LF: Laserdisc player

[Pete Jones]

Ok. I know this is a shot in the dark but...

I bought a LaserDisc on Ebay but have nothing to play it on. My geeky friends who had such a beast have, like the rest of us, moved on to DVD.
(I know the people who made this recording and it's not likely to ever wind up on DVD anytime soon so If I want it, I'm sort of stuck with this format)

If you have a working player you want to get rid of real cheap, give me a shout. Othereise, it's the local Cash converters. I saw a bunch there a while ago they were rather desparate to get rid of.

--Pete

[Pete Jones]

bump

[hackex]

what you mean by laserdisk? all cd/dvd players use a laser and disk............r you lookin for a cd player deck? this thing which you get if you buy a home sound system.........comes with amp/equalizer/tape deck/etc?

[SLOGAN]

what you mean by laserdisk? all cd/dvd players use a laser and disk............r you lookin for a cd player deck? this thing which you get if you buy a home sound system.........comes with amp/equalizer/tape deck/etc?

I can't tell if you are joking around or are serious ???

[silverek]

i have one.. it's made by sharp
i can't remember the model#.. but it's a mid to high end model
asking $70

[stogguul]

I do have a Laserdisc player. Its in mint condition... But it won't suit your needs as ur looking a *cheap* system. I think eBay is probably a good option. Good Luck in your search ! :)

[silverek]

i'm located in GTA near Kennedy/Finch

[jace]

I have a high end Sony LD player.... won';t let it go cheap tho...i'll keep it...but i can let it go for 175 if you want.

[chenj16]

I can't tell if you are joking around or are serious ???

probably jokin' ;)

[hackex]

i was serious.........didn't know what a laser disk was until now..........thnx to google.

[SLOGAN]

lol, they laster about as long as william hung.

IMO laser discs and the players are something that you'll see on the antiques roadshow in 100 years, as they were only produced for a few years and were the one of the first introductions to disc'd movies

[Pete Jones]

i was serious.........didn't know what a laser disk was until now..........thnx to google.

Oy! Kids! :D
(I'm glad I wasn't looking for any Edison diamond discs. I'd have people wondering if I wanted jewellery. :) )

Back in their days, those things were cool and looked so futureistic. Unless you had the bucks to spend on an ED Beta deck, that was the closest you would get to full 525 line resolution.

Anyway, I got several responses from people who had something buried away somewhere, who had no idea what make or model it was, and basically wanted to know what I wanted to pay. The biggest problem is that these things originally cost $1000 but now have no real value. I don't want to go insult someone and offer $20 bucks but what can you do?

Then again, I might wind up being willing to up to $50 for a decent player if I can't find anything in the next little while.

Thanks,
--Pete

[achc]

what you mean by laserdisk? all cd/dvd players use a laser and disk............r you lookin for a cd player deck? this thing which you get if you buy a home sound system.........comes with amp/equalizer/tape deck/etc?

LASER DISC...i think this guy really means LASER DISK known as LD. YES THEY EXIST and its NOT CD OR DVD...its those HUGE ASS DISC ... size of a LP but looks like a CD! I had one that work sometimes but got rid of it for 10 bucks...gl to you..its hard..and usually the ones out there don't function well anymore

[thephenom]

LASER DISC...i think this guy really means LASER DISK known as LD. YES THEY EXIST and its NOT CD OR DVD...its those HUGE ASS DISC ... size of a LP but looks like a CD! I had one that work sometimes but got rid of it for 10 bucks...gl to you..its hard..and usually the ones out there don't function well anymore
On top of huge, LDs when they came out cost like $100-200 EACH. My dad still has his small collection, but haven't touched it in ages.

[Pete Jones]

Just as a closing note, last weekend, I picked up a Kenwood LVD-K7100 in excellent shape at the Cash Converters in Mississauga for $20. (and that was actually the sticker price on the unit -- I didn't even bother haggling)

It does the job for me.

Thanks for all the responses,
--Pete