Less of them, continuing demand = higher prices - Auricle - Video Asylum

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Less of them, continuing demand = higher prices

In Reply to: The value of used LDs is surprising posted by John C. - Aussie on April 10, 2003 at 18:34:09:

As for video quality . . . DVD's have slightly greater resolution and when they are played on a good progressive scan player they can be quite impressive. The X9 fed to a scaler-de-interlacer is also quit impressive. Both look great on a digital projector.
However, a CLD-97 or an LD-S2 fed to an excellent de-interlacer to a CRT projector makes for a very "film-like" image. Slightly less resolution than a DVD but very, very smooth with no digital artifacts.
The cost of such a set-up is astronomical, however. Besides, LaserDisc is dead and CRT projection is dying.
Another cause for the prices is the fact that LaserDisc DTS soundtracks are generally better (they don't have to be, it's a choice made by the DVD guys on a disc by disc basis. . . sigh! Not to mention some DTS Lasers do not exist as DTS DVDs) things like Independence day on Laser still command a fortune.
I have both Laser and DVD since I have far too many Laser movies to replace, if they even existed as DVDs. It took a while, but after I finally got over getting a headache when I watched DVDs and could mentally block out the artifacts I found them as good as or better than LaserDiscs. When I then changed to a digital front projector (92X52 image) from a CRT rear projector I found I generally preferred DVDs.

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Topic - Was this laser rot in a laserdisc? - John C. - Aussie 17:14:11 04/09/03 (11)

Re: Was this laser rot in a laserdisc? - Lasermeister 18:12:19 04/16/03 (0)

The value of used LDs is surprising - John C. - Aussie 18:34:09 04/10/03 (3)

Less of them, continuing demand = higher prices - Auricle 07:23:17 04/11/03 (2)

Interesting - John C. - Aussie 16:21:35 04/11/03 (1)

I was speaking of CRT projectors . . . - Auricle 18:30:18 04/11/03 (0)

Maybe, but . . . - Aurcle 16:20:25 04/10/03 (0)

Re: Was this laser rot in a laserdisc? - Larry I 08:21:16 04/10/03 (0)

Re: Was this laser rot in a laserdisc? - SamL 19:35:51 04/09/03 (0)

cool, laserdic! - Sam M 19:06:02 04/09/03 (2)

It was ...... - John C. - Aussie 21:25:50 04/09/03 (1)

bummer, sounds like a bad one to lose!(NT) - Sam M 09:09:16 04/11/03 (0)

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Less of them, continuing demand = higher prices - Auricle 07:23:17 04/11/03 (2)

Interesting - John C. - Aussie 16:21:35 04/11/03 (1)

I was speaking of CRT projectors . . . - Auricle 18:30:18 04/11/03 (0)

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