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Wow! I loaded up The Abyss Special Edition #laserdisc going through a RetroTink4K Pro (setup to my liking), and this is one of the best looking #laserdiscs I’ve seen.
The video quality through the RetroTink is superb. 3:2 pulldown, video adjustments, deinterlacing, 3D comb filter out to 4K60 via HDMI with optical audio into my Anthem receiver which is actually doing the Dolby Surround matrix decoding!
The mono surround actually sounds very good on this release.
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Wow! I loaded up The Abyss Special Edition #laserdisc going through a RetroTink4K Pro (setup to my liking), and this is one of the best looking #laserdiscs I’ve seen.
The video quality through the RetroTink is superb. 3:2 pulldown, video adjustments, deinterlacing, 3D comb filter out to 4K60 via HDMI with optical audio into my Anthem receiver which is actually doing the Dolby Surround matrix decoding!
The mono surround actually sounds very good on this release.
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Friday night #Laserdisc is of course Star Wars: A New Hope.
This was released as The Definitive Collection laserdisc box set in 1993 so it’s very pre-special edition.
All CAV #Laserdiscs which have very extensive supplemental sections.
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Friday night #Laserdisc is of course Star Wars: A New Hope.
This was released as The Definitive Collection laserdisc box set in 1993 so it’s very pre-special edition.
All CAV #Laserdiscs which have very extensive supplemental sections.
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There are too many discs to cover here, but I’m very thrilled about this pickup today.
Whoever owned this collection before me took very good care of it.
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There are too many discs to cover here, but I’m very thrilled about this pickup today.
Whoever owned this collection before me took very good care of it.
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The Independence Day (ID4) laserdisc has the original promotional hologram still tucked insider in perfect condition.
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The Independence Day (ID4) laserdisc has the original promotional hologram still tucked insider in perfect condition.
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I remember lusting after this edition of The Abyss when I was a teenager. Now, for some reason, I find myself with 2 copies, both in perfect condition.
The inserts are so crisp, it looks like these were barely touched.
The supplemental content on this is legendary, a passion project of Van Ling, who was head of production at Lightstorm. (CC: @jacksonhayes)
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I remember lusting after this edition of The Abyss when I was a teenager. Now, for some reason, I find myself with 2 copies, both in perfect condition.
The inserts are so crisp, it looks like these were barely touched.
The supplemental content on this is legendary, a passion project of Van Ling, who was head of production at Lightstorm. (CC: @jacksonhayes)
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I always wanted this edition of the Star Wars trilogy. It’s the original, pre-special edition versions on 9 CAV laserdiscs.
All in mint condition, including the supplemental book.
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I always wanted this edition of the Star Wars trilogy. It’s the original, pre-special edition versions on 9 CAV laserdiscs.
All in mint condition, including the supplemental book.
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You never know what you’ll find at the #MIT swap fest!
Like 2 full bins of extremely good #Laserdiscs and several #Laserdisc players for $400.
#retrocomputing #films #HomeCinema #CambridgeMA #Boston #mitswap #MITFlea
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You never know what you’ll find at the #MIT swap fest!
Like 2 full bins of extremely good #Laserdiscs and several #Laserdisc players for $400.
#retrocomputing #films #HomeCinema #CambridgeMA #Boston #mitswap #MITFlea
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🔬🧐 Breaking news: #Microscopes, the ancient relics of #science, have now evolved to discover the hidden wonders of... LaserDiscs? 😂 Next up: telescopes spotting VHS tapes in the Andromeda Galaxy! 📼✨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZuR-772cks #humor #technology #LaserDiscs #AndromedaGalaxy #HackerNews #ngated -
🔬🧐 Breaking news: #Microscopes, the ancient relics of #science, have now evolved to discover the hidden wonders of... LaserDiscs? 😂 Next up: telescopes spotting VHS tapes in the Andromeda Galaxy! 📼✨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZuR-772cks #humor #technology #LaserDiscs #AndromedaGalaxy #HackerNews #ngated -
Moving soon, packaging these #laserdiscs they are heavy, I'll tell you what.
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Moving soon, packaging these #laserdiscs they are heavy, I'll tell you what.
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My #Introduction.
I talk about life in #CambridgeMA and #Boston, #engineering, #science, #radios (#SDR, #HAM, #LoRa, #MeshCore), #pinball, #film, retro computers/video games, and more.
I collect #art, #LaserDiscs, study #horology, visit museums (The Met, MFA, Harvard Art #Museum) and support my local #library.
I read #poetry and books on #architecture, #design, and #urbanism.
I walk or take public #transit everywhere.
I practice #permacomputing and self-hosting, running #BSD where I can.
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My #Introduction.
I talk about life in #CambridgeMA and #Boston, #engineering, #science, #radios (#SDR, #HAM, #LoRa, #MeshCore), #pinball, #film, retro computers/video games, and more.
I collect #art, #LaserDiscs, study #horology, visit museums (The Met, MFA, Harvard Art #Museum) and support my local #library.
I read #poetry and books on #architecture, #design, and #urbanism.
I walk or take public #transit everywhere.
I practice #permacomputing and self-hosting, running #BSD where I can.
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One of my "holy grail" #Laserdiscs just arrived!
CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!
The western version of the film had some boring title like #EvilDead 3 #ArmyOfDarkness, but only Japan released it with the true, superior title.
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One of my "holy grail" #Laserdiscs just arrived!
CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!
The western version of the film had some boring title like #EvilDead 3 #ArmyOfDarkness, but only Japan released it with the true, superior title.
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The system used an array of #Laserdiscs to store raw film footage. The players were linked to a control box that was controlled by a SUN Microsystems computer that allowed you to recall footage, make an edit decision list, it kept track of film frame numbers, and had many advanced features that allowed a classical film editor to use the system.
It interfaced with a jog shuttle knob to control the video.
Some footage of the #EditDroid at the NAB conference:
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The system used an array of #Laserdiscs to store raw film footage. The players were linked to a control box that was controlled by a SUN Microsystems computer that allowed you to recall footage, make an edit decision list, it kept track of film frame numbers, and had many advanced features that allowed a classical film editor to use the system.
It interfaced with a jog shuttle knob to control the video.
Some footage of the #EditDroid at the NAB conference:
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NEC LD-ROM² Emulation Just Got A Major Breakthrough https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/following-last-months-mega-ld-news-nec-ld-roms-emulation-just-got-a-major-breakthrough-too #News #Laserdiscs #Emulation via @timeextension64
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🎥📀 Ah, the riveting tale of why Southeast Asians chose #VCDs and #Laserdiscs over VHS—spoiler alert: it's because of *mold*! 🌿 Who knew discussing outdated media formats could be so thrilling? Enjoy sifting through linguistic trivia while you dust off your time machine to 1995! ⏳😂
https://rubenerd.com/vcds-and-laserdiscs-in-southeast-asia/ #Mold #OutdatedMedia #LinguisticTrivia #HackerNews #ngated -
🎥📀 Ah, the riveting tale of why Southeast Asians chose #VCDs and #Laserdiscs over VHS—spoiler alert: it's because of *mold*! 🌿 Who knew discussing outdated media formats could be so thrilling? Enjoy sifting through linguistic trivia while you dust off your time machine to 1995! ⏳😂
https://rubenerd.com/vcds-and-laserdiscs-in-southeast-asia/ #Mold #OutdatedMedia #LinguisticTrivia #HackerNews #ngated -
VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia
https://rubenerd.com/vcds-and-laserdiscs-in-southeast-asia/
#HackerNews #VHS #VCDs #Laserdiscs #SoutheastAsia #RetroMedia
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VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia
https://rubenerd.com/vcds-and-laserdiscs-in-southeast-asia/
#HackerNews #VHS #VCDs #Laserdiscs #SoutheastAsia #RetroMedia
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Tonight I finally watched one of the #laserdiscs that I got while I was in Japan last month.
"Who Am I?" - one of my favourite #JackieChan films. So much fun and great to finally see the full length Hong Kong cut which has different editing and is around 10 mins longer. Great 5.1 AC3 track too!
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Tonight I finally watched one of the #laserdiscs that I got while I was in Japan last month.
"Who Am I?" - one of my favourite #JackieChan films. So much fun and great to finally see the full length Hong Kong cut which has different editing and is around 10 mins longer. Great 5.1 AC3 track too!
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Years ago, I gave away a van full of #Laserdiscs because, I too, inherited a large #LD collection. So I kept all the #disney, #anime, & my favorite LD films. So after all these years, I needed to upgrade storage for my small but always slowly growing ld collection. Now I can keep all of my film ld, #laseractive games, #snk #Capcom #videogame strategy lds, & the big collector boxes in one place. Repurpose #vinyl #records storage for LDs.
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Years ago, I gave away a van full of #Laserdiscs because, I too, inherited a large #LD collection. So I kept all the #disney, #anime, & my favorite LD films. So after all these years, I needed to upgrade storage for my small but always slowly growing ld collection. Now I can keep all of my film ld, #laseractive games, #snk #Capcom #videogame strategy lds, & the big collector boxes in one place. Repurpose #vinyl #records storage for LDs.
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@kn4ntu It's one of the first #laserdiscs I bought.
#BBC #DouglasAdams #TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy #THGTTG -
@kn4ntu It's one of the first #laserdiscs I bought.
#BBC #DouglasAdams #TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy #THGTTG -
I scored one of my favorites on #Laserdisc today. I don't normally pick up laserdiscs that I have on other formats unless it's something pretty neat. Going to give it a spin in the LD player then add it to the wall. #movies #physicalmedia #laserdiscs #clerks #kevinsmith
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WAHOO!!!
More friends join my plushie collection.It's the LaserKaraoke parrot and his band ensemble!! From Japan!!!
Really hard to find info on the blue and purple parrots, but they are backup support it seems otherwise!
They appear to be fully licensed products down to a very small PIONEER stamp/insignia found within the attached loop tag near the feet.
Yahooooooo!! 💿
Pioneer, Jun 1984. Introduces commercial-use Laser Karaoke systems centered on the LD-V11 LD player for karaoke. Simultaneously adopts a parrot character as the logo for Laser Karaoke.
#laserdisc #laserdiscs #laserKaraoke #plush #plushie #plushies #plushy #plushToy #plushToys #collectible #1980 #pioneer #collectibles #japan
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WAHOO!!!
More friends join my plushie collection.It's the LaserKaraoke parrot and his band ensemble!! From Japan!!!
Really hard to find info on the blue and purple parrots, but they are backup support it seems otherwise!
They appear to be fully licensed products down to a very small PIONEER stamp/insignia found within the attached loop tag near the feet.
Yahooooooo!! 💿
Pioneer, Jun 1984. Introduces commercial-use Laser Karaoke systems centered on the LD-V11 LD player for karaoke. Simultaneously adopts a parrot character as the logo for Laser Karaoke.
#laserdisc #laserdiscs #laserKaraoke #plush #plushie #plushies #plushy #plushToy #plushToys #collectible #1980 #pioneer #collectibles #japan
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More cool #snk #neogeo #gaming #laserdiscs. I really have a soft spot for these play through videos. Kind of a proto-twitch but on #ld. #worldheroes #worldheroes2 #fightershistorydynamite #karnovsrevenge #mvs #aes
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More cool #snk #neogeo #gaming #laserdiscs. I really have a soft spot for these play through videos. Kind of a proto-twitch but on #ld. #worldheroes #worldheroes2 #fightershistorydynamite #karnovsrevenge #mvs #aes
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A friend is heading to #London for a few days and is asking for any recommendations for places to find #Laserdiscs.
The only place I've ever found them on my visits is Sister Ray's. Any other suggestions?
In my experience London is pretty poor for #Retro tech shopping.
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A friend is heading to #London for a few days and is asking for any recommendations for places to find #Laserdiscs.
The only place I've ever found them on my visits is Sister Ray's. Any other suggestions?
In my experience London is pretty poor for #Retro tech shopping.
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It’s Christopher Reeves birthday. It’s a good day to binge #SuperMan #laserdiscs
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It’s Christopher Reeves birthday. It’s a good day to binge #SuperMan #laserdiscs
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Some interesting #F1 mini #LaserDiscs Single Video Discs
https://youtube.com/shorts/XxgiaTJfHSM?feature=share -
Some interesting #F1 mini #LaserDiscs Single Video Discs
https://youtube.com/shorts/XxgiaTJfHSM?feature=share -
For those of you who have never seen a #laserdisc player change sides!
It's a crazy design! The whole laser pickup flips to the opposite side of the machine while the disc stops, changes direction and speeds up again.
I assume all the stabilisation hardware built into the pickup made it too expensive to add one for each side. Either way you'd still have to wait for the disc to stop, change direction, and speed up again.
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For those of you who have never seen a #laserdisc player change sides!
It's a crazy design! The whole laser pickup flips to the opposite side of the machine while the disc stops, changes direction and speeds up again.
I assume all the stabilisation hardware built into the pickup made it too expensive to add one for each side. Either way you'd still have to wait for the disc to stop, change direction, and speed up again.
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@stux This reminds me of a podcast I just listened to.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jW7hrHOsnbxIegncfErYk?si=hO9L4Jy8T1aHRGTs-0dOcg
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@stux This reminds me of a podcast I just listened to.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jW7hrHOsnbxIegncfErYk?si=hO9L4Jy8T1aHRGTs-0dOcg
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Decided to test our Pioneer DVL-700 Laserdisc player ... and it still works like a charm! The brake assembly scared me a little in the first disc (didn't slow it down fast enough to STOP and eject) but it was just dust. Trying a second, then a third disc cleared it right up.
If you're curious, I played bits and pieces of Apollo 13, Judge Dredd, and First Blood :)
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I wanted a couple unique display pieces in my apartment, and I happened to find somebody on eBay who was selling Laserdiscs for $3.33 a pop AND had two #movies that I absolutely love. They turned out to be in such good condition, one obviously having it's original wrapping still, makes me wish I could actually try and play em #laserdiscs #physicalmedia #cinemastodon #90s
