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Topic: how does a stereo disc work |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 10
Views: 478
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Forum: General Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:40 pm Subject: how does a stereo disc work |
| Laserdisc audio was always discrete left and right- CED stereo is 'decoded' like FM and analog TV sound. I was a bit disappointed when I got my first player and saw that it worked that way, as I enjoy ... |
Topic: Who collects PAL titles? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 8
Views: 760
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Forum: General Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 9:00 am Subject: Who collects PAL titles? |
| The two Videostars discs are essential, though the first one is only in mono. I'm still trying to find Thomas Dolby Live Wireless since he's one of my favorite artists and I have that concert in almos ... |
Topic: waaaayyyy bigger financial failure than ced |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 9
Views: 524
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Forum: General Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 8:38 am Subject: waaaayyyy bigger financial failure than ced |
| Sounds like Polaroid's Polavision "Instant Movie" player- this shot film that didn't have to be developed, you just dropped the film cartridge in the viewer after shooting. Unfortunately thi ... |
Topic: Hitachi repair |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 10
Views: 488
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Forum: General Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 1:49 pm Subject: Hitachi repair |
| That sucks- guess I'll mainly just use my Hitachi PAL player from now on, and cannibalize my NTSC players to keep that going. |
Topic: RCA remote controls for the SJT-300 and SJT-400 players. |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 7
Views: 380
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Forum: General Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 11:44 am Subject: RCA remote controls for the SJT-300 and SJT-400 players. |
| The 400's remote codes are different, but all the other RCA players work with the same remotes. |
Topic: Sex spam on this forum |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 15
Views: 641
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Forum: General Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 10:34 am Subject: Sex spam on this forum |
I am not a moderator here- I already said that in Spanish.  |
Topic: Favorite Player and why? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 6
Views: 414
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Forum: General Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 2:03 pm Subject: Favorite Player and why? |
| My favorite is the SGT-250, since it loads easily, starts playing quickly and lets you play dual-audio discs in straight stereo (the 2nd track is recorded out of phase, so on a surround system you get ... |
Topic: Sex spam on this forum |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 15
Views: 641
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Forum: General Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 1:52 pm Subject: Sex spam on this forum |
And I guess even certain Spanish words are now automatically censored here.
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Topic: Sex spam on this forum |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 15
Views: 641
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Forum: General Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 1:40 pm Subject: Sex spam on this forum |
No soy moderador, pero necesitamos mas DELETED en espanol en los videodiscos!  |
Topic: CED factory question |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 12
Views: 2445
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Forum: General Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 1:39 pm Subject: CED factory question |
| No le gusta DELETED en espanol? Que lastima! |
Topic: Favorite disc you own and why? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 4
Views: 325
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Forum: General Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 12:22 pm Subject: Favorite disc you own and why? |
Asking which is your favorite is like asking parents with multiple kids which one is their favorite- or so I've heard.
Narrowing it down I'd probably have to pick Picture Music since it's a great c ... |
Topic: If you could only have one rare disc which would it be? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 8
Views: 476
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Forum: General Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 10:09 am Subject: If you could only have one rare disc which would it be? |
| The front covers all look the same, but I'll post pictures this weekend hopefully. Didn't think about them possibly only making as many as were actually ordered. I got all 3 sealed with a bunch of oth ... |
Topic: CED Workshop 2017 |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 9
Views: 540
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Forum: General Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 8:43 am Subject: CED Workshop 2017 |
| I've never really been to Portland so that would be fun- it's close enough to drive from here in a day or two also. |
Topic: If you could only have one rare disc which would it be? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 8
Views: 476
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Forum: General Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 8:42 am Subject: If you could only have one rare disc which would it be? |
| I still don't know the story on the WWII discs- they were sold only through mail order, but they were also on VHS and Beta (with a lot more volumes) and I see those turn up in thrift stores a bit. Wer ... |
Topic: CED Workshop 2017 |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 9
Views: 540
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Forum: General Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 10:42 am Subject: CED Workshop 2017 |
Who's up for a West Coast meetup?  |
Topic: Forum vs. Facebook |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 6
Views: 419
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Forum: General Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 10:41 am Subject: Forum vs. Facebook |
| Lots of people are on Facebook, but only the real enthusiasts are HERE! Besides, most of my CED stuff is older than Mark Zuckerberg! |
Topic: If you could only have one rare disc which would it be? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 8
Views: 476
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Forum: General Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 10:40 am Subject: If you could only have one rare disc which would it be? |
I voted for Southern CA Sun Vacations since that's one of three on the list I don't have (I also don't have the other Vacation discs or Story of O), but would likely be the most fun to watch.
If I ... |
Topic: Downsize collection. |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 7
Views: 963
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Forum: General Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:38 pm Subject: Downsize collection. |
A story about why I collect:
I was REALLY into records when I was a kid- there were no VCRs or video games out yet, so that's about the highest tech I had to play with. I had almost every Sesame St ... |
Topic: WHY ARE CED COLLECTORS SO PASSIONATE??? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 12
Views: 3230
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Forum: General Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:28 pm Subject: WHY ARE CED COLLECTORS SO PASSIONATE??? |
Are you female? I came close to getting married a couple years ago to someone who was trying to get me to collect a lot less stuff and get rid of a lot of what I had- glad I didn't go through with ... |
Topic: Thayer's Quest |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 4
Views: 680
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Forum: General Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 11:33 am Subject: Thayer's Quest |
| There was supposed to be a CED add-on for ColecoVision too that never happened, it was also for home versions of laserdisc arcade games but they chose CED because it was cheaper. I wonder if any proto ... |
Topic: CNN The Eighties |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 1
Views: 518
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Forum: General Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 3:35 pm Subject: CNN The Eighties |
| I can honestly say that these days it makes far more sense, and you get much more enjoyment out of, having a CED player than having a cable TV subscription! |
Topic: Lets kick start this forum again! |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 19
Views: 1808
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Forum: General Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:55 pm Subject: Lets kick start this forum again! |
Most of the questions I would post would lead to me shelling out money I don't necessarily have right now (Like who wants to sell me Story of O?) |
Topic: Who collects PAL titles? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 8
Views: 760
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Forum: General Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:01 pm Subject: Who collects PAL titles? |
| Since these were still made in Indiana, I wonder how many ones were left there? They were pretty hard to play in the US back then, but nowadays many HDTVs can display a PAL signal with no problems- in ... |
Topic: Open matte CEDs? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 2
Views: 746
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Forum: General Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:59 pm Subject: Open matte CEDs? |
| Old transfers are more likely to be open-matte than newer ones- "Mr. Mom" on CED obviously is, as the opening Fox logo is hard-matted and you can see boom mikes at the top of the screen in a ... |
Topic: CED Workshop 2016 |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 43
Views: 5641
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Forum: General Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:55 pm Subject: CED Workshop 2016 |
| What are the "supplies"? I might know for sure maybe a week before the workshop and might show up at the last minute. I don't need a shirt or anything like that, I'll even sit on the floor i ... |
Topic: Happy 35th Anniversary |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 2
Views: 550
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Forum: General Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:04 am Subject: Happy 35th Anniversary |
| March 22, 1981 was the date the first players and discs appeared in stores! |
Topic: CED Workshop 2016 |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 43
Views: 5641
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Forum: General Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:03 am Subject: CED Workshop 2016 |
| Another vote for recording as much of this as possible. I'm still not sure if I'll be able to make it to this or not, there's at least a 5% possibility of my making it there at this point which is bet ... |
Topic: Who else in the US is collecting PAL (England) CEDs? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 9
Views: 1458
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Forum: General Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:20 am Subject: Who else in the US is collecting PAL (England) CEDs? |
| The player finally came today and seems to be in good shape, BUT- I can't plug it in! The plug on it is huge- I have a PAL laserdisc player that I thought was from the UK and I have a power transforme ... |
Topic: Who else in the US is collecting PAL (England) CEDs? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 9
Views: 1458
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Forum: General Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:18 pm Subject: Who else in the US is collecting PAL (England) CEDs? |
| I NEED those "Videostars" discs! The prices on Ebay will set me back a lot but I'll likely just pay it if I can't find them anywhere else. I'm (FINALLY) graduating college this week and clos ... |
Topic: Who else in the US is collecting PAL (England) CEDs? |
Jesse Skeen
Replies: 9
Views: 1458
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Forum: General Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 4:44 am Subject: Who else in the US is collecting PAL (England) CEDs? |
| Also wondering how many of these discs stayed in the US? I don't know the story behind the ones that I've got already that came from here, as to where they were bought originally and how they ended up ... |
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