RABid Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Im afraid my old trusty Panasonic LX-900 Video Laser Disk player is starting to fail. Does anyone still make VLD players? I hate to give up my collection of disks. Some of them such as Pink Floyd Delicate Sound of Thunder cannot be replaced by DvDs. It would be great to find something that can play VLDs and DvDs. Something that I can afford. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Clematide Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Second hand or new. Haven't seen a VLD/DVD combo. http://electronics.listings.ebay.ca/Gadgets-Other-Electronics_Laserdisc-Players_W0QQfromZR4QQloglZ1QQlotrZ1QQsacategoryZ3317QQsasaleclassZ1QQsocmdZListingItemListQQsocolumnla youtZ3 new: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/service/support/article/0,,2076_4253_47081,00.ht ml -Peace, Love, and Potahhhhto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Pioneer still makes this one (DVD/LD/CD): http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pio/pe/vgn/images/portal/cit_3442/36104Dvl-919.jpg http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_15020673_36104,00.html Pascal Sijen Co-Founer www.abluesky.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted January 4, 2005 Author Share Posted January 4, 2005 Thanks for the links. I am hoping for new just so I can get another 10 years of service out of the unit. The Pioneer DVL-919 combo player is just what I was hoping for, but the price of around $700 street ($1250 retail) is a bit out of reach. At least I now know that you can still buy a new unit. I did place a bid on a Panasonic LX-900 on ebay. Maybe I should start looking at a good way to convert my LD's with some type of DvD writer. But then, CDR and DvDR media do not have a good shelf life. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowly Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Haven't worked on those in a long time. IIRC, all the ones so far mentioned are Pioneers. Panasonic and RCA just stuck their names on 'em. Kcbass "Let It Be!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted January 4, 2005 Author Share Posted January 4, 2005 You know, I forgot about that. Pioneer and one other company made most of the VLD players. Maybe it was Sony. Anyway, I like the way most Panasonic products work. Their controls seem logical to me. I love the cheap Panasonic DvD/VCR combo enough to talk my sister into getting one, and getting one for my dad's birthday. At the opposite end, my Pioneer receiver drives me crazy and my Sony VCR makes things more difficult than should be. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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