What to do with outdated laser disc player?

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A couple of years ago when laser discs were still very much the rage, I bought one.

The player brought many hours of pleasurable of viewing. In those days, the VHS tapes rule the roost, so to speak but laser discs were strictly for the "big boys".

Very quickly, the VCD phenomenon took place and the laser disc player struggled to survive. Then the scarcity of laser discs set in.

Now we have the DVD which really supersedes the VHS, laser discs, and VCD by what seems to be light years.

My laser disc player is gathering dust. I am at a loss as to what can I do with it. Laser discs have practically disappeared from the market and nobody is really interested in laser discs anymore.

There goes what used to be a fine investment. Wonder if I can trade it in for a knife? :D :D
 
If you still have the original box, carefully pack it up then put the whole thing into another box and store it in a cool dry place.

40 years from now your heirs can sell it on ebay!:D
 
That sure brings me back. I still have my Pioneer LD-660 I bought while stationed overseas in 1982 (don't even ask about the dust on my BetaMax). They were great at the time. Can't get movies for it anymore but it still works. I guess I also should box them up for a few decades and see if they become worth something.

For those of you that don't remember these Laser Disk Players they played what looked like 12" DVD's. The movie would be on both sides of the disk and often took more than one disk. Here is a pic from the web of my Pioneer LD-660

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BTW... How many of us remember pumping quarters into the DRAGON’S LAIR game? One of the first Laser Disk based Vid Games to show up. in bars and arcades. Great Graphics for it's time. Full Motion Animation... Great Sound... Just long pauses while the "Option" you picked was searched for on the disk.

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This thing takes the discs in cassettes or the disks loose that look like giant CDs??? I might know someone interested in it if you don't want very much for it.
 
Star Wars LaserDiscs rock. It'll be ages before George releases them either on DVD or Blu-Ray (sp?) so there are some films that still shine.

Such as LA Confidential, Se7en and True Lies I believe.

There is still a market in Japan for Laserdiscs isn't there?

Or I may be harking back to the good old days when the grass was greener.

I've only got DVDs now.

Al
 
Someone would be really happy to get it at Goodwill or the Salvation Army. Might get a tax credit if you itemize?
 
Hey Guys..

If I were you,, I'd hang onto it for another ten years or so,, then move it on Ebay or the like...

These types of things can bring some big cash at some point, especially if its in good condition and works...

There are for sure LD-Heads that will be interested in it....


ttyle

Eric...
 
I'm a host at a Karaoke bar, I handle hundreds of LaserDiscs everyday. They're the best Karaoke discs, because you actually get a video with the lyrics, instead of just words at the bottom of the screen, like you get with CDGs (cd+graphics). If it's in decent condition, see if any local karaoke joints need a new one.
 
I sweat blood to get my LD player back in '92. had a coupla boxed sets including Star Wars, T2, Schindler's list and the Godfather trilogy and countless of other movies.. They are rather low-res compared to DVDs and yeah... maybe 40 years later, it might be worth in gold like those LP turntables.. :D

Sam
 
Like most Asian families I know in NYC, our laserdisc never rests, not as long as it plays my wife's collection of Karoke disc's. She made it worse by transitioning to the DVD versions...
 
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