LaserDisc movies.

[starkent08]

mr white im a collector im interested

[mustang-gt-2002]

ok does anyone know. my LaserDisc player plays all sizes of LDs except DVD's & Blu-ray (of course ) does anyone know if I can play recorded CD's I put one in and nothing. but I know there is audio CD-R discs what are they. and are they different from plan old CD-R's.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-50CRM80RS.../dp/B0002ZDIKW

[Blown 4.3]

i still have my like new PIONEER CLD-D701. and about 10 movies. i paid $999 for it. i used it about 2 years, then dvd's came out. the laser disc was then "droped like a hot rock" by the industry.

[Ex Accountant]

Ah, yes! I remember when I bought the Aliens 6 Disc CAV Special Edition box set for $50, and that was 1/2 price! I have to admit, it was worth it. Even though I had to turn the discs over every half hour, I was so in awe of the laserdisc capabilities over VHS. I also bought T2: The Director's Cut for $50. Lol, can you imagine people's reactions if the studios tried selling us one version of one movie with a few extra features in basic packaging nowadays for $100?

Originally Posted by mustang-gt-2002

ok does anyone know. my LaserDisc player plays all sizes of LDs except DVD's & Blu-ray (of course ) does anyone know if I can play recorded CD's I put one in and nothing. but I know there is audio CD-R discs what are they. and are they different from plan old CD-R's.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-50CRM80RS.../dp/B0002ZDIKW

I can't say I remember LaserDisc players playing CDs. Not to say that some models couldn't, but my Pioneer didn't.

[BPHusker]

I got a Pioneer LaserDisc Player (not sure which model, not an elite) from a Goodwill a few years back. Having never owned one, I had to pick it up. I think it was $15 and I found one LD ... Timecop for $1.

[HDTV1080P]

Most Laserdisc players after the mid 1980's played audio CD's. A few Pioneer Laserdisc players played DVD movies also.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

My baby....

There ya go!

It's a beauty, and works like a charm.

Gary

[sinister184]

Originally Posted by werewuf

I have a Pioneer Elite CLD-95

you bastage ive been wanting one of those for a while. problem is i got nowhere to put it.. i have alittle over 100 LDs

[kevinbr100]

i have about 70 laserdiscs, and a working player hooked up, but havent watched any of them in ages. i also remember paying 35-40, up to 100-200 for some special cav box sets. when dvd first came out, in the rush to make titles available on dvd, some of the transfers were crap, and even though dvd was capable of producing better images than LD, many of those early titles still looked way better on LD.

[4Dblu]

my Ld plays CD's as well but it flips over automatic so i just have to change the disc. a couple months ago i talked the man who got me into LD told me they STILL make LD movies only VERY LIMITED MOVIES. *HOLD ON*, not in this country but u guess it JAPAN. he has all 3 LOTR's on LD in DTS. only theater version he said sound is insane. the movies are incanely expensive but he said will worth the money. it's in english but has some japan writing on covers. he didn't remember the web site had to get it from home supposed to have gotten back to me but as u c its been a couple months now.

i did a search and i found LD TDK but for $250 OUCH!!!!! and HULK for $125 but i know well worth it. my DUMBA$$ forgot to put in "favorites" cause i was so shock to find these updated movies on LD. this weekend i will hunt this site down this weekend and pass it on to those interested.

[lutefisk69]

Originally Posted by mustang-gt-2002

I just got a LaserDisc player at a garage sale for $35.00 and picked up. jurassic park , toy story, the sandlot, who framed roger rabbit, and star wars trilogy special edition (wanted the original versions not the CGI ones ). just wanted to know if anyone has LaserDisc's, and what do you have. is there any that never made it to DVD. thanks

where are you in Wisconsin? I will be out there this summer (July 4th weekend) and could have a few titles to drop off if you want them.

[KCWolfPck]

I still have a working, like-new condition Pioneer LCD-D604 with a few boxes of LDs down in the basement.....guessing I have 180-200 titles. Can't bring myself to sell them because I know they won't sell for much and they are heavy to ship. Also can't bring myself to throw them away.

[GregBlu5]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

I think Criterion did finally release "Robinson Crusoe on Mars", which was a long time exclusive.

Gary

Yes. It finally came to DVD. You know, I was a tad disappointed. I had the Laserdisc and felt the DVD didn't impress as much as it ought to have regarding both PQ and AQ. That movie *begs* to be on Blu-ray.

[GregBlu5]

Originally Posted by KCWolfPck

I still have a working, like-new condition Pioneer LCD-D604 with a few boxes of LDs down in the basement.....guessing I have 180-200 titles. Can't bring myself to sell them because I know they won't sell for much and they are heavy to ship. Also can't bring myself to throw them away.

That's why I gave mine to my comic book store guy, who, as I said, has a huge collection, too. Every Wednesday, when I am in his store, I see some of the titles on the custom rack I had made for them--you can't imagine how many people used to see them on the rack and think they were record albums.


When DVDs came out, I kept thinking that they just don't sound as good as Laserdiscs.

My player is a Pioneer CLD-980. Still works. I transferred several of my exclusive LD titles to DVD on my Sony DVD recorder. But each month goes by and another former LD exclusive comes to DVD or Blu-ray. Not many left that I didn't already list in my post above.

[Azyiu]

I still own over 30 LDs, but almost all of them are concert LDs by Japanese rock bands. Some of them made it to dvd, but since most of them were production in the 80's; the PQ isn't all that impressive even on dvd. One of the few non-concert LDs I got is the first press Japanese version of Akira. I am not sure if it is worth something or not.

[mlim77]

Here is a fantastic website for Laser Disc collectors. The Laser Disc Database.

http://www.lddb.com/

Not only does it have a list of EVERY Laser Discs ever made, in the U.S., and overseas like Japan, but you can also create your Laser Disc Collection with your own profile, much like www.dvdaficionado.

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by mlim77

Here is a fantastic website for Laser Disc collectors. The Laser Disc Database.

http://www.lddb.com/

Not only does it have a list of EVERY Laser Discs ever made, in the U.S., and overseas like Japan, but you can also create your Laser Disc Collection with your own profile, much like www.dvdaficionado.

Wow! Thanks for that link. It looks pretty cool.

[rkish]

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have a "mid-range" Pioneer LD player (forget which model), that I bought on EBay about 7-9 years ago for about $90.00. It's hooked up to my 111FD (via S-Video) and still works. If it hasn't been played for a while, you sometimes have to input/eject the disc once or twice to get the player to read it. Then it works perfectly well. The same goes for the auto-flip feature. If you give it a nudge the first or second time, it typically works.

LDs worthy of mention...the very reason I bought the player - ANIMATION:

The Art of Tom and Jerry (Vols. I, II, & III - all in separate boxsets) - This is a rarity and tough to find today. Beautiful inserts with each boxset and COMPLETE and UNCUT (unlike the DVD collections).

The Golden Age of Looney Tunes (Volumes 1-5 - ALL in separate boxsets) - Some of these are hard to find (Vol 5 cost me $375.00 - 6 years ago). These contain a few cartoons that were never released on DVD...such as "Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips". As you can guess from the title, more WWII racist propaganda from our friends at WB. As with Tom and Jerry, BEAUTIFUL cover art and inserts.

Betty Boop - (2) COMPLETE boxset collections and (2) single compilation discs. It's a shame...the boxsets are complete, but make VERY bad use of DNR, so that it's a mixed blessing. The single discs have no DNR.

MGM "Happy Harmonies" Vol.I - Same scenario with cover art and inserts as above. For me, this was worth getting the LD player alone. There is LITTLE chance that these cartoon GEMS will be released on DVD. This is the work of former WB animators Rudolph Ising and Hugh Harmon. Wonderfully "Disney-esque" in use of color and presentation. Two of the cartoons "The Milky Way" and "Peace on Earth" won Oscars.

The Compleat Tex Avery Laserdisc - Same scenario with cover art and inserts. This was never released on DVD (as promised - except in France) and is complete and uncut. All of his work with MGM.

[kccarl]

Hey All,

I found a nice pioneer laserdisc player on ebay, so you can still find them. I have a question for you guys.

I have a fairly large number of discs, all are letterbox. None of them have the actual aspect ratio, they just say letterbox. When I play them they look squat and the black bars are thicker than a letterbox blu ray with a 2.44 aspect ratio.

Are you guys seeing this too? Is it an adjustment?

KCcarl

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by kccarl

Hey All,

I found a nice pioneer laserdisc player on ebay, so you can still find them. I have a question for you guys.

I have a fairly large number of discs, all are letterbox. None of them have the actual aspect ratio, they just say letterbox. When I play them they look squat and the black bars are thicker than a letterbox blu ray with a 2.44 aspect ratio.

Are you guys seeing this too? Is it an adjustment?

KCcarl

Watch them on a widescreen TV and if it still bugs you, zoom in and it will mostly fill the screen - or get the very rare 'Squeeze' versions which were LD's that truly were widescreen. Or, and I'm just talking out of my arse here....hook it up to a receiver that upconverts any video source to 1080. Has anyone actually done that with a laserdisc?????