I have been without a laserdisc player since my Pioneer CLD-79 bit the dust about a month and a half ago. I just replaced it with a CLD-95, one of Pioneer's best Elite line efforts before they started dumbing down their product with inferior parts and separate CD drawers. The (analogue) picture and sound on this player (it can play digital tracks as well) are simply stunning and quite compelling to watch/listen to. Like the difference between lps and CDs, there is something about an analogue laserdisc picture from a quality in tune player that is very involving despite its video "noise" and a certain "fuzziness" when compared to DVD. In addition, a few of the last LDs to be produced have Dolby Digial sound which, given the larger LD real estate, is even better than the 5.1 on DVDs (I have directly A/B'd the two). So even though my laserdiscs are worth absolutely nothing I still treasure them. And with my Dolby Pro Logic II codec the stereo sound tracks have added new life.
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Topic - Analogue lives - rico 12:59:22 07/20/07 (7)
- Uh... DVDs are analog (NTSC) too... nt - clarkjohnsen 08:25:45 07/21/07 (2)
- RE: Uh... DVDs are analog (NTSC) too... nt - rico 07:51:37 07/22/07 (0)
- What are you sniffing? nt - Analog Scott 21:57:31 07/21/07 (0)
- and the discs are very cheap! - musiclistener 15:31:29 07/20/07 (0)
- Same appiles to CRTs - DWPC 13:46:12 07/20/07 (2)
- RE: Same appiles to CRTs - rico 07:05:25 07/21/07 (1)
- RE: Same appiles to CRTs - DWPC 15:41:22 07/23/07 (0)