So does anyone think the average engadget reader actually remembers laserdiscs? I think I sold mine about 12 years ago. Had all three Star Wars movies too.
Well, I'm far from average, but I've got 70+ LD's and the last player Sony manufactured. I've got every one wrapped in a nice, clear vinyl sleeve to protect my "investment." Hard to believe I paid $40+ for these things back in the day. More for my Criterion titles. Honestly, I haven't cracked one open in over a year. I'd probably craigslist the whole lot if it wasn't for the Star Wars trilogy. I still can't believe that Lucas hasn't released a DVD set with the original cut for enthusiasts. I refuse to buy it on DVD until then.
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Back on topic, the only time I think I've seen a laserdisc is during school a few years ago, where they had some nice cheesy educational videos on LD. Schools always seem to keep the most obsolete things... like IE6.
I still have my LD player - in fact, I bought it new just a year or two ago. Guess I'd better hold onto it now and hope it doesn't go belly up! (I got a deal on a "new old stock" LD-2000 or whatever the model # is - it's one of their later "educational" models. Paid $50 for it.)
I have some LD's that have never been released on DVD, so for that small investment, it's worth keeping around. I had an old CLD-S303 before that, but it quit working completely one day - would no longer eject. These things were notoriously unreliable.
Someone's probably going to jump on me like a rabid dog and tell me I'm wrong... i could be, but i'll say it anyway...
about a year and a half ago you could buy a limited edition set of DVD's with what i understood was the original star wars cut on standard DVD. i've got it sitting next to me in a nice little best-buy collectible tin... all three original movies, one disc with the original theatrical cut, and the second disc with the special edition. As far as I know, save for the LD edition, that's as close as anyone can get to THE original theatrical release, save for the long lost five seconds from the scene where luke was captured by the wampa in empire. They never even made it out of the theater... poor little guys.
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So does anyone think the average engadget reader actually remembers laserdiscs? I think I sold mine about 12 years ago. Had all three Star Wars movies too.
Wow, Im old school. :) I still have to pioneer LD players and about 60 LD's. I still watch them from time to time.
Well, I'm far from average, but I've got 70+ LD's and the last player Sony manufactured. I've got every one wrapped in a nice, clear vinyl sleeve to protect my "investment." Hard to believe I paid $40+ for these things back in the day. More for my Criterion titles. Honestly, I haven't cracked one open in over a year. I'd probably craigslist the whole lot if it wasn't for the Star Wars trilogy. I still can't believe that Lucas hasn't released a DVD set with the original cut for enthusiasts. I refuse to buy it on DVD until then.
Yeah Well, I've got 71+ LD's so top that
Nice avatar... I wish I had a wireless card that supported injection in kisMAC.
Back on topic, the only time I think I've seen a laserdisc is during school a few years ago, where they had some nice cheesy educational videos on LD. Schools always seem to keep the most obsolete things... like IE6.
I still have my LD player - in fact, I bought it new just a year or two ago. Guess I'd better hold onto it now and hope it doesn't go belly up! (I got a deal on a "new old stock" LD-2000 or whatever the model # is - it's one of their later "educational" models. Paid $50 for it.)
I have some LD's that have never been released on DVD, so for that small investment, it's worth keeping around. I had an old CLD-S303 before that, but it quit working completely one day - would no longer eject. These things were notoriously unreliable.
Someone's probably going to jump on me like a rabid dog and tell me I'm wrong... i could be, but i'll say it anyway...
about a year and a half ago you could buy a limited edition set of DVD's with what i understood was the original star wars cut on standard DVD. i've got it sitting next to me in a nice little best-buy collectible tin... all three original movies, one disc with the original theatrical cut, and the second disc with the special edition. As far as I know, save for the LD edition, that's as close as anyone can get to THE original theatrical release, save for the long lost five seconds from the scene where luke was captured by the wampa in empire. They never even made it out of the theater... poor little guys.
I still has mine and love it :) BTW I have a Laseractive, Pioneer CLD-A100 with Sega pac installed :D