching my VD of Poltergeist)

slatton86 · #5 11-29-2015, 04:25 PM

Great find! I love the old failed game systems.

I have a RCA SelectaVision SGT-200 stereo player, I could say I "restored" it about 6 months ago, but all I really did was replace the stylus and shrink the belts. It plays great no matter what you call it.

pac.attack76 · #6 11-29-2015, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by slatton86

Great find! I love the old failed game systems.

I have a RCA SelectaVision SGT-200 stereo player, I could say I "restored" it about 6 months ago, but all I really did was replace the stylus and shrink the belts. It plays great no matter what you call it.

Interested in selling? Dude111 is in need of one. I have the SJT-090. Wouldn't trade it for anything. Got nearly 100 discs for it. I told him I'd find him one eventually.

slatton86 · #7 11-29-2015, 06:16 PM

I would be interested in selling or trading. It is very interesting technology but not something I want to collect.

pac.attack76 · #8 11-29-2015, 06:24 PM

How much?

slatton86 · #9 11-29-2015, 07:17 PM

I have been holding out for $275. That may sound high, but consider for this model it would cost about $100 to get a broken or "AS IS" online, $50 stylus, and that is a risk. This one works great, and I will re-shrink the belts or replace them with new belts if you prefer and the stylus is low mileage in this one. It was new old stock when I bought it and I have played no more then 20 movies on it, I mostly just played a little of the disks I have to see if they worked. I would also be willing to travel a little to help save you on shipping, I'm about 20 miles south of Charlottesville VA. I will also include Alien, M.A.S.H. and Red Foxx. Even more if you want, but those three are the only ones that play very well.

Here are some pictures,

slatton86 · #10 11-29-2015, 07:30 PM

Almost forgot. If your interested in trade, I collect laser disk and 80/90's video games, and high end Pioneer electronics, and computers from that era as well.

Dude111 · #11 11-29-2015, 11:42 PM

For 275?? (Thats QUITE LOW for that these days (For a WORKING ONE anyway

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Is that player Mono?? (I want the same kind pac has... A good MONO unit)

slatton86 · #12 11-30-2015, 06:32 AM

It is stereo, but I have heard of people using a mono stylus in them. I don't remember if poltergeist is stereo or not on CED, but I know the VHS and Laserdisc have a great stereo soundtrack, maybe too separated at parts I remember in one scene there is a back-ho that can only be heard on the left. There are some other good stereo disks too like Rocky 3, Under Fire, Moscow on the Hudson, War Games, Rambo, Star Wars Trilogy, the list goes on.

I'll admit those SJT players like pac has are some snazzy machines with the way they load the disk, but of course mono and I think the earlier SJT models lacked composite video as well.

slatton86 · #13 11-30-2015, 10:11 AM

I restored a rock disc, and thought I could put this up so you could see it in action. This is my first ever youtube video for some reason.

https://youtu.be/QKg_qTPViEI

Dude111 · #14 11-30-2015, 10:48 AM

Thank you my friend although we wont be able to see just how beautiful it is over this.... Ill give it a gander though....

Using a MONO stylus sounds interesting... I have heard of using a MONO one on a record player so why not right?

Yes Poltergeist is Stereo on the Videodisc (Straight analogue) while on VHS it has been digitally processed which is sad....... (Sounds disgusting in analog (thin)) and they have the nerve to put "PRESENTED IN ITS ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE VERSION" on the tape case!!!

Ya right ... THE ORIGINAL 1982 MOVIE WAS NOT DIGITALLY PROCESSED GARBAGE!!!!! -- It was beautifully warm analogue audio!!!

There is supposed to be 1 version (1ST RELEASE) that is straight analog but I have only seen it one time and havent since...... (I tried to bid on it but lost the auction

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slatton86 · #15 11-30-2015, 12:46 PM

I really just wanted to show people that I got that disc working, but thought you may like to see it if you are considering buying/trading. All my movies were bought in lots from people who didn't own a player.

I agree on the original analogue audio, you can almost tell in that video the Paradigm's were loving it. I have a lot of early 80's laserdiscs with untouched analogue that sound amazing as well.

I think I am going to go ahead and re shrink the belts (if I do one might as well do both) because visual search forward starts to slip, works fine in reverse and rapid access works fine in both directions. I may try to raise the turntable just a touch as well and that may help with the speckles.

You can hear my wife in the background. I listened for that before posting the video and didn't hear it. Oh well, I don't really care if the world knows her student loans got a little screwed when I registered my business.

Pac, I seem to have stolen your thread for my own venture, lol. Sorry about that, just got excited to possibly find this player a good home.