This is BY NO MEAN a precise statistical tool and is only here for entertainment because:
Titles that have never sold here will not contribute to the sum => underestimation :arrow: Could come with a warning that only X% of the collection has statistics to back the estimation. Unless the prices have remained flat since 2004, average will overestimate price drops and underestimate price increases . :arrow: Could be improved by using moving averages or "X most recent" when available. Without grading added to your collection, the mint average prices will be used, this would underestimate collections with sealed titles and overestimate collections with used/damaged ones . :arrow: Requires user inputs. Very mainstream titles with multiple transactions will bring some interesting contribution to the sum but collections with obscure/unique title will be grossly underestimated .
I hope thats the right thread here. I found the following ad in a Laserdisc lot I bought some years ago. It´s some kind of a magazine and a membership. unfortunately my french is rusty, so maybeJulien or any other french speaking member can shed some light here. It seems that France once had a healthy Laserdisc scene.
Oh yes LAL is very much alive and kicking.
I used to buy it 25 years ago for LD release news (they would cover PAL & NTSC in an "import" section). I still own (and have used) their 1997 and 1998 LD catalog guides.
They then moved to LD+DVD, then DVD only, then DVD+BD, then DVD+BD+4KUHD.
Mentions appeared before (just search for "Les annees laser"in the top-right box):
https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=8196&p=97393#p97393 https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=10240&p=128436#p128436 https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=913&p=10004#p10004 (with yearly catalog covers from 1996 to 1999)
This is the oldest Web Archive I could find: http://web.archive.org/web/19970415134707/http://annees-laser.com/
Maybe this should be a dedicated Les Annees Laser topic? This thread is for promo materials (merchandising, shop furnitures, etc.) not regular press :-)
courtlyhades296 was kind enough to provide the full list and the PILF of the boxset itself: 20th Century Best Cinema Collection [PILF-2121]
Now we know the 10 that are still missing:
Anastasia (1956) Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) Hustler, The (1961) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) My Fair Lady (1964) Roman Holiday (1953) Shane (1953) Some Like It Hot (1959) Sting, The (1973)
Simple question. I am not sure this has been answered here before but I would like to know when the first laserdisc with digital audio was released.
From available data as of today, very likely to have been rolled out in 1984.
laservision with digital sound demonstration disc (1984) [LDD-DEMO-1] (USA) Pioneer: LaserVision with Digital Sound demonstration disc (1984) [DEMO-039T] (Japan)
This Live concert might have been used as a technology showcase to record King Crimson Live in Japan in digital format:
King Crimson: Three of a Perfect Pair - Live in Japan (1984) [MP178-25PI]
These players most likely have belts that might have hardened a bit or got loose. Some of the grease (usually on rails and key clogs) might have dried up.
When taking a LD player out of the box after a long period of storage (or with any electronics), I usually:
Let it get back to room temperature (not too hot or too cold from an outside storage, eventually blow the dust inside if any); Put it on stand-by power for a while, to reload some of the power capacitors; Turn in on and leave it idle for some time (also for capacitors and to warm up inside, get rid of extra moisture that might have built up over time); Play with the open/close drawer(s) a few time without a disc to check they operate normally. First attempt might be a little rough when the belts kick in action again after resting in the same position for so long; Load a disc/eject a few times, to see of the pickup mechanism hangs to it normally; Play the disc and, if dual-sided, use the A/B function a few times to engage all the gears involved in the optical block U-turn; Let it play a disc entirely to check the focus goes all the way to the end of the side; Try both CAV and CLV discs; Try both analog and digital audio (AC3RF if any).
Additionally, for Pioneer players, you can check what any error code you get means: https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=7645
For a player out of storage, you might typically get:
U1 => the belt on the loading mechanism is weak/stuck/loose, keep trying to open/close a few times to get it back to normal. U5 => the disc is slipping (dusty or old gripping surface) and does not speed up fast enough, also keep trying a few times to get it back to normal.
Unfortunately the database is full of discs where this is not properly indicated. We still don't have proper labels for full frame versions of Super 35 films, do we?
"Open Matte" exists since the beginning and "Super 35" was added later as well!
What would a MLD 7020 ..in a factory sealed box be worth? Im taking offers ..reserve price…starting at beachfront property in Malibu…lol
Given the non-zero chance that the player might not work inside the box (damage in previous transit, belts needing replacement, etc.)... You'd have to open and test it before it's worth anything significant.
OK... I'm super confused as how people brains operate internally.
I got a email request asking me if there was "grading service" for sealed laserdiscs...
I had honestly no clue what it even meant. Had to google it and check eBay.
"VHS grading" seems to cost anywhere from $100 to $300.
Why would anyone in his/her right mind pay hundreds of $$$ to have a sealed VHS (the type that was mass-produced in the millions and must exist as old new stock all over the world) "graded", encased and slapped with various stickers?
Are people crazy?
I would think the smart guy is the company providing the grading... that costs real money. But hoping to sell your "graded" T2 or Goonies VHS for $1,000? Unlikely.
This guy has the same understanding => https://digitalconverters.co.uk/blog/should-i-grade-my-vhs-tapes
It probably is a lie. That grading company probably bought that tape for marketing propaganda. They probably paid that website to feature this sale or that website indirectly belongs to them. It is so easy to create a hype with the internet.
Read the website article first :-)
The author also thinks it's probably of a scam/fraud with impossible to confirm eBay sales and screenshots of prices he can't confirm.
While he acknowledges that some VHS tapes can be rare and expensive (obscure horror movies, first batch with errors, etc.), "grading" them looks more like pump'n'dump from the grading service companies.
(that's the asking price) The Goonies - $75,000 The Natural - $50,000 UFC1 the beginning - $50,000 Rookie of the year - $25,000 Ferris Bueller's Day Off - $25,000 Rocky - $23,000 Karate Kid - $22,000 GI Joe - $22,000 Last Starfighter - $22,000 Stand by Me - $20,000
Of course they won't sell but each "grading case" made the grading service at least $100 richer.
("Sold" removing best offers because we don't know what the final price was)
Jaws - $6,100 Jaws - $5,600 Jaws - $4,638 First Blood - $2,250 The Super Bowl Shuffle - $1,450 Akira - $1,350 Rocky - $1,325 Karate Kid - $1,225 Star Wars - $980 The Goonies - $888 Street Fighter - $799 Big - $548 Jurassic Park - $500
Now watch this (rather funny) video analysis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbdij5Vi8oY
=> They sold their "for fun" copy for charity at $80,600?
"Graded Laserdisc" doesn't find anything, there is still hope in humanity :-)
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