LaserDisc information and resources

• FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sites
  • alt.video.laserdisc FAQ
  • Bob Niland's LD technical papers
  • Blaine Young's pressing plant info
  
  
• MUSE - MUSE/HiVision info
  • [ 4-AUG-1998] Ivar's article
  • [ 5-AUG-1998] Alen Koebel's article
  • [29-JAN-1999] HiVision LaserDiscs list and prices
  
  
• Players - Pioneer LD player info
  • HLD-X9 - HLD-X9 MUSE/HiVision/LD player
    • Specifications from User's Manual
    • Pioneer (Japan) web page
    • Pioneer's picture of HLD-X9 [56KB]
    • Drawing of front panel from manual [130KB]
    • Drawing of rear panel from manual [37KB]
    • Drawing of remote from manual [39KB]
    • Picture of Pioneer HLD-X9 box [12KB]
  • LD-S9 - LD-S9 LD player
    • Pioneer (Japan) web page
    • Pioneer's picture of LD-S9 [22KB]
  • Elite - CLD-99, CLD-79, CLD-59
    • Features
    • Specifications
  • Standard - CLD-D704, CLD-D605, CDL-D505, CLD-D406, CLD-S104
    • Features
    • Specifications
  
  
• Power - Converter for operating Japanese equipment in the USA
  • Specifications of JC-500J
  • Picture of JC-500J [27KB]
  • One source of the JC-500J (San Mateo Electronics)
  • Link to San Mateo Electronics' transformer page
  
  
• Misc - Miscellaneous articles and info
  • [12-JUN-1998] Ivar on HLD-X0 and HLD-X9 reference players
  • [17-JUL-1998] Thad on HLD-X9/LD-S9 general info & pricing
  • [21-JUL-1998] Thad on HLD-X0/-X9 features
  • [24-JUL-1998] Ivar on HLD-X0/-X9 vs CLD-99 defects
  • HLD-X0/-X9 feature summary Q&A from Ivar
  • AC-3 demodulators, features, models
  
  
• Ordering - Ordering hardware and software
  • Chinese Club Discount Centre for HLD-X9 and LD-S9 (Hong Kong)
  • Disc 5 (Tokyo) for HiVision and LaserVision LDs
  • Maxfire Electronics (Hong Kong)
  
  
• Rotters - List(s) of known rotters
  • Robert Cook's list, archived 12-Apr-1997 [12KB]
  
  
• Arcana - LaserDisc Lore
  • alt.video.laserdisc announcement of 1978 news clip re: LD players [TXT 1KB]
  • Video of the 1978 CBS News segment [FLV 8MB]
  • Video "How Laserdiscs Work", Don Herbert (Mr. Wizard) [FLV 24.8MB]
  
  
• Humor - Funny Stuff
  • VIEW Cartoon: TV god's vengeance on LD, 14-SEP-1997 [GIF, 1130x482, 377KB]
  • VIEW Cartoon: TV god's vengeance on LD, 14-SEP-1997 [JPG, 1130x482, 921KB]
  • VIEW Cartoon: TV god's vengeance on LD, 14-SEP-1997 [PDF, 1130x482, 396KB]
  • Cartoon: TV god's vengeance on LD; description & legal stuff
  
  

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