OT: Does anyone else own a LaserDisc player?

[SuperDeadite]

Another LA owner here.  This forum probably has the largest amount of people who own LAs and actually use them as opposed to the ''glass case gamers''

[ifkz]

Do any LaserActive owners want to share the story about the purchase of their unit?  I would really like to hear these stories if anyone wants to share.

There is still a supply of laserdiscs in my area, but never players of any type.  My own thread is making me want to add to my collection this weekend

I would not mind owning a LaserActive, broken or working, but that's likely to remain a dream.

Also, does the LaserActive auto flip?

[PunkicCyborg]

gotta flip your disc in a LA. I love flipping laserdiscs though, that's like the best part of LDs. Half the time it's like in the middle of a scene and that LD logo comes flying in. I love it. It's also a good reason to get another beer.

[McKie1]

Ifkz - drop me a line as I have the matrix on ld u can have. Postage will be the only cost as i don't need the disc anymore. Also check out the laseractive thread for heaps more info on LA

[ifkz]

Way cool, PM sent!  (sorry, watching Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure tonight).

[SuperDeadite]

I think 2/3 of the owners here got their LAs through BlueBMW lol.

[esteban]

I think 2/3 of the owners here got their LAs through BlueBMW lol.

Ha! Truth.

The only folks I know who have owned LD players had them for karaoke! And they had them for 20+ years.

And...my sample size is n=2. Still, I suspect that many sad little LD players in North America during mid-/late-90's were used for karaoke.

[Necromancer]

Do any LaserActive owners want to share the story about the purchase of their unit?  I would really like to hear these stories if anyone wants to share.

Like I said, mine came from synbiosfan earlier this year; it came with the FEKA pac (which has since been recapped by chops), a pair of nice 6-button pads, and Pinocchio.  Around the same time, BMW hooked me up with a PCE pac and xele sent me some Virtual Cameraman boobehs, and I've since picked up a few other LA games from eBay.

[ifkz]

I went LaserDisc hunting in my local area and added four movies that I did not have in any format:  Fargo, Judge Dredd, Speed, and the awful 0% RT scored Jury Duty.  Yes, I spent money on a Pauly Shore movie    It was a lot more terrible that I remembered...
I found I really liked Judge Dredd, however.

[TheClash603]

I went LaserDisc hunting in my local area and added four movies that I did not have in any format:  Fargo, Judge Dredd, Speed, and the awful 0% RT scored Jury Duty.  Yes, I spent money on a Pauly Shore movie    It was a lot more terrible that I remembered...
I found I really liked Judge Dredd, however.

I saw Jury Duty in the theater...  my only question for you is, "What kind of envy?"

I have picked up a handful of Laseractive's over the years.  My units were all found on ebay, so nothing exciting as far as stories go.  I think I got a unit for $50 once because it was just listed as "Laserdisc player," and I saw in the picture it was a CLD A-100.  The laser was broken on this unit, so I guess the joke ended up being on me.

However, when it comes to games, I have a better story.  One time I posted on some forums I was looking for LA games and somehow someone emailed me out of the blue, it wasn't a forum response or anything of that sort.  The random guy said, "I evicted a guy a few years ago and there is a bunch of LA stuff in the shed he left behind, you interested?"  I think I ended up getting about 10 games at a decent price...  but the lot included Blue Chicago Blues and Road Prosecutor, so it was worth it.  Moral of the story, trust all of the spam emails you get, you really do have $10000000 waiting for you in Africa if you send $200 first.

[johnnymad]

Saw a laserdisc in a thrift store today. Rarely see them and have never seen a player. Was some awful Christmas movie.

Do laserdiscs have good quality picture? Seem to be all the rage today in some places.

[VenomMacbeth]

I'd like to have one, if only so I can watch Twice Upon A Time...or I could just shark eBay for a VHS copy...

[tsuran]

I love watching movies on LD, i think the quality is pretty good. Whenever I go looking it's not that easy to find any around here though. I did find Raiders and Home Alone two about 3 months ago though!

[xelement5x]

I've got 4 LD players and a lot of friggin' LD movies, most of which are questionably good. 

Three of the units are LaserActives and I have bought them all locally normally because the price was good.  My first I got from a guy that was willing to drive down near my house with Sega PAC, the second was a loose player only in minty shape for $30, and the most recent one (which will be for sale soon once I get the PAC recapped) was up in Denver but still close enough for a meetup. 

I've also got a Pioneer LD-717 player which is from the 80s I think and is so damn heavy.  It is a bit wonky but still seems to play discs okay if I mess with it a bit.  Thankfully it is old enough that it will still play LaserActive discs too so I can watch the boobeh discs without playing the hard games.

I love the flipping of discs with LDs too.  I've mainly got some 80s/90s movies with a bit of anime mixed in, plus the LaserActive games themselves.  I do have almost all the James Bond movies released on LD though! 

[slinkyturd]

I've thought about getting a laser disc player. There is a used movie chain here in northern California that sells laser discs for like a dollar each and they have TONS.