Laser Disc Players

Hi, I have this player but i can recieve Video from all my discs but No audio. I tried moving the switch (theres a switch on front to go from Kareaoke to normal to AUX (input)) the only way i hear sound from A LD is when i flick the switch inbetween states (and the Digital Audio )light goes...

I just bought a 42" TV and would like to buy a home theater system. My budget is $300-400.

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Hello, Resuscitated our pioneer Ld player to dip into a neglected library of 200 lasers purchased in the nineties. Many rare, foreign, arthouse titles. Anyway, got the player going only to find that the lasers look very "digital" and checker-boarded on a Sony bravia monitor. On the old trinitron...

Hi everyone- I have a big problem with a Sony Laserdisc MDP-500 I just purchased from eBay, promised to be in "excellent" condition. The unit refuses to stay powered up for more than about 5 seconds and then abruptly powers down. Any ideas on this one? Or at service outlets in Chicago or...

Hi I have a lg DVD home cinema system and when playing a DVD it flickers to a black screen and then back to the DVD , anybody got an idea

WHY IS THERE VIDEO NOISE ON SOME LASERDISCS?

Hello. I have a Pioneer Laserdisc Cld-1850. I want to connect it to my PC so i can watch films. How do i do that? It has 2x Scart Output, Audio out (black/red), Video out and Optical Digital out. My laserdisc also allows me to play regular CD's and i can get audio through my Creative...

I always wondered why they stopped making hd-dvd. It was so much better than bluray. I had compared how hd-dvd looks beside a bluray and hddvd wins. And what happened to those poor people that bought hd-dvd players for their xbox 360 or home entertainment. They all got ripped off. I would like...

I've got a Pioneer CLD-D505 that does not power on and I need to check the fuse and power supply outputs. Only problem is I can't get the tray to move out of the front of the unit to gain access to the power supply board. I've spun the motor on the left side of the unit but this only advances...

I purchased ne a philips CDV488 laser disc player. worked fine for about 6 months, than the platter drawer would not stay open long enough for me to put a laser disc on it. Philips has given me the run-around with not help what so ever do to the fact that they no longer manufacure laser disc...

Hello, i just acquired a DVL-909 LD/DVD player. The unit will not turn on and the stand by light will not come on either. I checked the mains fuse, as well as the soldered on fuses they are all good. I disconnected the ARC/Surge diode and no luck. I did find an open resistor which i replaced and...

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How do I get this thing to output a dolby digital signal? I've tried with an optical cable and with a coax cable (on the few different coax outputs) to my yamaha amp, but my amp only detects prologic come from the player. The discs I've tried are all AC-3 and I know that my amp auto detects the...

I was wondering if anyone can help me with a problem I'm having. I bought a PAL laser disc because a friend of mine has a laser disc player that plays NTSC and PAL LDs.....or at least he thought he did. It turns out that there were three versions of the model he bought; the UK version, the US...

Hi everyone! I bought a Sony MDP-455 LaserDisc player at a Goodwill store several years back, along with a few dozen movies ("Blade Runner: The Directors Cut"! Yum!) for $20 or $30. Now, here I am, wanting to (finally!) get this thing running, but I'm having a snag. When I load a LaserDisc...

Thinking it's a bad spindle but mine squeals very loudly and has a hard time playing LDs. One it plays only in B&W and picture is very wombly. Other LD plays at insane forward speed. Any idea where I could get a replacement spindle for less than an used LD off eBay? Or should I put it away...

Hey, i've got a 32" widescreen TV, that is High Def up to 1080i. I am interested in purchasing an upconverting DVD player, however, many of the players state that you must use an HDMI output to use the upconverting feature, even though the players have Component out. Are there any players...

I thought Laser Disks were part of ancient history. Do they still actually manufacture them???

Hey everybody. I own a Pioneer CLD-V5000. I have some movies burned in .avi format(had to get codecs to play with Windows Media Player). They are on regular cd's.......close to the 700mb limit of the disc. I would like to watch them on the tv using the Pioneer. Am I not able to because the...

Pioneer cld-d504 won't power on. Is this as simple as replacing a power supply? Can you find parts? Is it worth fixing?

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Someone is telling me that "The Three Caballeros" had a song called "Two Silhouettes" that was removed from later editions of the film. Does anyone know anything about this? Is a version with that song available on laserdisc?

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Looks like those once pricey Frighteners laserdisc box sets will lose a lot of their resale value now that a decent extras-laden director's cut is finally coming to dvd at the end of November. Obviously the dvd won't have the full 10+...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I received the following email. It is far beyond my poor ability to take advantage of, but maybe someone here could. Dear Ladies and gentlemen i have seen your auction on Ebay today. For i have to sale brand new laserdisc games (whole...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Some one told me that a Pioneer DVL-909 can play DTS on DVD after a simple resistor modification. Can some one tell me if this is correct and how this modification must be done? Thanks in regret! (And sorry for the bad English) Peter

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Like Dragon's lair, Space ace etc. Thanks Alessandro

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hello Members, lets find out from each other who has owned a rare or Exotic(High end, Hard to find) laserdisc player. "I have a Faroudja Ld1000 since October 2004 based on the Pioneer Elite- Cld-99 with exotic audio outputs, very few made...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) This question is concerning the Michael Mann TV series from the 80's. The dvd release of C.S had all of the integral background music removed from scenes due to copy right or royalty issues - I don't know. Are the LDs pure? I would love...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hi I have a seales copy of: "Song of the south" Disney LD from Hong kong her, how much is this disc worth? This might be the only unopened copy in the world. The disc is a rental disc from HK/Taiwan made in 300-600 copies. A friend of...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Warning: located in Europe. These things are heavy so take shipping cost into account! These catalogs are in Japanese language! All catalogs in very good condition. Sorry for the rather poor picture quality. 1. Laserdisc, VHS, SVHS...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) What would be a good amp to look for to go with Laserdisc. Maybe one featuring a demodulator, if there is such a thing. Just would like some models to keep an eye out for...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) LaserDisc Database v1.2 -- http://LDDb.com/ -- Finally! No Newsletter for quite a long time because the new version (based on PHP classes) took longer than expected to complete, because of various vacation and health problems. But...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hi there everybody, Long time since I last posted, so a big hello to everybody out there! My question concerns the Criterion CAV Laserdisc edition of Blade Runner. I recently got a copy of this disc, and have noticed what appears to be...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I won't include the ebay user's ID here (he does post to this group from time to time). I've received a couple LDs from him that he listed as 'SEALED' which I, and probably others would, assumed that meant they were new old stock. What...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I have two friends who have 16X9 HDTVs. One is a Sony 34 inch picture tube and the other is a Pioneer 65 inch rear screen projection. Both have Pioneer CLD-703 players. The Sony is connected using the composite video input, and the Pioneer...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hey guys Is anyone out there still collecting 3-D VHD items? I have a couple of tilles on eBay now and I'll be adding more in the future, including hardware. I was just wondering if there's still any demand for them or not. Thanks, Eric...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hi there. I have a CLD-2950 which I use occasionally. Unfortunately,last time I went to use it, it tried to start-up, then flashed up H2 on it's display and switched off. Can anyone tell me anything about this? I'm pretty handy at fixing...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I came across an old Pioneer press release from 1999 for then-new Plasma display, model PDP-502HD (see it here: http://www.pioneer.co.jp/press/release52.html). According to the specs, this unit had a built-in MUSE decoder. I guess this is a...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I've been lurking here for years and could use some help from the veterans. I finally entered the widescreen world with a Mitsubishi 62" DLP. I've noticed that the LD output from my Pioneer DVL-919 leaves a bit to be desired (using both...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I have just been given a DVL-909 by a friend to replace a Laser Disk player I have had for years that broke. The unit has component video outputs (as far as I can tell they are only available on the US unit), however the component outputs...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hi, I see that the film 'It's a Wonderful life' was released at least three times on LaserDisc: 45th Aniversary - Republic Pictures 50th Aniversary - Republic Pictures Special Edition - Criterion Oddly eoungh the Criterion version is...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I am looking at Ebay for an LD player and I am currently focusing on Pioneer CLD-79 and CLD-D704. Which one should I buy? I will use it EXCLUSIVELY for playing vintage Japanese anime but I also want to have a good transfer of those anime to...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I just bought the video essentials disc at a used book store. Unfortunalty it doesnt have the blue filter with it. I was wondering if the blue lens in a pair 3d glasses would work the same. If not what would work? thanks

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Can i bring back the issue of composite output quality as my last post was not answered to... This page claims the X0 outputs the composite video differently than most other decks: http://www.x0project.com/articles.php?i=1 I'll quote from...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I'm curious as to if the real uncut version of "Fantasia" ever got release on Laserdisc? I would like to get ahold of it myself as there is NO way I am going to buy the "uncut" version that Disney decided to release on DVD (which is a farce...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hi, Pioneer Japan years ago offered a free upgrade to enable DVD progressive scan: http://www.pioneer.co.jp/press/release173-j.html Does someone have or can extract the code to burn an Eprom to enable progressive scan?

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) If I am going to transfer a movie from LD to DVD, is it better to buy an LD player which picture is pure analog or an LD player which picture has been digitized? The movie is Japanese robot anime, if that's relevant. Hendra

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I have bought 2 Laserdisc players from 2 different sellers in Ebay and they are both broken when I received it. The model numbers are Pioneer CLD-D702 and CLD-D504. Both players were packaged properly. I don't think the seller sold me...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I am interested in buying an LD player but I am not sure whether or not I should buy a newer DVD/LD player such as Pioneer DVL-919 or an older but dedicated Laser Disc player. Does the LD picture and sound quality of a combo player just as...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hi! Just wanted to pass along that I have a MCA Disco-Vision and some discs for sale on ebay if anyone is interested. Thanks...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hello Members, I thought I would find out who uses what to Display their Laserdisc collection on? I still use my faithful 1998 Hitachi 55" 4:3 Analog TV. I still want to move to a 16:9 size screen but really want to stick with a CRT. SO...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Kurtis, Can you give a quick bit of adivce about the problem described in the UK Bay listing for this player: 5797172895 Its a CLD-2950 with the following problem: ============== their is a slight fault:- about 5% of the time when you...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I have a '95 vintage CLD-704 which has always worked like a champ and has been my main LD player from day one. In the last couple of years, from time to time I noticed that it takes more and more tries to "sync" up a LD when I first load...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I have about 1000 laserdiscs that my father-in-law gave us when he moved to a smaller place. Pretty much every good movie made from 1950 through 1995. I have two players, one of which is broken. I have the good one in the kid's playroom...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) A year or so ago I was lucky enough to stumble across a large collection of laserdiscs which I have enjoyed alot. I had been using a denon la-2300 which is a pretty decent player but I had been wanting something more. A few days ago I ran...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, i am located in Mannheim (near Heidelberg) an have for sale a big quantity of laserdisc games. These discs are ready to be played with DAPHNE and the Euro Arcade Machines with a specially made card to control the...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hi Gang I am bidding on a LD copy of Video Essentials on Ebay. Just wondered what a fair price for the disc would be. clarkie

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hi I run the www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk web site and I was hoping an owner of a HLD-X0 laserdisc player could possibly take some high quality pictures of their player of inclusion on the web site and email them to me. Unfortunately we...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Hi I run the www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk web site and I was hoping an owner of a HLD-X0 laserdisc player could possibly take some high pictures of their play of inclusion on the web site. Unfortunately we have a dispute over some pictures...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Quikie, The CLD-2950 page of the superb LaserDisk Archives site are down, any idea what is going on? Dead link: http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk/laserdisc_archive/pioneer/pioneer_cld-2950/pioneer_cld-2950.htm Ray.