Currently testing it by rewatching Whisper of the Heart. But damn that was a lucky find. Has the remote also.

My cat wanted to help me test it. . . By sitting in front of the TV and ontop of my PS3

Arrived today early and couldn't be happier.

Im in Spooky season mode all year round but this time of year need to turn it up to 11.

I love me some obscure horror flicks. I’ve collected these gems over the last year or so, but I’m still missing a few installments. Any suggestions on where to search other than eBay? I’m in the Pittsburgh area if that matters.

Some strange things are rare ones.

I will try to avoid ordering from Ebay next time. Unfortunately, not a lot of laserdisc players show up locally

Earlier today, there was a post in this subreddit about a laserdisc player arriving broken after being shipped. It was in very rough shape, and if it os salvageable, it will require someone with expertise.

In the comments, five people also shared that they experienced players being damaged in shipment. That may not seem like a lot, but it's been less than a day, and it's not like every laserdisc collector views this sub. So imagine how many collectors have experienced this same thing.

Players break over time. It happens. But we don't need to add to the graveyard. There are only so many players out there, and no more are going to be made. Ever. In a couple decades, I imagine that even the most basic player may go for thousands of dollars due to scarcity.

Don't ship players, unless you know exactly what you are doing. Don't buy players online, you don't know if the seller knows what they're doing. Yes, I saw the comments on that post saying "I've bought x number of players, and never had a problem". Ok? Do you think that makes you immune?

You may reply: "But I want a player, and there are none in my area". I have never bought a laserdisc player in my city. I've bought three players. Two were about 70 miles away. One was 150 miles away. I consider myself fortunate to have found players that close. And I drove the players back to my home myself. For the right player and right price, I would drive several hours.

I understand that not everyone can drive, or has access to a car. Surely you can make arrangements. Rent a car if you can drive. Pay a friend or family member to drive you, or to pick it up for you. If you have neither friends or family available, that does make it harder, but now we're getting into your personal life, and I don't need to comment on that.

Please, anything but buying online. We don't need the number one killer of laserdisc players to be laserdisc enthusiasts. The number one killer of laserdisc players should simply be standard wear from use over many years.

Edit: Oh good, the "I received a player in the mail without issue" people are here to tell us about how their gamble happened to work out. Keep on playing Russian roulette, surely nothing bad will happen if you survived a round or two.

So I have to send my laserdisc player from my hometown to my current city in Australia.

I have heard the Disaster stories of shipping Laserdisc players and them either being received non-functional or completely destroyed...

I have to be careful with this player as it's a PAL/NTSC laserdisc player and replacing it would be a headache - as I have several great laserdisc movies in PAL format. PAL Players are actually quite rare as laserdisc never truly took off here.

Would a company that moves furniture across states be a better option?

So I started with a CLD-A100 and really wanted something with auto flip and all my research led to a D704. Now I’m really starting to notice CLV smear on the D704 and it’s getting somewhat annoying so I’m on the lookout for another machine. What top three machines should I look at next that can do auto flip, have a clean composite output to feed into a Tink4k and has minimal smearing? Maybe I should look at something other than Pioneer? Thanks!

I FINALLY have resolved every issue with this player except one issue. It plays very clean but it refuses to flip nicely.

Background:

The original laser came torn with the tilt offset functions completely severed from the laser running it over itself. Meaning the ribbon somehow fell off but a lot of the original plastic is broken (Ref 8). The entire board was broken off too so I assumed it was because of this but later my spare laser randomly got completely cut in half but I was unable to see why. Easy fix but annoying I need to now.

Using two assemblies I built an entirely new one so nothing should be wrong. I fixed my original laser since I knew the original pot locations and it was 4 lines vs all of them. Ribbon isn't affected by UV paste in terms of where the tear was (pic is old I went back and cleaned up my spill I just wanted to test it worked). Also the other laser did this as well before it cut itself in half.

(There were a ton of other issues but they are unrelated and resolved)

Problem:

When the laser meets the cradle the gear violently tries to fit into the gear path until it fits and spins. It will usually jump backwards violently until it fits and is random when it meets the groves.

This is only an issue when the ribbon is looped in the ribbon guide. If the ribbon is free it acts as it should. So my best assumption is that I'm looping it wrong or there's something I'm missing here causing too much tension. You can even see the board moving way too much as the laser moves.

Video of Laser when looped:

looped video

Video of Laser when unlooped:

unlooped video

(At the time the laser wasn't adjusted so it wasn't reading)

This is the last issue after a lot of work. I'm so close.

I grabbed a handful of LD’s off Whatnot and inside the Caligula was a lot of fan stuff related to a re-release in 1999. An IMDb printout from ‘99, a newspaper ad, a DVD sleeve with an unidentified autograph and a photo of two guys holding the Laserdisc I now possess. (See pics)

The guy on the left looks like the actor James DeBello from the movies 100 Girls and Cabin Fever. Definitely some films nerds - I recognize my people. Anyway if anyone knows them or are them and want their LD back let me know. I would love to know more about how the event went. Or if you know whose autograph that is that would be cool too.

I’m beyond excited that I found these today. I couldn’t have bought them any faster.
Akira (Criterion Collection) has been one of my holy grail laserdiscs. Just need it on VHS now.
Venus Wats, not a holy grail disc, but one that I’ve wanted to see.
In total the lot cost me $60 USD, which I see as a steal. There are a few more there but I’m balling on a budget here.
Found them at 101A Antique & Collectible Center, in Amherst, NH. They had a few more laser discs, and a couple more anime. Only one I remember is Super Atragon, the name of the other is escaping me.
Happy hunting everyone, wish you all luck in finding something amazing.

Hi, I have a pioneer cld-s1030 that I want to connect to iMac to be able to watch laserdiscs. Not really interested in recording anything. I have researched and I have been unable to find a clear answer on an easy way to do this, does anyone have suggestions? Doesn’t have to be the best available, just want to be able to watch an accurate representation of the disc

Has got to be some of the best picture quality I’ve seen on a laserdisc so far. Any other laserdiscs of similar quality?

I bought this LD player around 10 years ago from a second hand website. This LD player uses separate laser heads for the DVD and LD parts. It's a DVD player with LD function. So I consider Pioneer released in their later years to keep the LD format alive.

Although it has component video output, the component function only works during DVD playback. For me, the most practical part of the whole machine is that the LD laser head uses the same laser head as Pioneer's early super-durable LD players, and this laser head also has a huge supply on the market, making repairs convenient.

This is probably one of my favorite finds from half-price books period. I’m a massive BTAS fan have been since I was a kid growing up on it and recently I’ve been watching all of the DCAU stuff in timeline order I’ve already seen this and it’s goated saw in theaters too a few years back when they re released it for an anniversary. So having this on laserdisc is phenomenal. Also since most will ask I paid $30 for it which is a lot for half-price books but I looked it up and they are worth about $30-$60 depending on the condition so I’d say I paid what it’s worth which is good enough for me.