I would not worry about availability

Posted by Lasermeister (A) on April 26, 2002 at 09:29:28

In Reply to: Re: Laserdiscs posted by Estes on April 25, 2002 at 17:57:11:

Well, working CED players are still available over 15 years after RCA pulled the plug on that format. I would not worry too much about the availability of LD players, at least for the next 20 years (However, this is from someone who owns 8 LD players at present--I would be considerably more nervous if I only had one or two). I like LDs also, as is probably obvious from my moniker. I like DVDs as well but find many of them to have distracting digital artifacts. LD is plagued with chroma noise and always has the spectre of laser rot lurking in the background, but I have many discs with a very good to excellent picture. Laserdisc PCM, or actually even the stereo analog tracks, does a much nicer job IMO on music intensive material than the DD 5.1 typcially found on DVDs.

The last generation of LD/CD players that Pioneer produced, such as the CLD-D704 and CLD-79 and 99, really do an excellent job of minimizing chroma noise. There are some Japanese imports available that provide an even better picture, such as my HLD-X9, but I believe these may also now be out of production.

Todd

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Topic - Laserdiscs - EL Cheapo 14:02:26 04/25/02 (14)

Re: Laserdiscs - laserdisc man 22:53:59 05/25/02 (0)

thanks guys - EL Cheapo 16:52:00 04/26/02 (0)

I agree with drobo - John C. - Aussie 18:08:06 04/25/02 (0)

Re: Laserdiscs - drobo 14:41:53 04/25/02 (10)

Re: Laserdiscs - Estes 17:57:11 04/25/02 (9)

I would not worry about availability - Lasermeister 09:29:28 04/26/02 (8)

Yes the HLD-X9 is in a class of its own - John C. - Aussie 19:22:36 04/26/02 (1)

HLD-X9 is STILL in production until Juni - Mattias Karlsson 15:15:19 04/30/02 (0)

Re: I would not worry about availability - Estes 10:04:26 04/26/02 (5)

Sony LD players - Lasermeister 07:08:34 04/27/02 (4)

Re: Sony LD players - Estes 17:36:57 04/27/02 (3)

Re: Sony LD players - Lasermeister 20:09:32 04/27/02 (1)

Re: Sony LD players - Numenor 23:56:26 06/21/02 (0)

I'm hanging on to my... - Joe Murphy Jr 18:28:41 04/27/02 (0)

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I would not worry about availability - Lasermeister 09:29:28 04/26/02 (8)

Yes the HLD-X9 is in a class of its own - John C. - Aussie 19:22:36 04/26/02 (1)

HLD-X9 is STILL in production until Juni - Mattias Karlsson 15:15:19 04/30/02 (0)

Re: I would not worry about availability - Estes 10:04:26 04/26/02 (5)

Sony LD players - Lasermeister 07:08:34 04/27/02 (4)

Re: Sony LD players - Estes 17:36:57 04/27/02 (3)

Re: Sony LD players - Lasermeister 20:09:32 04/27/02 (1)

Re: Sony LD players - Numenor 23:56:26 06/21/02 (0)

I'm hanging on to my... - Joe Murphy Jr 18:28:41 04/27/02 (0)

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