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Laserdisc: I've made a huge mistake.
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metsallica
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Hey Foxix, based on this thread I now think you're cool so you've at least got that going for you.
No... What have you done. Urge to collect LD rising...
My wife is already sick of all the shit I buy!
Bobby Roberts
Banned
We have over 1000 laserdiscs at our house and maybe 5 of them (so far) are rotted. Of those 5, only one is unwatchable.
A lot of the discs are north of 20 years old.
There's a thread here for the 6 or 7 of us here who still have these things, I'll see if I can dig it up when I get to the office.
300 discs for 200 bucks and a player aint bad. Granted, you would like the player to not be a cracked mess. But that's still a pretty good deal.
And you can sell discs on ebay for anywhere between 2-20 on ebay pretty easy. Sometimes it takes awhile (especially if you have common ass discs) but they'll move, eventually.
SwiftDeath
Member
WHY DID YOU BUY SO MANY LASERDISCS?
Just go back the next day after trying out one of 2 movies you bought.
There is no excuse that covers the buying of that many laserdiscs in one purchase not already being a collector, it simply doesn't exist.
Noisepurge
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Just do what i did, make a hard shopping list for yourself. Do NOT do any random purchases
Scour ebay and LDDB once in a while and pick stuff up only if you get them cheap.i have an "art project" with select titles like Aliens, T2, Die Hard, Robocop, Army of Darkness and Hard Boiled:
Nice. I should do this, I should do this with my laserdisc copy of Stuart Saves His Family.
Not my actual copy, but I do own it on LD.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Nah, it happens.
Like was said upthread, its just south of dvd in pic quality, sound quality beats it in a lot of cases... For some, its an okay buy in if you're interested in dead/retro media.
Spend 200 bucks, get 300 movies. You basically just bought an old school mom n pop rental store.
Like was said upthread, its just south of dvd in pic quality, sound quality beats it in a lot of cases... For some, its an okay buy in if you're interested in dead/retro media.
Spend 200 bucks, get 300 movies. You basically just bought an old school mom n pop rental store.
Sectorseven
Member
Was Laserdisc considered a success at the time? It seems like a lot of titles got released, but I knew only one person with a player, and even they only got it as a promo with their new TV. Or was it like UMD movies where they just slapped everything on there thinking people would buy it?
#sorrynotsorry
Member
Guaranteed that guy would have sold you all that for $150 or even less. $100 even. What are you thinking not negotiating? You waste money on vintage garbage and don't know how to haggle?
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Again, 300 discs for $200 bucks and a player is actually a pretty good deal. Even if the player is broken. That's less than a buck a disc.
Even for a format as dead as Laserdisc, getting them for less than a buck isn't normal. Goodwill's still sell em for around $5. Most thrift stores do around $3-5. I've noticed vinyl shops around here are adding Laserdiscs to their retro rotations, and they're actually using ebay/craigslist as price guides, which means movies are going for closer to $5-10 normally.
Anyway, here's the old Laserdisc thread from 2015, if you wanna read up
bigwinnerx
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I have spent way more on way less.
I think it's cool. I'd hook this up to a big Trinitron and have fun.
I think it's cool. I'd hook this up to a big Trinitron and have fun.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
You ain't even gotta hook it up to a CRT. A fair amount of 40-50" LCDs actually display LD decently. Some really don't.
If he copped 300 (maybe closer to 400) discs for 200 bucks he came out great. Too bad the player is a piece of shit
But here's a list of players he should be on the lookout for from the older LD thread I linked earlier.
If he copped 300 (maybe closer to 400) discs for 200 bucks he came out great. Too bad the player is a piece of shit
But here's a list of players he should be on the lookout for from the older LD thread I linked earlier.
sixteen-bit
Member
are you techmoan
metsallica
Member
I guess, also, look on the bright side...
Soon this:
will be YOU
Soon this:
will be YOU
Fox Mulder
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I only have a few, but love laserdiscs for the vinyl sized movie art. Like look at this fucking thing..
I'd like a player for lol nostalgia, but can't find one for a few bucks. I'm not paying hundreds of dollars like they go for on eBay.
I'd like a player for lol nostalgia, but can't find one for a few bucks. I'm not paying hundreds of dollars like they go for on eBay.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Yeah, prices have definitely jumped recently. A friend hit me up the other day asking if some Sony model he was looking at was worth it (it wasn't. It's a Sony) and I went to eBay to link him some better alternatives and even the mid-level shit that would go for 50-60 just 2 years ago is going for north of 100 on eBay now.
It's worth checking shopgoodwill.com and craigslist if you're actually looking to pick a semi-decent player up.
It's worth checking shopgoodwill.com and craigslist if you're actually looking to pick a semi-decent player up.
I got a neo geo MVS circuit board I consolized myself to save money, as well as a 108-in-1 multicart so I never have to buy any games for it. I basically spent the least amount possible and I still feel ive spent too much.
Fox Mulder
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They're already pretty worthless, but I imagine it's easier to sell these now. Ive picked up like a dozen and don't give a shit about disc rot because I'm never going to actually watch it.
Leonard Nimoy and his sweet stache and talking rock would be proud of you.
Also it was a very well told story. That's worth more than $200 to some people.
Also it was a very well told story. That's worth more than $200 to some people.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Hah, missed this shout-out earlier.
But we're all done. She went on a tear at some point last year and started scooping up lots from local owners and now we've got north of 1000 discs, which is fucking ridiculous.
I mean, there's a lot of lost treasures, hidden classics, and curious bullshit in here (we're slowly working through them one weekend at a time) but I don't know if I've ever had a 1000 of anything media-related in my house. Not games, not comics, not DVDs, not VHS, not books...
But here's all these goddamned LASERDISCS.
Yes, you're the second person to point out that the OP did something irresponsible..........Now that we've got that squared away, back to making jokes about laserdiscs.
Darth Pinche
Member
Did I miss something, or did the OP say he has not even testing it yet since his CRT is busted. So he could have purchased a broken CD Video player. Is that the same as a Laserdisc?
I had a few laserdisc players and tons of discs back in the day. hey are now with my dad living in South America. maybe one day I'll get a few of them back for the memories. One of them is the theatrical cut of Star Wars.
I had a few laserdisc players and tons of discs back in the day. hey are now with my dad living in South America. maybe one day I'll get a few of them back for the memories. One of them is the theatrical cut of Star Wars.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
He can test it on whatever display he has at his house, it doesn't have to be a CRT.
But yeah, the player looks shitty. Hell, it might not even be a laserdisc player. Could be a 5-disc CD changer that has the capability to read CDVs. For as thin as it is it likely does not autoflip, either.
Considering he said you have to wedge a chunk of cardboard in the drive to make sure it doesn't sag in on itself I doubt it works properly anyway. I mean, the motors probably work, but that doesn't mean the laser pickup is worth a shit, or that it'll output video at all.
Darth Pinche
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LOL, OP (sorry).
I think selling on ebay is your best bet. A quick checked showed the Trek animated series going for about $50 itself, the Star Trek disc $15 to 30, etc. Hey, maybe you might turn a profit?
I think selling on ebay is your best bet. A quick checked showed the Trek animated series going for about $50 itself, the Star Trek disc $15 to 30, etc. Hey, maybe you might turn a profit?
cpp_is_king
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Store it in the trash can, then store the contents of your trash can in the dumpster outside, then wait until the contents of the dumpster are stored in a landfill.
Then go buy a ring and engrave 1/18/2017 - Stupid as Hell on it to remind yourself of what a colossal fuckup you've made. Make sure to get the ring 1/2 size too small and force it on, to make sure it swells onto your finger and you can never get it off.
After that, go to a local tattoo parlor and get 馬鹿 tattooed onto your arm.
Then go buy a ring and engrave 1/18/2017 - Stupid as Hell on it to remind yourself of what a colossal fuckup you've made. Make sure to get the ring 1/2 size too small and force it on, to make sure it swells onto your finger and you can never get it off.
After that, go to a local tattoo parlor and get 馬鹿 tattooed onto your arm.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Yeah, if he feels dedicated enough to turning himself into an online store (which he might want to do to keep himself busy and out of thrift stores in a medicated haze) he can flip that $200 pile of Laserdiscs into probably $400, if he's patient.
Hell, if he sells all of them at $2 bucks a whack (plus shipping) he's already in the black.
The Star Wars trilogy will probably get him something like 25-30, depending. Because a lot of people still believe that's the only way to get the theatricals (it isn't).
Hell, if he sells all of them at $2 bucks a whack (plus shipping) he's already in the black.
The Star Wars trilogy will probably get him something like 25-30, depending. Because a lot of people still believe that's the only way to get the theatricals (it isn't).
I guess, also, look on the bright side...
Soon this:
will be YOU
Seriously, right now this was the only thing on my mind when i think of "laser disc".
beelulzebub
Banned
I did this exact same thing three weeks ago and I STILL haven't fully recovered. Left side of my ribs, right on the side of my body, area of pain large enough to affect the front and back of my left ribcage too. Shit sucks. I feel fine most of the time now, just not when I put more weight on that side of the body, sleep on my side, or get up from bed. All that is still unpleasant, though no longer painful.
I can't imagine hauling 300 laserdisc titles with this shit going on. Hats off to you, OP, and congrats on an amazing collection of obsolete media.
Ban Puncher
Member
Check this out OP.
You need this in your life now.
You need this in your life now.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
That's kinda nuts.
sir_kevith
Member
I have an RCA Video Disc player that someone left at my house. I replaced the belt drive and it works. Wanna trade OP?
*on nine discs, which means 18 'sides' which equates to "flipping discs" every 20 minutes or so, unless you have a fancy player that can play both sides.
I own this set and I don't think I'd ever sell it. Long live laserdisc!
I didn't say the only way!
Ban Puncher
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Well.
What movies did you get OP?
While I appreciate the nice art of LD packaging, the format itself is incredibly cumbersome. My only experience with the format is watching LDs of opera and classical music concerts in music class in high school, heh. It was neat seeing a gigantic "CD", at least.
What movies did you get OP?
While I appreciate the nice art of LD packaging, the format itself is incredibly cumbersome. My only experience with the format is watching LDs of opera and classical music concerts in music class in high school, heh. It was neat seeing a gigantic "CD", at least.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
I buy a lot of games and movies, but its always specific stuff. When you're at the point of buying collectables in bulk, you've got a problem. If the player even works, you're only going to end up watching like a dozen of those movies.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
You wanna get nuts?
LET'S GET NUTS
Oh god.
Yeah, the masters for the LDs (the Definitive Collection & the Faces THX discs) are what's on the 2006 DVD bonus discs.
Sapiens
Member
I love techmoan. We can all live vicariously through him.
Bonus: watch techmoan spend a day making the perfect fries and then have him reveal at the end that he has no sense of taste.
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