CED VideoDisc and Player Discussion

Dad has used the grooved pulleys on several of those model players with the round belt to great success. It's really the only way to go now that the other belt isn't available.

If you have a relatively modern TV set, you might find that you don't need an external PAL to NTSC adapter. Most TV sets made after around 2007 include such adapters built in. You just connect the v ...

im sorry for some reason they are out of order?

We took the motor out and looked it over, it's labeled SANWA, but says nothing about the DC voltage it takes. It maybe 12 v because the capacitor t ...

I think you are right about the announcement being in 2009, but our 919 does say Jan 2010 on it.

There was one red laser LD player sold in the US, the CLD-1010. Apparently the Feds did not like th ...

Thanks guys, Dad says. He did say that there was a very unique Sears player in the shop long ago, but it was a customers and went out after being repaired.

Anyway, he wonders if any of you can ...

Never had a problem with doing that, meaning leaving the discs in the player when powered off. In fact, Dad often did that to players he had in the shop that would not be played for a time in order t ...

Yeah, it's a special multi-voltage model that can run on any voltage worldwide. Supposed to be able to play PAL DVDs too, but I haven't tried that.

Pioneer announced last production of LD players ...

Dad was able to get the Sanyo VDR-3000 he'd been looking for but needs to find parts for repair, and maybe a shop manual. For those not familiar, this model is the only one Sanyo actually made themse ...

I always have found the DVL players to provide excellent playback for LD video image. Some of the detractors are those with elite players, but those who move "up" from a lesser player seem ...

The 1981 December issue of popular Science has a comparison of CED and LD and CED got a very favorable review:

http://books.google.com/books?id=XBZpIPL1lloC&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq=popular+ ...

Dad says that if Charley isn't doing it anymore, the pully can be grooved with a lathe and proper sized cutting tool.

He also said hat it can be done in a mickey mouse way with the pully attached t ...

Hi, yellowgoodgirl99,

I'm posting this for my Dad, who cannot due to a disability.

He wanted to let you know that, should you decide you cannot restore the player, he'd like to buy it or trade ...

Dad showed me a collection of those screws he had inadvertently stripped the head on. Some he cut a slot and took out with a flat screwdriver. others he had to remove with one of those easy-out sets. ...

We took a look at that site, but could not locate any CED service manuals. We looked under RCA, SGT, SJT, CED and could find nothing.

If Tom takes Paypal, you can pay that way and include what it would cost for shipping to you. Or just ask him by email how much extra to send.

Sometimes that latch mechanism just gets stuck from old lubricant drying out and grime collecting, and just needs cleaning and new lubricant, if the springs still seem okay and are not too weak.

Free? Just need to pay shipping?

Ok, now I'm curious. What would shipping be to Colville, WA 99114 ?

Did not yet get an email from you. Are you still interested?

Yes, you just pay for the shipping. I send by FedEx, which is why the damaged one was no trouble, as they paid for it without question. USPS is a big pain in that regard.

Send me an email using t ...

Thanks guys for making the LD player giveaway for my Dad a success.

We had 8 players and 7 were taken. So far 5 have shipped, and they all but one arrived unbroken and working. The one that didn' ...

That would have been most likely an RCA SJT or SKT model. They tend to be more fogiving about the belt substitutes than the other models. Did you just take off two screws to get the top cover off?

WHat model of player did you have before?

Looks like they have an email button as well.

Yes, it's always great when you sell something to a person who acts as a collector, then resells it right off.

Had a fellow trying to do that with all the LD players I'm getting sold for Dad, and t ...

Dad's opiniong is that the stylus may have gotten pulled by the disc a little too hard and possibly the lead wire came loose.

He also says it's always a good idea to have an extra stylus for those ...

If CED Magic were to have a member of the year, you would get it......I did the stylus swap from my VDP-3000 and it worked! Watching "The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Volume 1" CED right now! Th ...

Yes, since you have another player that might have that same type stylus, the RCA 149000, you can do a swap and see what happens.

Dad says that you've got to be gentle and careful removing it so it ...

I'm sure the seller thought there would be more than ine bid, but maybe the shipping made some think twice.

Still, with all those discs and box sets, that shipping would be about right if it was no ...

Why should a CED fan also get LDs?

Well, this ebay listing of 33 discs and box sets which sold recently at less than $2 per disc/set when factoring in shipping is a good example:

http://www.ebay ...

Dad says it is probably the stylus advance motor belt. He said that Cedatum offers a great tip on how to re-condition the belt at cedatum.com

Also, taking off the top just requires removing the he ...

Typing this in for Dad right now as he wanted to reply to these posts, especially since he's giving away some LD players here. This is what he is telling me, his words exactly:

This is the same pr ...