Is laserdisc collecting becoming more popular?

limeibook86 · Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 03:49

mikeystoyz wrote:

Lucas misplaced the masters. I think he copied simpsons episodes over them or something.

Haha, that wouldn't surprise me. :lol:

admin · Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 04:29

limeibook86 wrote:

For example the Original Un-edited Star Wars Trilogy DVDs released in 2006 were sourced directly from the LaserDisc masters.

For a detailed description of the 2006 release:

http://savestarwars.com/gout.html

mikeystoyz · Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 04:58

I still say he taped over them to record the Simpsons.

elviscaprice · Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 05:56

Thanks Julien,
That was a most interesting read. Very educational.
Elvis

mikeystoyz · Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 06:26

Yes it was, only proves my point more, though 1993 I am sure it was either the Simpsons or The Movie Critic show.

elahrairrah · Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 16:14

limeibook86 wrote:

I started collecting them for the covers about a year or so ago. I was at the Princeton Record exchange in NJ and my girlfriend pointed out an Indiana Jones record... but it was no record, it was a LaserDisc!

I actually went there a few months ago hoping to get some vinyl, but then noticed the small box of Laserdiscs under one of the CD racks and walked out with a few of those instead! Amadeus: Special Edition and Bran Stoker's Dracula Criterion CAV for less than $5 each!

publius · Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 16:52

A record store near me has several boxes of LDs, but most of the stuff didn't interest me terribly. Of course, that's just the effect of my peculiar tastes.

Guest · Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 17:53

I have 115 LDs 95% of them I've gotten locally. Ebay is overpriced. Most record stores have them here for $1 a disc.

laserbite34 · Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 17:54

Oh I forget I picked up Final Approach (1991) :thumbup:

a few months ago, brilliant film a little underrated and Dolby film mix just wow with nice archive aerial footage of the SR-71 its mind buster of film a kinder bit like The Twilight Zone.

yazorin · Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 02:02

elviscaprice wrote:

I think you guys are kidding yourselves thinking this Laserdisc collecting is in any way resurrecting itself. Time is working against the discs themselves as many will sooner or later succumb to laser rot, be remastered to another source, or lack of working players. I did high quality digital lossless transfers of all my discs and dumped them on Ebay, player and all. Have no intention of ever owning another player or disc. Pretty much have all the titles transfered that I will ever want and enjoy them at a click of a mouse any place I may land in the world. But I must say, it's nice to have some of this rare material, goodbye laserdisc. :wave:

Elvis

then what the heck are you doing here? lol

laserbite34 · Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 03:28

yazorin wrote:

elviscaprice wrote:

I think you guys are kidding yourselves thinking this Laserdisc collecting is in any way resurrecting itself. Time is working against the discs themselves as many will sooner or later succumb to laser rot, be remastered to another source, or lack of working players. I did high quality digital lossless transfers of all my discs and dumped them on Ebay, player and all. Have no intention of ever owning another player or disc. Pretty much have all the titles transfered that I will ever want and enjoy them at a click of a mouse any place I may land in the world. But I must say, it's nice to have some of this rare material, goodbye laserdisc. :wave:

Elvis

then what the heck are you doing here? lol

Trying to keep the spirit of it alive, I hope.

elviscaprice · Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 07:54

laserbite34 wrote:

yazorin wrote:

elviscaprice wrote:

I think you guys are kidding yourselves thinking this Laserdisc collecting is in any way resurrecting itself. Time is working against the discs themselves as many will sooner or later succumb to laser rot, be remastered to another source, or lack of working players. I did high quality digital lossless transfers of all my discs and dumped them on Ebay, player and all. Have no intention of ever owning another player or disc. Pretty much have all the titles transfered that I will ever want and enjoy them at a click of a mouse any place I may land in the world. But I must say, it's nice to have some of this rare material, goodbye laserdisc. :wave:

Elvis

then what the heck are you doing here? lol

Trying to keep the spirit of it alive, I hope.

I like that answer!!
8-)

Elvis

mlcsmith · Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 12:43

admin wrote:

For a detailed description of the 2006 release:

http://savestarwars.com/gout.html

Thank you for that link. It was a great read. I was actually watching my LaserDisc copy of Star Wars and the whole time I was thinking that the image looked smeared. I felt like I was watching a copy that someone had recorded on DV and then threw onto a LaserDisc. Which is the best version of Star Wars on LaserDisc?

That sounds like it should be a thread already on the forum... I'll go check.

dgtwoodward · Posted: 22 Oct 2011, 15:28

elviscaprice wrote:

I think you guys are kidding yourselves thinking this Laserdisc collecting is in any way resurrecting itself. Time is working against the discs themselves as many will sooner or later succumb to laser rot, be remastered to another source, or lack of working players. I did high quality digital lossless transfers of all my discs and dumped them on Ebay, player and all. Have no intention of ever owning another player or disc. Pretty much have all the titles transfered that I will ever want and enjoy them at a click of a mouse any place I may land in the world. But I must say, it's nice to have some of this rare material, goodbye laserdisc. :wave:

Elvis

Well thanks for nothing....Elvis (it seems) has left the format.

bullruckle · Posted: 22 Oct 2011, 16:26

dgtwoodward wrote:

Well thanks for nothing....Elvis (it seems) has left the format.

Ha thats funny :lol:

dgtwoodward · Posted: 22 Oct 2011, 16:38

bullruckle wrote:

dgtwoodward wrote:

Well thanks for nothing....Elvis (it seems) has left the format.

Ha thats funny :lol:

(as Elvis P) Thank you...thank you very much

mikeystoyz · Posted: 23 Oct 2011, 06:29

I think people are realizing that they are not going to make the stuff on DVD or Blue Ray and they have to get it in any way possible. VHS isnt long term. They go get the LD of whatever and go from there.

dgtwoodward · Posted: 23 Oct 2011, 09:32

I do not know if it represents that LD is becoming more popular or not...all I can tell you is what I have observed. When I bought my first ever player, a PIONEER CLD-D925 in pristine condition, complete with spotless remote, it cost me £54. That would be about $86 U.S.

To get one in as good a condition now....They do not go for any less than £100 (or $160 U.S.) And that increase is over a period of 18 months. Now I am not claiming to know what it's really all down to, it could just be folks buying their own 'break for spares' machines the way I have - which seems the most likely - but then again it might not.

johan184 · Posted: 24 Oct 2011, 17:55

dgtwoodward wrote:

I do not know if it represents that LD is becoming more popular or not...all I can tell you is what I have observed. When I bought my first ever player, a PIONEER CLD-D925 in pristine condition, complete with spotless remote, it cost me £54. That would be about $86 U.S.

To get one in as good a condition now....They do not go for any less than £100 (or $160 U.S.) And that increase is over a period of 18 months. Now I am not claiming to know what it's really all down to, it could just be folks buying their own 'break for spares' machines the way I have - which seems the most likely - but then again it might not.

I've experience the same thing. When I bought my first LD-player almost 7 years ago they were very cheap and none showed any interest of buying, except for me. now the low-end players cost double and the same day they are listed they are sold. (sweden)

I think its on the rise becouse of the nice picture sleeves, and that the picture quality are the same and not getting worse like vhs are a big reason why its getting more popular. I dont think the possibility of they will get laser rot is a big concern, but however when they start showing rot becouse of the age and not becouse manufacture we will be seeing a lot of lds for sale =)

mikeystoyz · Posted: 24 Oct 2011, 21:13

I dont think lasers rot because of age. If they have rot they have rot, if they dont they dont. They are self contained little plastic round discs of goodness. Some discs are thirty years old and are still as good as the day they were made.

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