CED VideoDisc and Player Discussion

[SelectaVision420]

so as many of you know i was the lucky purchaser of a new in box sjt300, knowing this, i knew that the function belt was wrecked! anyway enjoy the pics! the whole thing took me about 20 minutes to do!





















plays great, but its a bit noisy, im gona take it back apart and lube the turntable if i can




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[Jesse Skeen]

Aaagh! What is with all these people playing their CEDs on a widescreen TV in S-T-R-E-T-C-H mode???
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[ketonic_dude]

I found that rubbing alcohal cleaned up the melted belts really well too.

[SelectaVision420]

[Xian]

Here ya go Tony.......

http://hartford.craigslist.org/hsh/3395804899.html

But I'd be more inclined to get something like this.....

http://hartford.craigslist.org/ele/3416212077.html
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[Rixrex]

Those are nice but here's the list of what I'd pick:

http://hartford.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=sony+xbr&srchType=T&minAsk=&maxAsk=

Especially the 40", a great set with stand and HD too. Or this list

http://hartford.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=sony+wega&srchType=T&minAsk=&maxAsk=

36" here is good too for just $30. I have the 34" widescreen XBR Wega and it loves CEDs.

Or just search SONY WEGA or SONY XBR when you are ready to buy. They are the best buy on the market right now considering what they originally cost.

Or learn to set the aspect ration on your TV. Should be a single button on the remote that cycles through them.

By the way, ammonia is the best thing to clean up that gooey belt residue.

[Rixrex]

Forgot to ask, is the noise a scuffing or scraping sound? Or something else? Different types of noise can often indicate the specific problem.

[blindfury420]

[Jesse Skeen]

I just call 'em like I see 'em. Displaying 4x3 material improperly on widescreen TVs is a disease. Anyone who knows anything about video should know this. It's the flip-side of people who had their DVD players set for a 16x9 TV when they were using a 4x3, so they were happily watching a squashed picture.
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[blindfury420]

hahah seriously Jesse? Like you've never done something wrong? haahha It's a disease? Talk about silly, ffs. Next time try not to be so prickish! We can all call it like we see it, but some have a filter that tells them not to be a complete arse.
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McMicheal 5001h
Hitachi VIP202P
JCP 686-5705
RCA SKT265, SKT300
RCA SJT400X, SJT425

[7jlong]

Just pretend that Tony was actually in the process of watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail - or Amarcord - or Manhattan - and the zoom suddenly makes perfect sense.

[Jesse Skeen]

Except those would be stretched out and STILL have the "dreaded black bars" on top and bottom. I've seen plenty of displays configured that way too, especially restaurants showing ESPN letterboxed in standard-def. It's mind-boggling how people see nothing wrong with that. The ONLY time a 480i source should be stretched if it's an older DVD player or one of the few squeezed laserdiscs which were made to be stretched out to proper proportions.

And no, I've never done anything wrong with my video equipment. Worst was one time I moved and accidentally reversed the left and right channels of my SGT-250 (since its audio outputs are backwards from other equipment) but I noticed it right away when watching a stereo movie and fixed it.
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[blindfury420]

[7jlong]

[SelectaVision420]

sorry my television is an LG and it has a remote like a wii and i cant for the life of me figure out how to change the aspect ratio, it is way to futureistic to be paired with my 300 and 400, but its where i entertain my guests and all of my friends have no clue about aspect ratios im uploading a vid now of noise comparisons between my 2 players in my living room, it seems to be a lot quieter from the last time i used it, maybe its just cus it was never played?
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[SelectaVision420]

[SelectaVision420]

heres the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95RGOTDoGkA&feature=youtu.be
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[blindfury420]

Sounds like you need to set turntable height on platter and or below player. Sounds like its rubbing on the disc transfer rod cap. If you don't have a way to measure and set 30/32nds on the tt shaft just try and adjust below player with an alan wrench ( usually smallest in a standard set, 1/16" hex key, ) a quarter turn at a time until sound goes away. http://www.cedmagic.com/tech-info/repair-solutions.html#dragging-turntable
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McMicheal 5001h
Hitachi VIP202P
JCP 686-5705
RCA SKT265, SKT300
RCA SJT400X, SJT425

[SelectaVision420]

thanks! all my allens are at work, ill have to biring then home to try this
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[Jesse Skeen]

So it's easier to adjust the turntable height than it is to set a TV to the correct setting?
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[SelectaVision420]

[Rixrex]

[SelectaVision420]

okay so, its pretty obvious how sidetracked i can get with work or lack there of and other projects i have at the moment, but i finally got around to diagnosing my new in box 300. now i am still learning about these players as i go, so far i have more experience with my sears player and my sgt250, but this was a really simple fix and actually was my first guess at what was wrong!

the player sat in its box since it was new and apparently not only did the belt go in it, but the turntable shaft just needed a bit of lube! while i was there to make sure the turntable wasnt dragging on anything i set it down till it dragged, then i turned the allen while spinning the platter slowly until it didnt scrape at all, then i turned the adjustment screw like 1/2 a turn more, i didnt put a ruler to it, but it seems to play well so why mess with success?

this video is me turning the player on for the first time after lubing the turntable shaft and its just as quiet as my other players now!
http://youtu.be/kYVSqtXRTyM

here is the video i made of how it sounded compared to my 400
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95RGOTDoGkA&feature=youtu.be
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[SelectaVision420]

heres some of the pics i took, plus a few extra









some handy tools





my different stylus' im hoarding lol



and my "extras drawer"



i tried to use this to measure my turntable height




hope y'all enjoyed!
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[Rixrex]

Estimating the turntable height is okay. It can work. It just has to be high enough to not scrape bottom, and then that's it.

If too low, you get the scrape, and if too high it either won't play or plays very badly.

I have cleaned 3 goo belts in the past week. My preference is pure ammonia like what the RCA techs used to use, and old toothbrush. Works really fast, wipes up clean, cleans your hands too, and no residue.

[SelectaVision420]

[Rixrex]

That works, but don't use nail polish remover on any parts. It might contain acetone that can cause damage to some plastics.

Really, ammonia works the best. If you don't like it at 100% strength, you can use the glass cleaner that has ammonia in it.

[SelectaVision420]

[kitchensynch]

At least it wasn't ectoplasm from a bad copy of Ghostbusters.
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