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Laser Disc Players

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  1. W

    Pioneer CLD 2710K no Audio . but plays video

    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...
  2. J

    Recommendation for a home theater system

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

    Can a divx6 supported dvdplayer play a mkv file

    can a divx6 supported dvdplayer play a mkv file
  4. L

    Best monitor type for LD in 2009 ?

    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...
  5. G

    Laserdisc problem

    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...
  6. G

    DVD home cinema" flickers"

    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
  7. E

    LASERDISC VIDEO NOISE

    WHY IS THERE VIDEO NOISE ON SOME LASERDISCS?
  8. S

    Laserdisc to PC

    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...
  9. bustapr

    BRING BACK HD-DVD!

    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...
  10. X

    Solved! Pioneer CLD-D505 Question

    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...
  11. L

    Philips CDV488 laser disc player repairs

    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...
  12. P

    DVL-909 Power Supply

    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...
  13. tamalero

    GOOD BYE HD-DVD!

    http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSL1643184420080216 Toshiba to pull the plug on HD-DVD BLU-RAY as WON D:
  14. L

    Pioneer DVL-700 question

    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...
  15. P

    PAL LD player in Los Angeles

    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...
  16. H

    Sony MDP-455 won't play disc, just ejects

    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...
  17. G

    Pioneer CLD-M301 sounds like a banshee

    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...
  18. S

    Upconverting DVD Players / Component Out

    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...
  19. Madhatter4

    Ha I thought this technology faded out years ago

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

    Watching .avi movies on Pioneer CLD-V5000

    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...