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In Reply to: Re: Thanks for the tip! posted by Dave on October 29, 2003 at 09:43:23:
I would look for a Pioneer CLD-79. I bought one of these during the end of the LD era to have as a backup in case my LDS-2 ever bit the dust. While build quality is NOWHERE NEAR the LDS-2, I was amazed to find that the new player had better picture and better sound, And s you can play CDs in a separate drawer with the video circuitry disabled and the sound is akin to a high end CD player. Plus you get second side play, which of course the LDS-2 doesn't have.So I never thought it could happen but the LDS-2 is now my backup!
Rico
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Yup, the cld-79 (along with the cld-704, cld-99 and cld-97) is a BIG step up from any of the older models and about as good as LD is gonna get, with the exception of some of the japanese-only supermachines like the HLD-X0 and X9. But the cld-79 sells for about $400 which is a lot more than the original poster planned to spend.I owned an LD-S2 and while the build is impressive the newer models cream it picture and audio-wise.
The newer dvd/ld combi players like the dvl-919 have very.... um, interesting.... LD picture quality. In some respects it outperforms even the cld-97 picture, however the blue channel is very noisy which was never much of a problem in any of the later pioneer ld players. I've owned a '919 for a couple years now and still can't decide if I love or hate the picture... it's a very unique presentation that has advantages and disadvantages.
Say what you will about laserdisc, it's still the only way you're gonna be able to see flicks like Star Wars, etc. for the next year or two.
Actually, I was looking at the first "Star Wars" flick last night and either the discs have deteriorated or this was not a very good run (it is the earlier letter-boxed edition prior to THX and GL's later fixes). Eiether way, I'll probably look into bidding on a replacement player in the near future. I just bought two lasers on eBay that may or may not even make it to DVD.
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