laserdisc recorder

rein-o · Posted: 03 Apr 2012, 05:36

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-LVR-3000N-Laserdisc-Recorder-w-Sealed-LVM-3AA0-Blank-CRV-Laser-Videodisc-/270948608369

pretty cool, not really a disc like we all know, since the disc is in a caddy.
get it for 3 bills and mess around with it :thumbup:

yazorin · Posted: 03 Apr 2012, 05:41

somewhere out there are those RLV discs that were just like regular laserdiscs and can be played on any LD player

publius · Posted: 03 Apr 2012, 08:03

If you feel the need to play with CRV, this is assuredly the deal for you, since there's actually a disc with it, & the "free shipping" will probably save you as much as the cost of the machine. This recording format is basically Betacam on a disc, with the time-compressed component video system. Totally incompatible with LD, even if you were to crack the disc out of its caddy.

rein-o · Posted: 03 Apr 2012, 17:05

correct, but this was the closest to an LD recorder that you could get, correct?
i remember reading about this when it first came out, i think the unit was around 30G and the blanks were 3G or something around that range.

laserbite34 · Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 03:11

What of the Caddy recoded Laserdiscs can you buy some of those still thou I would imagine very, very, very rare and what of Laserdisc rot issues can the Caddy disc be possible rotted even thou nothing has been recorded onto it yet?

Found a topic going here but its not in English unless one can read what they're saying about (LVM-3AA0).
http://forum.cinefacts.de/160546-sony-l ... 000an.html

I see another (LVM-3AA0) going and the price is a bit steep!
http://orders.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0549717731

laserbite34 · Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 03:26

I see that a Pioneer Laserdisc Recorder sold not too long ago for $8grand! I guess it would be super cool for playback as well.

http://laserdiscarchive.lddb.com/laserdisc_archive/pioneer/pioneer_vdr-v1000/pioneer_vdr-v1000.htm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pioneer-VDR-V1000-Laserdisc-Recorder-EXTREMELY-RARE-/160596399212

Rack mountable 19"

Wow it even logs the spindle motor hours!

The Caddy Laserdiscs

Barograph display of L/R levels

rein-o · Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 03:57

very cool.
i sort of remember reading that lucasfilms used LD recorders for editing??
or am i mistaken?

tomrlee_m998 · Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 04:14

I believe this amazingly cool stuff went to one of us in this forum as I put it in my watch list during auction time.

Actually, a Sony recorder is put on the bay at the moment.

Just search "Sony LVR-3000N Laserdisc Recorder".

disclord · Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 05:59

rein-o wrote:

very cool.
i sort of remember reading that lucasfilms used LD recorders for editing??
or am i mistaken?

You are correct... It was called EditDroid. It was the precursor to today's non-linear editing. Many TV shows in the mid-80's used it. It was a component format with bandwidth similar to Betacam SP. it evolved - or more accurately, inspired, NLE systems such as Avid. James Cameron loved it.

laserbite34 · Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 09:54

I noticed this device in THX newsletter back issue late 80's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EditDroid

The EditDroid, Rise and Fall -preview-Video
http://vimeo.com/4398241

elahrairrah · Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 15:20

I once saw a Sony HDL-5800 on Yahoo Japan Auctions. Appeared to be an LD recorder of some type, but might have been one of their HDVS pieces of equipment (thus, not compatible with standard LD players.)

rein-o · Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 20:01

disclord wrote:

rein-o wrote:

very cool.
i sort of remember reading that lucasfilms used LD recorders for editing??
or am i mistaken?

You are correct... It was called EditDroid. It was the precursor to today's non-linear editing. Many TV shows in the mid-80's used it. It was a component format with bandwidth similar to Betacam SP. it evolved - or more accurately, inspired, NLE systems such as Avid. James Cameron loved it.

ah, glad my brain still retains some information :lol:

publius · Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 22:20

elahrairrah wrote:

I once saw a Sony HDL-5800 on Yahoo Japan Auctions. Appeared to be an LD recorder of some type, but might have been one of their HDVS pieces of equipment (thus, not compatible with standard LD players.)

HDL series are high-definition uncompressed (not MUSE) component analog video disc machines, with a maximum playing time of about 15 minutes per side.

yazorin · Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 03:14

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SONY-LVR-5000A-CRV-DISC-Laser-Recordable-Laser-Disc-Recorder-/230777630475

heres another one for a good deal, my question is do any or all of these machines work with RLV? The blank disc type thats an actual laserdisc and not a caddy?

publius · Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 03:35

To the best of my knowledge, none of the Sony machines uses a disc compatible with a home LD player. They are all intended for the "CRV" format, which is much like Betacam, an analog component format.

elahrairrah · Posted: 10 Dec 2012, 18:45

Well, if anyone wants a CRV recorder, there's a cheap one for sale in Alexandria, VA . . .

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ele/3468145885.html

danszld1138 · Posted: 27 Dec 2025, 04:38

I’m sure it’s not cheap, but this site claims to have one “lightly used”.

https://bibbteck.com/en/sony-lvr5000-laser-disk-recording-system

Quote:

The Sony LVR 5000A Laser Videodisc system, employed RGB/Component signals for recording to 12" WORM (Write Once) Laser discs. This system was lightly used at a local Medical facility.

It may be of more interest to the collector, but it was fully operational when acquired, and the only test we haven't made is recording to a blank disc.

The unit has RGB, Y,R-y,B-y, Composite video Inputs with looping inputs for Composite and Ref video.

Available outputs are RGB, Y,R-y,B-y, Y/C (4pin), Composite, Sync.

It has balanced stereo audio connections, Ref Sync, 9 pin remote connections. The hours meter registers less than zero.

A CRV Component Recording Video disc is included with this unit, Laser Videodisc Media, LVM-3AA0

This price is for local pickup in New Jersey.

admin · Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 04:26

danszld1138 wrote:

I’m sure it’s not cheap, but this site claims to have one “lightly used”.

https://bibbteck.com/en/sony-lvr5000-laser-disk-recording-system

Thanks!

We had the Japan version but not the USA one.

Both updated now: https://www.lddb.com/search_hardware.php?search_hw=LV*-5000A&sort=country

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