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What brand is your main LD Player?
 Hitachi  0%  0%  [ 1 ]
 Kenwood  0%  0%  [ 0 ]
 McIntosh  2%  2%  [ 9 ]
 Marantz  1%  1%  [ 7 ]
 Mitsubishi  0%  0%  [ 2 ]
 NEC  0%  0%  [ 1 ]
 Panasonic  7%  7%  [ 40 ]
 Philips  1%  1%  [ 7 ]
 Pioneer  84%  84%  [ 473 ]
 Samsung  0%  0%  [ 0 ]
 Sony  3%  3%  [ 17 ]
 Technics  0%  0%  [ 0 ]
 Theta  0%  0%  [ 1 ]
 Toshiba  0%  0%  [ 2 ]
 Yamaha  1%  1%  [ 6 ]
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PostPosted: 13 Oct 2016, 09:17 
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Hi Julien,

thanks for this, I would like to make a remark, Pioneer changed the serial number coding ~H2 1997 :

example1 : RE 7517272 EA = May 1997 (R=1997 & E=May) [used on a CLD-D925]
example2 : RK EA 020731 YY = November 1997 [CLD-S315]
example3 : SE SA 021316 YY = May 1998 [CLD-D925]

etc

so from "LL DDDDDDD LL" to "LL LLDDDDDD LL"

This applies certainly for european players such as CLD-D925, CLD-D515, CLD-S315 and DVL-9x9 [as I own models where this applies]

So in your mint-o-matic you may replace the check to "LL XXDDDDD LL"

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edwin240170 wrote:
I would like to make a remark, Pioneer changed the serial number coding ~H2 1997


Thanks for the serial samples, I added LLLLDDDDDDL(L) as another matching pattern.

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PostPosted: 13 Oct 2016, 22:56 
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If you have a LD player manufactured after 2000 (CLD-R5, HLD-X9, Combi LD/DVD player), could you send me your serial number for test? Thanks!

Julien


My HLD-X9 supposedly was manufactured in 2001.
Serial is BBTT006968JP.
Mint-o-Matic tells me it was manufactured in February 1981 :)

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I've always found this link useful:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/pioneer-dates-of-manufacture.56786/
has info on post 2000 models too
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PostPosted: 14 Oct 2016, 07:02 
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audioboyz1973 wrote:
I've always found this link useful:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/pioneer-dates-of-manufacture.56786/
has info on post 2000 models too


That's why I was waiting for an example of recent serial numbers to update my code :-)

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My HLD-X9 supposedly was manufactured in 2001.
Serial is BBTT006968JP.
Mint-o-Matic tells me it was manufactured in February 1981 :)


Code updated, if we believe A restarted from 2001 (and not 2000) then your HLD-X9 is actually from February 2002! :thumbup:

And that would make this little guy a CLD-R5 from 2003:

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h240067452

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That's why I was waiting for an example of recent serial numbers to update my code :-)


It seems to work an all Pioneer gears: glad to learn my RFD-1 (TBNN001776JP) is from February 1999!

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And that would make this little guy a CLD-R5 from 2003:
http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h240067452


And this one from February 2007:

http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b231605366

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Small overview of my new player ( CLD-1750 ).

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nice video, the 1750 is a good player, I had the 1850 once
Now sporting five players, four pioneer and one kenwood.
CLD 2950, D750, D515, CLD 2750K (USA with dual voltage) and LV-9200 Kenwood karaoke

I'd love an elite player one day, have the dream of owning a runco LJR I or II, highly unlikely though
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nice video, the 1750 is a good player, I had the 1850 once
Now sporting five players, four pioneer and one kenwood.
CLD 2950, D750, D515, CLD 2750K (USA with dual voltage) and LV-9200 Kenwood karaoke

I'd love an elite player one day, have the dream of owning a runco LJR I or II, highly unlikely though


I had several models over the time that I collect laserdiscs.

Sony MDP 212
Pioneer CLD-1600 ( exact copy of the CLD 1750 but PAL only )
Pioneer DVL-909
Pioneer DVL-919E
Pioneer CLD-D925
Pioneer CLD-S315

The both DVL's were the finest ones.

Ultimate goal is to get a HLD player ( X9 probably ).
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My birthday was last week and I got a Panasonic LX-600u in the mail yesterday. It's a great player thus far, much superior to my garbage Magnavox CDV 474 with a broken tray and scratches discs.
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My birthday was last week and I got a Panasonic LX-600u in the mail yesterday. It's a great player thus far, much superior to my garbage Magnavox CDV 474 with a broken tray and scratches discs.


Congrats! Panasonic players have a good reputation. Now you'll need to watch all your discs again!!
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My birthday was last week and I got a Panasonic LX-600u in the mail yesterday. It's a great player thus far, much superior to my garbage Magnavox CDV 474 with a broken tray and scratches discs.

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I have two Panasonic players and enjoy them very much. Nice pick up.
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I have a Pioneer CLD-D701 and a Pioneer CLD-M301. The 701 is a single disc player that plays both A and B sides of the disc. The 301 is a single LD player but has a 5 CD tray. The 301 only plays one side of a LD before needing to be flipped over manually. I currently only use the 701 model with the rest of my system. I have a Yamaha DDP-1 AC-3 Processor as well as a Yamaha HTR-6140 AV receiver.
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Let's see... what do I own??.....

I have a total of 21 players and all of them are Pioneer or Pioneer based machines except two Sony units. They are as follows in order of oldest to newest machine.

Pioneer, LD-838D (picked up this unit for free and will probably mod it for AC3-RF output at some point)
Pioneer, CLD-3030 (my main machine still for my home theater as well as being the first machine I ever owned. In addition, it was the first machine that I modded w/ an AC-3 RF output)
Pioneer, LD-W1 (purchased recently and in really great condition. I plan on modifying it down the road for AC3-RF and a Coax Digital Out)
Pioneer, CLD-3070 (picked up this unit for $25 but it appears to have a gummed up mechanism preventing functionality; will attempt to fix and then mod for AC-3 RF down the road)
ProScan, PSLD43 (Pioneer, CLD-2090 clone)(first mod with a "scratch built" AC3-RF output) . See this link for details >>> Scratch built AC3-RF board installed in my ProScan, PSLD43
Pioneer, CLD-M90 (single side LD player w/ five disc CD auto changer)(completed mod to add AC3-RF and Coax + Optical Digital Outputs). See this link for more details >>> Pioneer CLD-M90 now modded for AC-3 RF and Digital Outputs
Pioneer, CLD-D701 (a modified unit w/ an internal AC-3 RF Demodulator) See this link for details >> Modified Pioneer CLD-D701 w/ an internal AC3-RF Demodulator
Pioneer Elite, CLD-52 (acquired for free and had a seized loading mechanism & stretched loading belt; fixed now and will mod for AC3 at some point)
Denon, LA-3100 x 2 (Pioneer, CLD-D701 clone)(I own two units and both are modified for AC3; one w/ AC3-RF and the other w/ an internal AC3-RF Demodulator). See this link for details >>> Dual LD player Home Theater with PCM, AC3, & DTS capability
Pioneer, CLD-M301 (acquired for free and in pristine condition. Probably will at some point mod it for AC3 just like my M90)
Pioneer, CLD-D702 (unit has a damaged alpha turn mechanism and jog wheel; will attempt to repair all of it. Also, if and when fixed, will perform AC3-RF mod to it.)
Pioneer Elite, CLD-97 (picked this unit up in pretty good condition and will be the fourth player I plan to modify with an AC-3 RF Demodulator mod if there are no space limitations)
Pioneer, CLD-D703 (will be @ some point be my third player w/ the AC-3 RF Demodulator mod)
Sony, MDP-600 (player turns on and then off; appears to be the typical bad caps issue. Will fix at some point and will mod for AC3 if repair is a success. Picked it up for free)
Sony, MDP-650 (player has a worn pulley gear and display is dead; gear is the bigger issue as part will be difficult to fix so no plans to repair at this time)
Pioneer, CLD-D704 (on a future home theater update, I will have the modded 703 and this stock 704 set-up as a tandem pair that will work though a Sony, SDP-EP9ES AC-3 processor)
Mitsubishi, M-V7057 x 2 (Pioneer, CLD-D704 clone) (I just had to adopt this unit since it was so cheap @ $40. Not sure what to do with it yet. Picked up another one for literally nothing and in great working order. Now I have two I need to find a set-up for.)
Pioneer Elite, CLD-59 (not much to say except that it's glossy and looks great. It may not be a truly Elite model since it’s basically a subtlely upgraded D604 but it’s still a fine machine).
Pioneer, CLD-V2800 (Purchased on eBay but shouldn’t have as it arrived damaged. Going to take my time to see if it can be resurrected. Good thing is that I got a full refund.



And these are six players I got rid of for various reasons....

Pioneer, CLD-1030 (a broken machine I acquired and was going to keep it for spare parts for my CLD-3030 but in the end dumped it maybe 15 years ago. I really regret getting rid of it now since parts are hard to come by.)
Samsung, DV5000 (acquired for free and appears have load issue as it will detect a type of disc, spins it up, but won't read it. It seemed to smell of fish which could mean leaky capacitors)(acquired on 6/28/2021 and disposed of on 8/14/2021 at Best Buy!; decided that the machine was not worth the effort to salvage)
Samsung, DV5100 (unit is not able to recognize any disc and working on diagnosing if the unit is worth salvaging as it is a low end single side Karaoke player)(acquired on 3/30/2021 and disposed of on 8/14/2021 at Best Buy!; decided that the machine was not worth the effort to salvage)
Panasonic, LX-101 (I acquired it for free and then sold it later on for essentially very little money. I also regret getting rid of it mainly because I would have loved getting this one modded to AC3).
Magnavox, WRV100 (it was a free player from my co-worker and it was always a piece of crap. One day it just went berserk so I just got rid of it. Probably my least favorite player of all time.
Sony, MDP-455 (this was my 2nd player I ever owned and had it modified for a short time with my first ever AC3 Demodulator mod but it too ran into issues like the Magnavox and was scrapped in the end) See this link for details >>> My old Sony, MDP-455, LD player w/ AC3 Demodulator mod



In respect to surround processors / AV receivers, I have....

Pioneer, VSX-9700S, Dolby Pro-Logic AV Receiver (stored away but might bring back as an audio only stereo receiver w/ possible multi-room applications)
Pioneer, VSX-D1S, Dolby Pro-Logic AV Receiver (found this two blocks away on a street corner and picked it up. Appears to be in good condition but still need to test it.
Sony, SDP-E800, Dolby Digital Surround Processor w/ AC3-RF input (recently acquired to use with my newly re-modded ProScan player and using 5.1 self powered PC speakers on it for a low cost set-up). See this link for details about my on-going troubleshooting of this unit’s audio issue >>> More Sony SDP-E800 issues & solutions +added exhaust fan mod
Sony, SDP-EP9ES, Dolby Digital Surround Processor w/ AC3-RF input (used as a digital switcher now w/ the Denon AVR-2808CI & the Pioneer CLD-3030 LD player)
Denon, AVD-2000, Dolby Digital Surround Processor w/ AC3-RF input (recently acquired and now being used as another digital switcher w/ the Denon AVR-3805 & the two Denon LA-3100 LD players)
Sony, STR-DE915, Dolby Digital AV Receiver w/ AC3-RF input (retrieved recently from my brother and storing away for now)
Denon, AVR-3805, Dolby Digital EX / DTS-ES AV Receiver (on loan to a brother and coupled w/ the Denon, AVD-2000)
Onkyo, TX-SR501, 6.1 Dolby Digital EX / DTS-ES AV Receiver (stored and looking for a home for it)
Denon, AVR-2808CI, Dolby True HD / DTS Master HD AV Receiver (my main unit at this time and coupled w/ the Sony SDP-EP9ES)
Pioneer, VSX-1020-K, Dolby True HD / DTS Master HD, Internet & Bluetooth capable AV Receiver (stored and looking on how to use it)
Marantz, NR-1605, Dolby True HD / DTS Master HD, Intenet & Bluetooth capable AV Receiver (a broken unit that I am working on fixing and will likely use it to upgrade my cheap set-up)


Yup.... I have too much equipment. :roll:


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I voted probably 2-3 years ago, but it looks like I forgot to leave a comment.

I use a Pioneer LD-S1.

Before the S1 I believe I used a Mitsubishi player. Prior to that I think I had a Pioneer CLD-V2400.
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My very first player was a Pioneer LD-660. That was followed by the Sylvania VP-7200 and the CLD-909. The next "main" player I had was a CLD-3030 and LD-W1 that I bought together. When the 3030 died, I purchased a CLD-D703, which I still have. I also still have the original LD-W1.

Over the years, I've tried to re-purchase every player model I owned over time. I've gone a little overboard, as you see from my current player list here. I replaced the CLD-909 with the CLD-1010, because I really didn't like the 909 and the 1010 had the same "swing up" CD motor assembly the 909 had.


An update on my current player list. I use the DVL-919 (MIL) for anything requiring analog audio, the HLD-X9 for anything with AC-3, DTS or PCM audio and a VP-1000 for most DiscoVision.

Magnavox VC-8010
Pioneer CLD-1010
Pioneer CLD-3030
Pioneer CLD-3070
Pioneer CLD-D703
Pioneer CLD-D704
Pioneer CLD-V2800 (x2)
Pioneer DVL-919(1) - US Region Unlocked
Pioneer DVL-919(1) - JP
Pioneer DVL-919E (x2 Region Unlocked)
Pioneer DVL-919(1) - MIL (JP guts (for LDG playback) - Region Unlocked)
Pioneer HLD-X9
Pioneer LD-1100
Pioneer LD-660
Pioneer LD-838D (x2)
Pioneer LD-V1000 (x2)
Pioneer LD-V8000 (x3)
Pioneer LD-W1 (x2)
Pioneer PR-7820/1 (x2)
DiscoVision PR-7820/2
Pioneer PR-7820/3 (x2)
Pioneer PR-8210
Pioneer VP-1000 (x2)
Pioneer VP-1000A
Sony LDP-1000A
Sony LDP-2000/1 (X2)
Sony LDP-2000/4
Sylvania VP-7200
Teknika HAVD-10 (CLD-1010 clone)
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My new Pioneer machine. CLD-3760KV. Works brilliant. And has AC3.
Also plays VCD's


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Asking this question is like asking "What brand of Betamax you own?" or "what brand of VCS 2600 you won?" You know Pioneer was going to be number 1. I'm surprised 17% of primary LDs are NON-Pioneer. But then again, It's higher than Betamax, where the only 2 other companies making Beta were Sanyo and Sears. Probably 90-95 percent of active Betas are Sony.

I don't know whether there is a bigger percentage of non-Pioneer LDs or a bigger percentage of non-Atari 2600s. The funny thing is Philips (before Pioneer bought the rights to be the adoptive mother of the system, and later Pioneer) licensed all LD players, whereas Colecovision Expansion 1, Coleco Gemini, Columbia House game player, and others were unauthorized knockoffs of the 2600. And they were legal because they used all off-the-shelf, (possibly) public domain parts.

Did anyone make a Selectavision machine other than RCA?

Also, besides the Sears Beta for movie players, and the Sears Telegames (2600) and Super Telegames (INTV), TandyVision (INTV), The GTE/Sylvania (INTV) game system, and the Montgomery Ward (Bally) game system, were there other "Store Brand" media players. I gave a lot of examples of interactive media. Are the any store brands of "linear media" players other than the Sears Beta, in any format? Any "Store Brand" Laser Disc, VHS, Selectavision.

I think Montgomery Ward was big on Laser Disc and might have had a store brand, as their promotional media were printed on Laser Disc.
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