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Posted: 20 Mar 2021, 18:19
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If the whole thing is based on a proprietary chip long out of production that we don’t have real documentation on then it’s as far from open source as I can imagine.
And are there seriously pirate copies of this useless chip? That seems crazy.
I don’t know, but if I tried certain IC sellers in China for the odd single example on EBay, chances are that I’d get a relabelled non-working chip with fresh dodgy looking laser markings.
The cool thing is that the service manual for the Pioneer RFD-1, or the Denon AVD-2000 or some other device is readily available. The chip needs some analog frontend stuff, some glue logic, a crystal and a RAM chip. No need for a microcontroller with firmware to make it all work. It’s really self-contained that way. I’ve seen more complicated devices, so there’s nothing to fear here in terms of complexity. Lots of stuff is explained via the service manual for the RFD-1, something else might be given away in the Yamaha, Kenwood, or Denon PDF for instance. |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2024, 18:53
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The HD-MAC test disks on EBay were even featured on Tom’s Hardware !
Prototype LaserDisc HD media sells for $1,000 — despite disc rot and unknown contents
It isn't only retro computer prices that are getting out of hand.
A rare LaserDisc prototype has been sold on eBay for an eye-watering sum. The Philips-made product, described as an “HD Mac 12 Glass Plate N.66733 - Laserdisc Prototype - Extra Rare” sold for nearly $1,000. What is most extraordinary is that this is simply a piece of 12-inch optical media, not hardware like a player, a decoder, or any rare movie content for the platform.
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Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 19:34
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| Saw that Mike Chi, the creator of RetroTink has added, then overhauled the motion-adaptive deinterlacer. Now he’s tinkering with a 3D comb filter. The guy is no slouch when it comes to adding features and tweakability. Also, I suspect a certain overlap between some of us LD fans and fans of retrogaming. |
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