In searching for a list of proper remotes for corresponding LD players, I discovered this Pioneer list after getting nowhere with the normal channels of search:

[url]http://www.pioneer.newremotecontrol.com/PioneerLaser.php
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It's pretty nice in that it gives both the remote ID number and the part number.

Doesn't tell you what remotes might match other players than the original, but it does give you a link to a photo to help with that.

EG, some remotes have no power button since the players had hard switch power buttons, but all other functions work later players, etc.

Also, you may have found out that TRAY EJECT (open/close) on remotes for some of the AC3 models will not work for the other models, though the other functions do work. I've discovered that remotes for 406, 504, 505, 604, 605, 606 have this feature and will substitute for each other.

I also have discovered that the DVL 700 & 90 remote is slightly different from the other DVL remotes (which are interchangable), but they can be swapped in a pinch. And the regular Pioneer DVD remotes will operate the DVL players as well.

I also have learned that nearly ALL Panasonic and Sony LD remotes are interchangable (excepting some of the earliest flip-top or industrial models), and that Pioneer remotes will operate the Mitsubishi clones, but not the RCA or Proscan clones. And I have a couple of Phillips & Magnavox remotes that don't seem interchangable except with their own name brand.

Whoops, wrong category! I'm moving this over to LD players!

Yeah, I bought a DVL 700 just for the remote to use with the 90.

Actually the part number for the 700 and 90 remote is the same....

Wait, so what remote(s) could I use with a CLD-2080?

I'm trying to find out what Pioneer player the CU-CLD122 remote went with. That's the original model number of my EAD TheaterVision remote under the TheaterVision's remote overlay. It doesn't match the remote model number that goes with the CLD-99 and Google searches only turn up Japanese auctions of the 122 remote but with no reference to which player it belongs to. It's not shown in the list of Pioneer remotes posted above either.

Any help?

Starman, the 2080 original remote was cu-cld029, aka vxx1418. Sometimes hard to find. You can use nearly any Pioneer LD player remote from around that same time, 1989-1995, eg, cu-cld015, 024, 069, 084 and so on, preferably a dual side player remote. (But not the remotes for the d406, d504, d505, d604, d605, as those remotes are unique to themselves)

Either one of these would do:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-pioneer ... 20cdbffcf1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PIONEER-LASERDI ... 2a2689a74a

Or even this correct one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-Pionee ... 4abccc238a

Disclord, remote cu-cld122, aka vxx2225, came with the Japanese/Asian silver toned players cld-d99 and cld-d99 Elite.

Thanks for that info - its interesting that EAD used Japanese remotes for the TheaterVision. I know the NEC 3D comb filter in the TheaterVision is different than in the stock CLD-99, but I wonder if EAD used any boards from the Japanese D99?

You can use ANY remote made for units starting with the CLD-2080/3080 and newer. If you want to switch the Audio make sure it has separate buttons for R/L/STEREO and ANALOG/DIGITAL, this is important if you want to change these selections. If you want to repeat you would prefer one with separate A and B repeat buttons but the other button arrangement works when you understand how to use them. This unit also uses the combination stop/eject button where other units/remotes have separate stop and eject buttons.

Thanks you guys. I decided to buy the CLD029 remote from eBay (the one listed above).

Yeah that's what I would have done too. Price was fair enough.

The remote came today. It really is amazing how you take things for granted when you have a remote.

yes, when i buy vintage electronics i always try to get a remote if it had one

i picked up a carver amp and it was missing the remote, on ebay they were around half of what i paid just for the amp, but someone listed one wrong after searching and i picked it up for 20 bucks

you just have to know what remote you need and then look, look, look and keep looking they will be available