Laser disc - did you sell them or keep them? (1 Viewer)

[Tony Kwong]

Darn you Mattias! I'm stuck with ONE Pioneer HLD-X9 and ONE Pioneer HLD-X0 and one Panasonic LXHD20!

 

[Matt Stone]

Holy crap, Man! How much did you spend on those babies.

It's times like these that I wish I had more money

 

[Jeff_HR]

I have just a ordinary Panasonic player. I give an arm for one of those High level Babes!!!!!!!!!

 

[greg_t]

Tony, it sounds like that X9 is just holding you back, you should really just sell it to me

 

[Harry-N]

My wife and I still have all of the LaserDiscs we ever bought. It seems that the demand for them is too low for us to part with them, and some are unique in their presentations, extras, etc.

Here's a semi-outdated list of our collection. It seems that my heart went out of keeping the list up-to-date as DVDs became a higher priority:

Abyss, The
Accidental Tourist, The
Air Force One
Airport
Aladdin
Alice In Wonderland
Alien
Always
Amadeus
Amazing Stories-Book 1
Amazing Stories-Book 5
American Graffiti
American Werewolf In London, An
Andromeda Strain, The
Apollo 13
Aristocats, The
Babe
Babes In Toyland
Baby Boom
Back To The Future
Back To The Future II
Back To The Future III
Backdraft
Bambi
Barry Lyndon
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown/You're In Love
Beauty & The Beast
Beauty & The Beast: Work In Progress
Becket
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
Ben-Hur
Betsy's Wedding
Birds, The
Blade Runner
Blow Out
Body Double
Body Heat
Boys From Brazil, The
Brainstorm
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1993)
Braveheart
Caddyshack
Cape Fear (1991)
Capricorn One
Cardinal, The
Carrie
Cartoon Classics:Goofy Special Edition
Cartoon Classics:Mickey & Minnie/Chip'N'Dale
Casablanca
Casper
Caveman
Charlie Brown Christmas, A / You're Greatest
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, A / Not Elected
China Syndrome, The
Christmas Carol, A (1938)
Christmas Carol, A (1984)
Christmas Carol, A (Scrooge) (1951)
Christmas Classics
Christmas Classics: Frosty, Rudolph, etc
Christmas Story, A
Cinderella
Circle Of Friends
Citizen Kane
Clash Of The Titans
Clear And Present Danger
Clockwork Orange, A
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Coal Miner's Daughter
Cocktail
Cocoon
Cocoon: The Return
Color Purple, The
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Coma
Complete Beatles, The
Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes
Contact
Continental Divide
Conversation, The
Dances With Wolves
Darby O'Gill & The Little People
Dark Shadows/Behind Scenes/Music/Scariest
David And Lisa
Day Of The Dolphin
Day The Earth Stood Still, The
Dirty Dancing
Disclosure
Doc Hollywood
Doctor, The
Dog Day Afternoon
Doors, The
Dracula (1979)
Dreamscape
Dressed To Kill
Dr. No
Dr. Strangelove
Duel
D.O.A.
Earthquake
Easter Parade
Empire Of The Sun
Empire Strikes Back, The
Enemy Mine
ET: The Extraterrestrial
Evita
Excalibur
Eye Of The Needle
Fail Safe
Fantasia
Fantastic Voyage
Far And Away
Fargo
Fiddler On The Roof
Field Of Dreams
First Knight
Flashdance
Flight Of The Navigator
Fog, The
Forbidden Planet
Forrest Gump
Frantic
From Russia With Love
Fugitive, The
Fugitive, The "The Judgment"
Fun And Fancy Free
Fury, The
Futureworld
Gathering, The
Ghost
Ghost Story
Ghostbusters
Gigi
Goldfinger
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Will Hunting
Graduate, The
Grease
Groundhog Day
Halloween
Hanover Street
Hard Day's Night, A
Hawaii
Heathers
Hindenburg, The
Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
Honey, I Blew Up The Kid
Hook
House Of Dark Shadows
Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The
Hunt For Red October, The
Ice Station Zebra
Immortal Beloved
Independence Day
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom
Innerspace
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1955)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
It's A Wonderful Life
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Jaws
Jaws 2
Joel, Billy/Shades Of Grey
Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Jungle Book
Junior
Jurassic Park
King And I, The
Klute
Last Starfighter, The
Lion King, The
Little Man Tate
Little Princess, The
Living Daylights, The
Logan's Run
Lolita
Lost Horizon (Musical)
Lost World Jurassic Park, The
Love Story
Man Who Knew Too Much, The
Manhattan Project, The
Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh, The
Marnie
Marooned
Mary Poppins
Medicine Man
Mercy Mission
Mermaids
Meteor
Michael
Mickey Mouse: The Black & White Years
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Midnight Express
Miracle On 34th Street (BW)
Miracle On 34th Street (CZ)
Mission: Impossible
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Moody Blues: A Night At Red Rocks
Mosquito Coast, The
Mr. Holland's Opus
Music Man, The
My Stepmother Is An Alien
M*A*S*H
Nell
Net, The
Never Say Never Again
Night Of Dark Shadows
Nineteen Forty-One (1941)(Signature Collection)
North By Northwest
Officer And A Gentleman, An
Omega Man, The
Omen, The
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Outland
Parent Trap, The
Patriot Games
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peter Pan
Phenomenon
Philadelphia Experiment, The
Pinocchio
Planet Of The Apes, The
Pocahontas
Pollyanna
Poltergeist
Poseidon Adventure, The
Prelude To A Kiss
Presumed Innocent
Pretty Woman
Prince And The Pauper (Anim)
Princess Bride, The
Prisoner, The 01/02
Psycho
Quiet Man, The
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Rain Man
Real Genius
Rear Window
Regarding Henry
Remains Of The Day
Return Of The Jedi, The
Right Stuff, The
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves
Robinson Crusoe On Mars
Rollercoaster
Romancing The Stone
Runaway Train
Sabrina (1995)
Salem's Lot (Full Length Miniseries)
Santa Clause, The
Schindler's List
Shawshank Redemption, The
Shining, The
Silence Of The Lambs
Silent Partner, The
Silent Running
Simon & Garfunkel: Concert In Central Park
Simon, Paul at The Tower Theatre
Single White Female
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping With The Enemy
Sleepless In Seattle
Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
Sorcerer
Sound Of Music, The
Soylent Green
SpaceCamp
Spartacus
Speed
Spirit Of Mickey, The
Star Trek 1: The Motion Picture
Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan
Star Trek 3: The Search For Spock
Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home
Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier
Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier
Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek 7: Generations
Star Trek 8: First Contact
Star Trek TOS: Empath/Elaan Of Troyius
Star Trek TOS: Enemy Within/Mudds Women
Star Trek TOS: Man Trap/Charlie X
Star Trek TOS: Menagerie Part I & II
Star Trek TOS: Where No Man/The Naked Time
Star Trek: The Next Generation 01/02
Star Trek: The Next Generation 03/04
Star Trek: The Next Generation 05/06
Star Trek: The Next Generation 07/08
Star Trek: The Next Generation 09/10
Star Trek: The Next Generation 11/12
Star Trek: The Next Generation 13/14
Star Trek: The Next Generation 15/16
Star Trek: The Next Generation 177/178
Star Trek: The Next Generation 17/18
Star Trek: The Next Generation 19/20
Star Trek: The Next Generation 21/22
Star Trek: The Next Generation 23/24
Star Trek: The Next Generation 25/26
Star Trek: The Next Generation 27/28
Star Trek: The Next Generation 29/30
Star Trek: The Next Generation 31/32
Star Trek: The Next Generation 33/34
Star Trek: The Next Generation 35/36
Star Trek: The Next Generation 37/38
Star Trek: The Next Generation 39/40
Star Trek: The Next Generation 41/42
Star Trek: The Next Generation 43/44
Star Trek: The Next Generation 45/46
Star Trek: The Next Generation 53/54
Star Trek: The Next Generation 55/56
Star Trek: The Next Generation 61/62
Star Trek: The Next Generation 63/64
Star Trek: The Next Generation 71/72
Star Trek: The Next Generation 77/78
Star Trek: The Next Generation 95/96
Star Wars
Stargate
Starman
Strangers On A Train
Sugarland Express, The
Superman
Superman II
Switzerland
Taking Of Pelham 1,2,3, The
Ten Thousand Maniacs Unplugged
Terminator 2: The Judgement Day
Terminator, The
Three Caballeros
Time After Time
Time Machine, The
Top Gun
Total Recall
Towering Inferno, The
Toy Story
True Lies
Twelve Monkeys
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twister
Two Of A Kind
Two-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey
Two-Thousand-Ten
Urban Cowboy
Vertigo
Von Ryan's Express
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea
Walt Disney Christmas, A
War Games
War Of The Worlds
Westworld
While You Were Sleeping
White Christmas
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Windham Hill Autumn Portrait
Witches Of Eastwick, The
Witness
Wizard Of Oz, The
Wrong Man, The
Xanadu
Yankee Doodle Dandy

We've re-purchased many titles as DVDs - and some we'll probably never make the switch to, just because the movie fell out of favor.

 

[Mattias_ka]

Tony Kwong :p)


Matt Stone, Well, I got my both HLD-X9 new from Hong Kong 2001 and 2002. They cost me 2600$ and that included the shipping to Sweden (maybe a cost of 200$).
The HLD-X0 I got 1,5-2 month ago, that also from Hong Kong. But this was in very good used condition. I paid 2600$ for it and that also incl shipping (I would guess 400$ for this BEAST!).
Just so you don't think 'm fooling you:


And my HLD-X0 with my RP82:


Sorry for the OT!

 

[Matt Stone]

Wow.

Just...wow.

Not too bad on the prices...but they're still, oh, about $2600 more than I have

I guess I'll just have to stick with my 704.

 

[greg_t]

Mattias, that second X9 looks like a burden to you, you could have two X0's. You should sell me one of those X9's and get another X0

 

[Tony Kwong]

Mattias,

I got my X0 for very cheap, It was free I found it last winter, but I did have to pay $400 to have someone fix it.

No wonder you think your DVD look bad, LD players are blocking the Blue Barco CRT!

BTW your LD collection stinks! It's sitting right by the running shoes!

 

[alan halvorson]

Damn! I wished I hadn't gone cheap when I got my LD-S9 a couple years ago. Back then I could have gotten an X9 new for $2500, ~$1500 used, and an H0 for a pretty reasonable price (compared to now).

 

[Mattias_ka]

Matt Stone, Well, the 704 is a good player. But if you win on the lottery..


greg_t, E-mail me, my contact in Hong Kong can sometime have a used X9 for 1500$ (S/H incl).


Tony Kwong, for FREE!!?? That is really great.
hehe, well, most of my DVD's looks really good but many do have bad compression/artifacts. I mostly see old/horror/b-movies/art/etc movies and not the "top mastering" few (LOTR, TFE, etc).


alan halvorson, Yes, to bad that you didn't. I had a LD-S9 but sent it back. On the few superb LD's the S9 not soo much after the X9. But on the other 95% of my LD's, the red laser in X9 (and other stuff) cleaned up the picture much better.

 

[Tony Kwong]

...Like I said on previous "Japanese LD player" threads, I really didnt like the S9, I sold it for the X9 and so far it has been great. I like my old Kenwood Pioneer clone better.

You might want to becareful on used X9's as the more used they are the weaker the laser. I had that exact same problem with a used X9, transport was not as good with reading bad condition LD's. I decided to get a new one at the time, one of the last few batches made.

Staying on topic, I find that a lot of poorly treated titles that were released on LD look better than that same title poorly released on DVD!

 

[greg_t]

I'm considering getting a used X9 from Nicolas. I like the service that he provides. He will take the player to Pioneer Japan and has the laser pickup (includes the tracking motor), spindle motor, and belts replaced for a fee. I think for a used X9 it is a very good idea to have done.

 

[Julien WILK]

I'll probably do it when I'll finally leave Japan (again!) to my X9 for safety. Seems like Pioneer is keeping service and spare part for 10 years after discontinuing LD manufacturing.

They stopped in 2002, that means support in Japan until 2012. I think they still have to support a wide market of LD players for Karaoke Bars.

Another good reason to stick to Pioneer.

I keep my CLD-D925 for PAL replay, the NTSC replay is really bad. I got a CLD-R5 that I sold for a LD-S9 that I keep as a backup and for LD-G capability. The HLD-X9 is the main player and I use it almost everyday (including this morning to check a Sheila E/Romance 1600 and a Genesis/Three Sides Live I just received).

Regards,
Julien