Had no idea there was a forum! Perhaps I should read the tabs more closely...

I first became aware of the mighty big shiny disc when I was a kid in the early 90's. I lived and breathed VHS, but would always ask what the big boxes and discs were for. Flash forward to a few years ago in college. I was in film school and get completely fed up with the way my favorite films were being treated on DVD/Blu-ray so I decided to finally take the LD plunge and try to do a digital transfer of a good LD.

And in the process of doing this, I completely fell in love with the old 12" shiny disc. The moment I got my first classic era James Bond disc, it was like I was back in my childhood-for once the Technicolor hues were back with full original mono in lossless PCM. Been hooked ever since.

As of now, I've got about 30 or so discs from various sources. My player is a Pioneer CLD-D702 (Auto-flip hardly works, CDs won't eject, digital audio gets scratchy or distorted on some discs, and no remote for switchable audio) that has several errors but keeps running like a tank. I've got this hooked into a decent old Sanyo CRT that unfortunately has the dreaded old slightly rounded edges. I then run coaxial and analog to my pieced together surround setup (Sony STR-DE675, Klipsch kg.5s, KV-1 center, SWV sub). Mono sounds unbelievable on my front mains!

Now once I actually find a good job, I can expand my collection. Heck my wishlist is almost 400 titles now. I don't have a problem...

Glad to be on here and look forward to having many, many discussions about the most fantastic outdated video format around.

Who says flipping discs is an issue? I tell 'em it's just like changing reels!

Hello sdraper,

Welcome to the forum, my fellow film lover! It's great to have you on board! I can assure you that you will find this to be a friendly place! It's good to know that another member with such a passion for films has joined us here. In fact, over the years, a number of people have told me that I should have gone to film school. It sounds like you have quite a wishlist created. Rest assured, this is a place where you will certainly be able to start chipping away at that list. Depending on what titles you have on it, you may be able to start crossing them off very quickly here. At this late stage in my collecting experience (I began in 1987), I don't have much of a formal wishlist anymore. Instead, I just keep an eye out for the great unknown rarities as they appear on the market. That has been my primary focus for some time now. I am convinced that there are still many undiscovered treasures that no one knows about waiting out there! It just takes someone with the passion to seek them out! Glad to have you with us, my friend! Your insights and opinions will be very welcome here!

Best Regards,
David

Hello and welcome sdraper,

Good to read of your experiences to do with this fine format and thank you for sharing your thought's on this subject.

Shall look forward to corresponding with yourself at some stage.

Sincere Regards

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks for all the warm welcomes. Glad to be here.
rein-o, thanks for the suggestion. I checked and saw the player you mentioned but as the 503 doesn't have digital audio I'm not really interested.