Video Asylum

Posted by Auricle (A) on February 17, 2004 at 15:26:38

In Reply to: Re:The LDS-2 posted by rico on February 17, 2004 at 08:28:41:

The LD-S2 has by far the best chassis and isolation Pioneer ever made before the Japanese Muse HDTV player.

I had a CLD 97 in my previous place for comparison for comparison. The RFI/EMI rejection was far inferior, though some parts of the circuitry was superiour. The LD-S2, you will remember, is copper and copper plated chassis. Given that result, I modified a few things in the circuitry (auto side flip means nada to me) and it was better that the 97. But only on analogue projectors. For example, on CRTs (Zenith 900 for example with doubler, of course)it has a smootheness that is very film like. On digital projectors, it may not be (eh, is not) as good as the 99, not to mention the Muse player.

I hold on to it because I love the acoustic isolation, its rejection, its composite image (the general opinion is that the S-VHS/comb filter was better on the CLD-x series, but that the composite was better on the LD-S2), the fact that it was (retail) $3,500 new (I didn't pay much less) and the fact that it occasionally shows up, in a dramatic way, the problems with DVD, even at this late date.

Besides, I think the player and my LaserDisc of "El Topo" have an affair goin" after all these years!!!!

Cheers for now