does anyone still own laserdiscs?

[UFOX]

Had a player and a few discs,sold them for a decent price.
Now i have only one left " the fearless vampire killers "

[dvdmike]

Yep and buying more monthly.
Bought the only wide-screen version of Slipstream on home video today

[oldgame]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Yep and buying more monthly.
Bought the only wide-screen version of Slipstream on home video today

Great movie. I didn't know there was a widescreen version. I just have the full frame version.

[xxxJohnDrakexxx]

We need some 4k scans to come out on laserdisc so we can really experience the full quality.

[Strapped4Cash]

The same as several here, I sold almost everything to the local shop way back when, but decided to keep 30 or so. Including the original Star Wars trilogy, the deluxe Aliens set and a few titles that have yet to appear on either DVD or BD.

[Riddler The Slag]

Originally Posted by ry35an

That looks cool, nice job.

My wife really had a hand in it. She's a decorator.

[filmo70]

I have 4 or 5 left. I purged my collection in the late 90's and put that toward DVD's. My Pioneer LD player is on the fritz. Had a lot of trouble getting the tray to open plus it took several tries to load a disc.

[JMDiaz718]

I have maybe 100 lasers. I keep them in those plastic milk cartons, they are HEAVY!! That one Star Wars box set weighs a ton. My player is also on the fritz. Discs take forever to load, which was not the case, when I first bought it.

[TheBlayman]

I still have just under 2k. I sold off the majority of my collection between 2003 and 2004.

[blonde_devil]

I don't but every once in a while I get tempted to buy an old player and some movies just to check it out since I never had the chance to experience laserdisc. Big thing stopping me is that even today, there is still an expense involved and what happens when the machine dies? That's my concern with my HD-DVD player so not sure if I want to get into another format that isn't supported anymore.

[octobercountry]

Originally Posted by blonde_devil

... Big thing stopping me is that even today, there is still an expense involved and what happens when the machine dies? That's my concern with my HD-DVD player so not sure if I want to get into another format that isn't supported anymore.

Does anyone know of a place to have players repaired? I seem to remember that there's a place in Washington state that still fixes/refurbishes old laserdisc players, but don't know any details...

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by oldgame

Great movie. I didn't know there was a widescreen version. I just have the full frame version.

Yup, only version on any format
Since its public domain someone needs to pick it up

[hasslein]

I still have the majority of my collection, never counted it, 200 - 300 I'm guessing. Have the Peter Proud disc as well, as well as The Little Drummer Boy with the original soundtrack, Big Country w commentary, THX 1138, Kong 33 in color, a bunch of criterions, and quite a few signed ones, Last Temptation- Defoe, Heston -Ten Commandments, Hackman - French Connection I & II, Raquel Welch - 1Mil BC, Harryhausen a bunch, Oliver Stone - Platoon... etc...


I had the Image release of Slipstream but sold it...

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Yup, only version on any format
Since its public domain someone needs to pick it up

Perhaps you guys could have a whip-round and put that out as your first legit Blu-ray release?

[halloween5309]

i have a nice rca laserdisc player actually made by pioneer, (with auto-flip)
and around 50 laserdisc, i only use it maybe once a year

[mckee74]

Watched the Criterion release of Blade Runner just today.

[borjis]

Originally Posted by Jar Jar Stinks

Why?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Titan-A-E-Ja...-/181931570842

wow! indeed!

I saw one for Transformers The Movie japanese version listed at $ 1,500.


Still have my pioneer player...and just one disc now, "Mission Galactica" The Cylon Attack.

Upon first viewing it was a major disappointment...whatever film master they scanned for this disc looked
really bad with dark contrast and film scratches...the European only release of the dvd looked way better.

[toddly6666]

So I guess Mark Hamill's Slipstream is to Hayden Chrstiansen's Jumper?

[pksmith74]

I still have some of mine. Kept about 100 discs in the collection.

My Pioneer player still works and plays just as well as the day I bought it, all those years ago.

True Lies, The Abyss, Scream Director's Cut, Lawnmower Man Director's Cut and Star Wars Unaltered Original Trilogy are just a few of the discs that I still give a spin from time to time.

I examine the collection once a year to make sure that no laser rot has appeared on any of the discs. So far, so good...

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Perhaps you guys could have a whip-round and put that out as your first legit Blu-ray release?

I shall be working on it in some way, I even have the 35mm trailer reel