Give me the names of some good laserdisc players... - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

theta · 01-07-2003, 03:54 AM

Okay, maybe I'm coming into this whole laserdisc thing a little late, but screw it. I guess I really am a dedicated film junkie, and since it feels like some movies will never get released to disc (I'm thinking the second season of Twin Peaks, El Topo, etc.), I should probably get one before I go nuts.
So, despite the fact that I am also a poor college student, I was wondering if you lot had any recommendations for a Laserdisc and any good info for a newbie.

***chlngr1970*** · 01-07-2003, 04:11 AM

Pioneer CLD series, DVL series, and just about any Pioneer Elite LD player will give you what you want.

Try and stay away from te industrial LD players as they don't have the features that a home unit would have ( namely Digital and AC3RF output )

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videoworx · 01-07-2003, 06:56 AM

Stick with Pioneer (or Denon, which uses Pioneer mechanisms)...make sure you get a model that flips sides, and has a working remote (for extras, like audio commentaries and galleries you NEED the remote!).

Stay lightyears away from Sony laserdisc players that flip...they tend to jam, when flipping from side A to B, and will never give you your laserdisc back...

slade · 01-07-2003, 04:14 PM

try a search of this forum--you should find some good information on LD players.

wahlers · 01-08-2003, 05:50 AM

I have a Panasonic LX-H670.

I've had it for about 10 years. Bought it new. Had to transport from St. Louis to college (2 hours away) and back again every summer and Christmas for 6 years, and it's never been in for a cleaning or a repair, and it's never given me a problem. Ever.

It wasn't considered a "great" LD Player, but it was all I could afford like 10 years ago in college, and it's a flipper.

I'll be happy if it just holds up long enough for me to be able to afford a DVD-R and back-up some of my LD-only commentaries and supplements.

01-07-2003, 03:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
theta Cheap Cerebral Paralysis Join Date: May 2002 Location: In aintnosin's basement	Give me the names of some good laserdisc players... Okay, maybe I'm coming into this whole laserdisc thing a little late, but screw it. I guess I really am a dedicated film junkie, and since it feels like some movies will never get released to disc (I'm thinking the second season of Twin Peaks, El Topo, etc.), I should probably get one before I go nuts. So, despite the fact that I am also a poor college student, I was wondering if you lot had any recommendations for a Laserdisc and any good info for a newbie. __________________ "I need bling, I tell you, BLING!!!" --Palmerlime Theta's discs, 300 mark crossed, 400 here we come!

01-07-2003, 04:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
*chlngr1970* Producer/Admin Tenacious "OB" Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Spanaway Washington	Pioneer CLD series, DVL series, and just about any Pioneer Elite LD player will give you what you want. Try and stay away from te industrial LD players as they don't have the features that a home unit would have ( namely Digital and AC3RF output ) j __________________ "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return" Christian, Moulin Rouge

01-07-2003, 04:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
slade Film Class God Join Date: May 2001 Location: Oregon City, OR	try a search of this forum--you should find some good information on LD players. __________________ It is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time yet remain lonesome. T. S. Eliot's description of television

01-08-2003, 05:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
wahlers Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, OH (right now)	I have a Panasonic LX-H670. I've had it for about 10 years. Bought it new. Had to transport from St. Louis to college (2 hours away) and back again every summer and Christmas for 6 years, and it's never been in for a cleaning or a repair, and it's never given me a problem. Ever. It wasn't considered a "great" LD Player, but it was all I could afford like 10 years ago in college, and it's a flipper. I'll be happy if it just holds up long enough for me to be able to afford a DVD-R and back-up some of my LD-only commentaries and supplements. __________________ And that is the way the world ends. Not with a bang. or a whimper. but with a THWAKK!

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01-07-2003, 06:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
videoworx Would Make a Good Incubus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: nowhere near Nebraska	Stick with Pioneer (or Denon, which uses Pioneer mechanisms)...make sure you get a model that flips sides, and has a working remote (for extras, like audio commentaries and galleries you NEED the remote!). Stay lightyears away from Sony laserdisc players that flip...they tend to jam, when flipping from side A to B, and will never give you your laserdisc back...