@strictlysega I think because LD is a analogue signal and was design in mind for CRT's. You can get good results with LCD TV's, depends how the tv up scales the image, how you adjust the colour / brightness levels and the fresh rate plays a part in reducing image blur. Make sure if your running the LD player on a LCD use composite not S-Video.
@ollyh82 Japan is NTSC always, like USA and several other regions. The CLD 99 is virtually the same as the CLD HF9G but adds LD+G (graphics) which could have had interesting implications, but was used for Japanese language subtitles mostly
@ollyh82 Enlightened Audio Group? Guessing off hand. I consider myself a minor audio/videophile, and anyone interested in the gear or pursuit of the best presentation they can afford to enjoy, they can call themselves such. As far as PAL, I don't know of any, that is odd if there's a market there. I just bought a Samsung 8mm Hi8 camcorder that allows both NTSC and PAL and DVD has supported both for a long time (player capable of course
@ollyh82 did you do some research on those? I know several are just Pioneer LD transports with improved audio circuits, so it's not a major change in electronics! hahaha As for the last few LDs, I recall Sleepy Hollow with Johnny Depp and Nick Cage in Bringing out the Dead for Paramount, no special features at all, or AC-3 DD!!?! Just like the last Sony Betamax, HF2000, it had no special thrills offering but was priced high regardless
I just recently sold my CLD99 and replaced it with a Enlightened Audio Design player. Model T-8000. Its a bloody beast of a player. Cost original $5000 back in 1998!..thats crazy. I got it for £400. Not Bad!
Well the Pioneer player cost me about £600 about 7 years ago. Which ive now sold. The LaserDiscs prices varied from £5 to £80. You see i got into LaserDisc when it died out and a lot of the titles were going very cheap. Some titles still go for a lot like Criterion collection titles, dts titles and some rare last releases on the format like " The world is not enough and X-Men.". But i probably spent around £2000.
@ollyh82 Wow good to hear you got a bargain at that price you say. If you started collecting when LD's first come out i think you'r collection could have cost d around £20k if not more! thanks
@8wealthyone8 oh damn right it would have cost me a fortune. LaserDisc was pretty much only for the rich folk back in the day. You would have to be mad to spend $200 on the original Star Wars trilogy boxset when that came out. The new LD player i have now cost $5000 back in 1998. Picked it up for £400. bargain.
@ollyh82 I contest that LD was actually cheaper then videotape, when bought new, tapes versus discs, because of their marketing I believe, and the rental market. LD was rented and then sold as used where my friends and I went scouting for our collections, of course, there were boutique mail order houses. I have that same Brazil, the reason there's more discs then most is CAV format, Angular Velocity versus the slower speed CLV which is normal and about an hour per side
@ollyh82 Star Wars fans got mad, make no mistake, they kept wanting to own one definitive collection, the same thing happened with T2, Terminator 2 on DVD, there are about 8 versions or something equally maddening. Suffice to say however, 1980s LaserDiscs can still present the best movie for that time, because tape transfers were of lesser quality, there was care taken since Voyager and Criterion stepped up LD product, Widescreen was soon mandatory!!
@ollyh82 I asked my friend similar, he doesn't even know and I wouldn't either because it's a long long time of getting discs and various players, my first was a Panasonic supporting only Digital audio and A/B reverse. The LX200 or something, I did enjoy it but for AC-3 audio I needed Pioneer or similar upgrade. No matter how nice, the same rubber pulley belt is found in virtually all of them and eventually it gets too weak to lift discs up for playback, it also slides the same tray in and out!
I recently purchased an LD player CLD-703 and can play PCM and DTS soundtracks. I've picked up Casino DTS, Mission Impossible Widescreen, Apocalypse Now Widescreen, Star Wars Faces, a few James Bonds.
Question: What LD's have in your experience sounded better then Blu Ray and destroy DVD? Early comparisons between MI and Apocalypse Now vs DVD have been eye openning....
@coolleect Those players use 8 bit Digital Field Memory, it's the same memory used in 1990s digital Vcrs, and possibly some late 80s models, stretching back that far. Any video trickery was done with the same type of digital circuit from those decks,
I got a request on my upload to show the audio circuit boards for the CLD 99 which I can't highlight, but I did take photos of the interior while mine was apart.
The CLD 59 at the time was the first Elite in the series and mine still works and has been my main LD player for years now
I have tried with a remote of the Pioneer CLD-S250 that is surely simpler than the one of the CLD-99, and I've tried changing between digital and analog lest and right chanels, but the problems stays the same. The sound is not only very low but also is very bad, it sounds like I was using broken speakers, do you know what I mean?
@fdosilva Should be a photo of the 99 remote functions, as well, I have 3030/3070 remote and the CLD 900 remote dating back to the 1980s, and the buttons do differ a bit oddly. I don't recall the pic adjustment on my HF9G but it should share most of the 99's abilities. The tray assembly is common among the same type of reverse mech used in different models, so the mechanical parts interchange as I found repairing
I've also cleaned the lens but the problem isn't this. It surprises me because I've just bought the laserdisc and is close in mint condition.
I don't know if someone took apart some parts from the inside or change it for others, but if this was the case I don't know if there was any sound at all.
@fdosilva You can help by uploading a video, if you've gone and removed the top, the upper tray clamp has four screws mounts, two front, two in back and should lift out of your way when working on it. The front tray also removed with plastic prongs that interconnect the player's sliding rails, this has to be done carefully so both sides are in sync for the sliding movement!
I have also this laserdisc player, the Pioneer CLD-99, but I have a problem with the sound, it soud´s very bad and very low, very bad if you play laserdiscs but worse if you play CD's on it.
I want to ask you if this laserdisc model needs special connections or if it can be connected to a tv set.
I don't have the remote and I don't know if there are some sound adjustments that only can be made by the remote, and therefore can affect the sound reproduction.
the remote doesn't have sound level adjustments but can you switch between digital and analogue sound. Its seems strange the audio is outputting very quietly. You can use the standard RCA connections to a TV, the red,yellow and white cables. The laser head may need cleaning. Just remove the lid of the player and the clamp above the laser head can be easily removed, just a few screws holding it in place and clean the laser.
@ollyh82 Just recently got Blade Runner directors cut on LD, so it's also out there, not a Criterion disc! I also saw Eddie Murphy's classics on DVD at Walmart now for $5 USD, so it beats those LD prices in most locales! haha Should say the CLD D704 or so has D Level for audio PCM adjustments on the remote and onscreen LV meters
@coolleect 8 bit DFM is used on virtually all LD and VCRs that offer digital PIP effects and still frame from moving video, and CAV is a different disc coding so it does not need DFM to do it's thing. It does require more space, which means more discs!
THX, AKA Tom Holloman's Xperiment... Sound tech at LucasSound who devised the THX standard, however, it related more to Dipole surround speakers and matrix Dolby Pro Logic, but also adopted a standards level for equipment sold for the surround of Home Theater, its the same level of confusing moniker as Centrino is with Intel
THX was also a reference to THX 1138, which was George Lucas' first feature motion picture from a major studio (Warner Bros.) during Mr. Lucas' time with American Zoetrope.
I own a copy of the movie. Not bad, but it's certainly a film where you have to be in a certain mood to watch, as is typical of any films featuring a dystopian society and hard social commentary.
@Watcher3223 I've watched a few films with subjective narrative! I don't really care for those films, I like something more literal then just presenting nothing but ideas that are up to the viewer to decide upon, of course, one might be turned off by that, I enjoy what Lucas has done with film. I bought the sequels on LD, as well, Godfather II and just bought the original on VHS, which I've never seen...yet!
@MetallicBill Also bought Goodfellas and watched half of that. I would like to get Robocop in the best possible release, but it still is sadly lacking a proper DELUXE remaster Definitive version for fans
quality analog video is much better and natural than digital compressed DVD
Thumbs up !!!
philosoma9 2 months ago
can u answer this for me?... why does the laserdisc movies look better on my crt tv than the lcd tv?
strictlysega 4 months ago
@strictlysega I think because LD is a analogue signal and was design in mind for CRT's. You can get good results with LCD TV's, depends how the tv up scales the image, how you adjust the colour / brightness levels and the fresh rate plays a part in reducing image blur. Make sure if your running the LD player on a LCD use composite not S-Video.
ollyh82 4 months ago
At 1:26 I thought that HDMI logo was on the Laserdic player xD
ThePhoneUpdate 6 months ago
Nice vid mate. As someone else living in the UK can you tell me, as well as NTSC LDs will this also play PAL ones too?
Z3llix 10 months ago
@Z3llix Only NTSC mate.
ollyh82 10 months ago
@ollyh82 Japan is NTSC always, like USA and several other regions. The CLD 99 is virtually the same as the CLD HF9G but adds LD+G (graphics) which could have had interesting implications, but was used for Japanese language subtitles mostly
MetallicBill 8 months ago
Would you kindly consider selling this beauty to someone less fortunate for a reasonable price?
Clay3613 11 months ago
@Clay3613 i sold the player i reviewed in this video during the summer last year. Replaced it with a EAD player.
ollyh82 11 months ago
@ollyh82 I've heard great things about the EAD players. The sleek design is also a plus.
Clay3613 11 months ago
@ollyh82 Enlightened Audio Group? Guessing off hand. I consider myself a minor audio/videophile, and anyone interested in the gear or pursuit of the best presentation they can afford to enjoy, they can call themselves such. As far as PAL, I don't know of any, that is odd if there's a market there. I just bought a Samsung 8mm Hi8 camcorder that allows both NTSC and PAL and DVD has supported both for a long time (player capable of course
MetallicBill 8 months ago
@laserdude81 hey man. Yeah i will be doing a video on the EAD player over Christmas. This player is super rare.
ollyh82 1 year ago
@ollyh82 did you do some research on those? I know several are just Pioneer LD transports with improved audio circuits, so it's not a major change in electronics! hahaha As for the last few LDs, I recall Sleepy Hollow with Johnny Depp and Nick Cage in Bringing out the Dead for Paramount, no special features at all, or AC-3 DD!!?! Just like the last Sony Betamax, HF2000, it had no special thrills offering but was priced high regardless
MetallicBill 8 months ago
I just recently sold my CLD99 and replaced it with a Enlightened Audio Design player. Model T-8000. Its a bloody beast of a player. Cost original $5000 back in 1998!..thats crazy. I got it for £400. Not Bad!
ollyh82 1 year ago
@ollyh82 Great how much did you spend altogether on your laser disc collection? thanks
8wealthyone8 1 year ago
Well the Pioneer player cost me about £600 about 7 years ago. Which ive now sold. The LaserDiscs prices varied from £5 to £80. You see i got into LaserDisc when it died out and a lot of the titles were going very cheap. Some titles still go for a lot like Criterion collection titles, dts titles and some rare last releases on the format like " The world is not enough and X-Men.". But i probably spent around £2000.
ollyh82 1 year ago
@ollyh82 Wow good to hear you got a bargain at that price you say. If you started collecting when LD's first come out i think you'r collection could have cost d around £20k if not more! thanks
8wealthyone8 1 year ago
@8wealthyone8 oh damn right it would have cost me a fortune. LaserDisc was pretty much only for the rich folk back in the day. You would have to be mad to spend $200 on the original Star Wars trilogy boxset when that came out. The new LD player i have now cost $5000 back in 1998. Picked it up for £400. bargain.
ollyh82 1 year ago
@ollyh82 well done mate. I wish i could get bargains like that! your smart one! blesses
8wealthyone8 1 year ago
@ollyh82 I contest that LD was actually cheaper then videotape, when bought new, tapes versus discs, because of their marketing I believe, and the rental market. LD was rented and then sold as used where my friends and I went scouting for our collections, of course, there were boutique mail order houses. I have that same Brazil, the reason there's more discs then most is CAV format, Angular Velocity versus the slower speed CLV which is normal and about an hour per side
MetallicBill 8 months ago
@ollyh82 Star Wars fans got mad, make no mistake, they kept wanting to own one definitive collection, the same thing happened with T2, Terminator 2 on DVD, there are about 8 versions or something equally maddening. Suffice to say however, 1980s LaserDiscs can still present the best movie for that time, because tape transfers were of lesser quality, there was care taken since Voyager and Criterion stepped up LD product, Widescreen was soon mandatory!!
MetallicBill 8 months ago
@ollyh82 I asked my friend similar, he doesn't even know and I wouldn't either because it's a long long time of getting discs and various players, my first was a Panasonic supporting only Digital audio and A/B reverse. The LX200 or something, I did enjoy it but for AC-3 audio I needed Pioneer or similar upgrade. No matter how nice, the same rubber pulley belt is found in virtually all of them and eventually it gets too weak to lift discs up for playback, it also slides the same tray in and out!
MetallicBill 8 months ago
I'm jealous, as my Pioneer CLD-59 Elite player only has the epsilon turn, which takes about twice as long
flcl4evr 1 year ago
LOL during the THX intro, the transcribed captions said "it" and "yep", while the jingle had no lyrics.
RkivUnderground 1 year ago
Come to think of it, you could make an entire video of Laserdisc movies that sound better then Blu Ray or DVD.
krellman123 1 year ago
Hi,
I recently purchased an LD player CLD-703 and can play PCM and DTS soundtracks. I've picked up Casino DTS, Mission Impossible Widescreen, Apocalypse Now Widescreen, Star Wars Faces, a few James Bonds.
Question: What LD's have in your experience sounded better then Blu Ray and destroy DVD? Early comparisons between MI and Apocalypse Now vs DVD have been eye openning....
Also, what kind of sound system do you use?
krellman123 1 year ago
understood- I just wish my unit could do still frame on my CLV discs
coolleect 1 year ago
@coolleect Those players use 8 bit Digital Field Memory, it's the same memory used in 1990s digital Vcrs, and possibly some late 80s models, stretching back that far. Any video trickery was done with the same type of digital circuit from those decks,
MetallicBill 8 months ago
I got a request on my upload to show the audio circuit boards for the CLD 99 which I can't highlight, but I did take photos of the interior while mine was apart.
The CLD 59 at the time was the first Elite in the series and mine still works and has been my main LD player for years now
MetallicBill 1 year ago
Thanks for your answer !!
I have tried with a remote of the Pioneer CLD-S250 that is surely simpler than the one of the CLD-99, and I've tried changing between digital and analog lest and right chanels, but the problems stays the same. The sound is not only very low but also is very bad, it sounds like I was using broken speakers, do you know what I mean?
fdosilva 1 year ago
@fdosilva Should be a photo of the 99 remote functions, as well, I have 3030/3070 remote and the CLD 900 remote dating back to the 1980s, and the buttons do differ a bit oddly. I don't recall the pic adjustment on my HF9G but it should share most of the 99's abilities. The tray assembly is common among the same type of reverse mech used in different models, so the mechanical parts interchange as I found repairing
MetallicBill 1 year ago
continued...
I've also cleaned the lens but the problem isn't this. It surprises me because I've just bought the laserdisc and is close in mint condition.
I don't know if someone took apart some parts from the inside or change it for others, but if this was the case I don't know if there was any sound at all.
I appreciate your kind support friend !!
fdosilva 1 year ago
@fdosilva You can help by uploading a video, if you've gone and removed the top, the upper tray clamp has four screws mounts, two front, two in back and should lift out of your way when working on it. The front tray also removed with plastic prongs that interconnect the player's sliding rails, this has to be done carefully so both sides are in sync for the sliding movement!
MetallicBill 1 year ago
Hi.
I have also this laserdisc player, the Pioneer CLD-99, but I have a problem with the sound, it soud´s very bad and very low, very bad if you play laserdiscs but worse if you play CD's on it.
I want to ask you if this laserdisc model needs special connections or if it can be connected to a tv set.
I don't have the remote and I don't know if there are some sound adjustments that only can be made by the remote, and therefore can affect the sound reproduction.
I will appreciate your help !!
fdosilva 1 year ago
Hi there,
the remote doesn't have sound level adjustments but can you switch between digital and analogue sound. Its seems strange the audio is outputting very quietly. You can use the standard RCA connections to a TV, the red,yellow and white cables. The laser head may need cleaning. Just remove the lid of the player and the clamp above the laser head can be easily removed, just a few screws holding it in place and clean the laser.
ollyh82 1 year ago
@ollyh82 Just recently got Blade Runner directors cut on LD, so it's also out there, not a Criterion disc! I also saw Eddie Murphy's classics on DVD at Walmart now for $5 USD, so it beats those LD prices in most locales! haha Should say the CLD D704 or so has D Level for audio PCM adjustments on the remote and onscreen LV meters
MetallicBill 1 year ago
I have a cld-53 elite, not quite as good, but a real bargain. I wish my unit had digital field memory.
coolleect 1 year ago
@coolleect 8 bit DFM is used on virtually all LD and VCRs that offer digital PIP effects and still frame from moving video, and CAV is a different disc coding so it does not need DFM to do it's thing. It does require more space, which means more discs!
MetallicBill 1 year ago
THX, AKA Tom Holloman's Xperiment... Sound tech at LucasSound who devised the THX standard, however, it related more to Dipole surround speakers and matrix Dolby Pro Logic, but also adopted a standards level for equipment sold for the surround of Home Theater, its the same level of confusing moniker as Centrino is with Intel
MetallicBill 1 year ago
@MetallicBill
THX was also a reference to THX 1138, which was George Lucas' first feature motion picture from a major studio (Warner Bros.) during Mr. Lucas' time with American Zoetrope.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
@Watcher3223 I've seen it on video only once, I believe there's a DVD avail via Best Buy stores, IIRC
MetallicBill 1 year ago
@MetallicBill
I own a copy of the movie. Not bad, but it's certainly a film where you have to be in a certain mood to watch, as is typical of any films featuring a dystopian society and hard social commentary.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
@Watcher3223 I've watched a few films with subjective narrative! I don't really care for those films, I like something more literal then just presenting nothing but ideas that are up to the viewer to decide upon, of course, one might be turned off by that, I enjoy what Lucas has done with film. I bought the sequels on LD, as well, Godfather II and just bought the original on VHS, which I've never seen...yet!
MetallicBill 1 year ago
@MetallicBill Also bought Goodfellas and watched half of that. I would like to get Robocop in the best possible release, but it still is sadly lacking a proper DELUXE remaster Definitive version for fans
MetallicBill 1 year ago
You can get the criterion release of Robocop on LD. That has great picture and sound, actually i found the PCM track to be better than the bluray.
ollyh82 1 year ago
@ollyh82 I taped off someone else's copy, So I know about it, just never seen a copy to procure
MetallicBill 1 year ago
@MetallicBill Tomlinson Holeman I believe, I knew I was just guessing on the spelling, there's some sites on the info about THX which I searched
MetallicBill 1 year ago