Duncan and Kurtis are the folks to go to if your high end player breaks. I'm not sure anyone at Pioneer would really have much of a clue these days. Duncan I think does it for a living, Kurtis more of a serious hobby but both guys.
I have bought 4 or 5 LD players over the years off Ebay or other forums and I think the break rate is 75% -- either the machines broke in transit or the sellers lied a bit about the condition of the player. Kurtis has put each one back in working order, cleaned the clamp, adjusted the laser mechanism, etc and it came back probably better than new.
If the 99 falls through, shoot me a mail and you might talk me out of my 704.
I have bought 4 or 5 LD players over the years off Ebay or other forums and I think the break rate is 75% -- either the machines broke in transit or the sellers lied a bit about the condition of the player. Kurtis has put each one back in working order, cleaned the clamp, adjusted the laser mechanism, etc and it came back probably better than new.
If the 99 falls through, shoot me a mail and you might talk me out of my 704.