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 Post subject: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 07 Nov 2011, 14:26 
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Hey Gents,
This has been bugging my for ages. Pioneer pressed Laserdiscs from a certain year onwards (mid-90s?) have a spine number starting with PILF. Anyone know what this actually stands for? I assume P is Pioneer and F is for Film (I would also assume the A in the PILA of Pioneer pressed animation is for err.. Animation).

Somebody help me out with this? :geek:
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 07 Nov 2011, 14:52 
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PIL;common PIoneer Laserdisc products
A; Anime
C; Classical
D; Domestic films
F; Foreign films
H; Hi-Vison
J; Jazz
K; Karaoke
L;
P; Popular Music
R; Rental Edition
W; Wonder?
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 07 Nov 2011, 15:00 
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Probably nothing to do with or anywhere close to the acronym "MILF" :lol:
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 07 Nov 2011, 17:18 
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As far asI can make it, it's "PI" for Pioneer, "L" for LaserDisc. Interestingly, "W" seems to stand for Video (Wideo? hello Elmer Fudd).
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 08 Nov 2011, 03:01 
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Probably nothing to do with or anywhere close to the acronym "MILF" :lol:

Who knows, I've seen stranger things turn onto internet memes so maybe PILF is soon to be a new pr0n :lol:
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 08 Nov 2011, 15:20 
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maybe its totally random, like highway numbers..
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 08 Nov 2011, 18:07 
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just only my imagination

PIL;common PIoneer Laserdisc products
A; Anime
C; Classical
D; Domestic films
F; Foreign films
H; Hi-Vison
J; Jazz
K; Karaoke
L;
P; Popular Music
R; Rental Edition
W; Wonder?


I think you're right.
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 08 Nov 2011, 22:56 
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L could possibly state for Live (concerts).
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 09 Nov 2011, 08:27 
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PIL(L), It seems to be certain that related to music
http://www.lddb.com/search.php?referenc ... *&sort=ref

Also
PIL(B); BGV
http://www.lddb.com/search.php?referenc ... *&sort=ref
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 10 Nov 2011, 14:08 
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Thanks for all the replies. I cant believe that I never figured that the L in PILF would stand for Laserdisc. :D
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PostPosted: 10 Nov 2011, 14:13 
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Hello guys,

Well all I can say is that you learn something every day :)

Thank you

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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 11 Nov 2011, 02:26 
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It stands for bloody good LaserDisc's !!!
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 12 Nov 2011, 19:28 
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elahrairrah wrote:
Probably nothing to do with or anywhere close to the acronym "MILF" :lol:

:lol:
PLFED on one of many PAL laserdiscs
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 13 Nov 2011, 21:25 
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Would anyone (cold_sleeper ?) know what are the meaning of the different PILF series ?

PILF-1000 to PILF-2870
PILF-7000 to PILF-7404
...

Why separate them ?
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 13 Nov 2011, 21:50 
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Would anyone (cold_sleeper ?) know what are the meaning of the different PILF series ?
PILF-1000 to PILF-2870
PILF-7000 to PILF-7404
...
Why separate them ?

Hi takou
I do not know why, that seems to be divided by distributors
But also feel like a mix....

Only "PILD-7～" is clearly just "Daiei" have been identified as.
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 11 May 2012, 19:38 
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I think I've finally decoded the Pioneer catalog numbers for Pioneer Europe. For example, The UK edition of Titanic is PLFED-34501

PL = Pioneer LaserDisc

Next character is program type:
F; Film
T; Televison
M; Music
S; Scenery
K; Karaoke

Next is Language:
A; ?? (Only seen on Rolling in the Sky titles)
E; English
F; French
G; German
I; Italian
M; Original Language w/ Subtitles (either fixed or TeleText) - French Release
N; Original Language w/ Subtitles (either fixed or TeleText) - Netherlands (French Karaoke seems to use N too)
S; Spanish
C; Classical (Music)
J; Jazz (Music)
P; Pop (Music)
W; ?? (Only seen on Windham Hill titles)

Next is Side count
A; 1
B; 2
C; 3
D; 4
S; Box Set

Next 4 are sequential numbers starting at;
0001 for Music
2001 for Scenery
3001 for Films & TV
4001 for Karaoke Netherlands
6001 for Karaoke French

Last digit is always;
1; 12" discs
4; 8" discs

Now, this is all based on digging through the database here on LDDB, and making some extrapolations. Does anyone have additions or corrections?
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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 11 May 2012, 19:47 
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I think I've finally decoded the Pioneer catalog numbers for Pioneer Europe.



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 Post subject: Re: What does PILF stand for?
PostPosted: 11 May 2012, 21:30 
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PIPioneer
L Laserdisc
F Film


Sounds about right.
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blam1 wrote:
I think I've finally decoded the Pioneer catalog numbers for Pioneer Europe.



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