Hi all! I'm in the UK. I always thought Laserdiscs were pretty cool, and after a false start a number of years ago (buying a "spares or repair" thing on eBay that looked reasonably easily fixable as it just sounded like a PSU problem, but turned up with not only that problem but also half the mechanisms completely shattered... never did find out if the seller was trying it on or if it was damaged in transit!), I now do have a working Pioneer CLD-D925, which (given I'm no videophile) seems like a pretty reasonable player to me, at least in terms of functionality and flexibility, along with a load of discs (I already had Good Will Hunting, which I have entirely because it was the cheapest PAL disc on eBay at the time when I bought that first, broken player!). Given the historical context of Laserdiscs, I was pretty impressed by the picture quality I've seen so far. Certainly on par with very good quality analogue broadcast TV, which I suppose is what I should have been expecting!
I'm a big Star Trek fan so before too long I'll probably be looking at what Star Trek Laserdiscs are available at a reasonable price. I'm also intrigued by just how long Laserdiscs seem to have been made for; I find it amazing that many of the films I grew up with (I'm only 21) were released on Laserdisc, when I absolutely did not even hear of Laserdiscs until MUCH later. I suppose it maintained quite a strong niche as the enthusiasts' format until DVD broke through and took over that role. So yeah, I'll probably pick up some of those too, for the strange combination of nostalgia and novelty!
I also recently found at a car boot sale a CED Videodisc copy of some of the Tom and Jerry shorts. Reading about it, very intriguing format; makes me wish I had a player for that
Any tips on things I should be doing with my player, general tips about looking for Laserdiscs (I've only read up a little; I know about things like disc rot, but I'm sure there are plenty of things I'm not aware of!), etc. would be much appreciated!
