From: thad@thadlabs.com (Thad Floryan)
Newsgroups: alt.video.laserdisc
Subject: Re: difference between HLD-X9 and X0 ??
Date: 21 Jul 1998 11:43:26 GMT
Organization: ThadLABS; serving the computer industry for over a quarter-century
Message-ID: <6p1usu$ed5$9@nntp2.ba.best.com>

Nazuke-oya <nazuke-oya@iname.com> wrote:
| I'm planning to purchase a High End LD Player.
| Can anyone point out the differece between
| these two Hi-Vision LD Players.
| 
| There has to any major difference since the
| X0 runs at Yen 800.000 and the X9 is "only"
| Yen 350.000.
| 
| Any help is highly appreciated..
| 
| Thanks, Toby (Germany)

Both players have the same number and type of outputs on the back panel, but
one of the composite outputs on the HLD-X0 has a BNC instead of an RCA jack.

The HLD-X0 is single-side play, the HLD-X9 has an auto-flip mechanism.

Both the HLD-X0 and the HLD-X9 use a higher frequency, narrower-beam, visible
laser diode instead of the IR (Infra Red) diode in most (all?) other players.

The HLD-X0 mass is 36 kg (79 lbs) and the HLD-X9 is 17 kg (38 lbs), and the
HLD-X0 is a bit higher than the HLD-X9 (which is about an inch higher than
the CLD-99).

One major mechanical difference is the HLD-X0 uses a linear motor for its
laser pickup whereas the HLD-X9 use a conventional one.

Note that both the HLD-X0 and the HLD-X9 play ONLY 12" (30cm) and 8" (20cm)
MUSE HiVision and "standard" NTSC laserdiscs.  You'll need something else to
play CDs; conversely, the hub clamp mechanism of the HLD series is optimized
for LD-only and is not the compromise LD/CD clamp in most other players.

And, finally, from Ivar (who has the service manuals):

        The HLD-X9 is a two years younger design, so it has a better Y/C
        separation filter.  In other words it ( X9 ) as a slight advantage
        when playing NTSC discs. MUSE discs is probably best using the HLD-X0.

Thad