CED VideoDisc and Player Discussion

Beetlescott · Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 2099

As I said in another thread, I'm catalogging all my CEDs and it dawned on me that I have watched less than half of the CEDs I own! I use my CED players a lot, but I seem to watch a lot of the same ones. I know Jesse has all the CEDs and many of the collectors who have been in this format for years, like Deanjeep, who actually never left it. I began to think about all the different CEDs I own, many of them that just came with a batch.
So, who collects just to collect? and who collects to wach? Or maybe we do both. Smile

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Alchemy · Joined: 27 Nov 2010 Posts: 532 Location: Sweet Home,Oregon

Now that's a tough one.... I've watched maybe 10% of mine, I also buy/watch in spurts. Right now I'm on a LaserDisc binge- been watching and buying steadily for a month or so.
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dumbchemist · Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 292 Location: Central New York

I like to buy sets of movies. For example, in the laserdisc format, I have all 4 of the Lethal Weapon series, all 4 of the Alien series, 8 of the Star Trek series, etc. With the help of Beetlescott, I should have all of the CED's of the Pink Panther movies that were pressed.. I am starting to collect CED's of music concerts now.
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MDP-600, MDP-MR1.

blindfury420 · Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Posts: 1036

I have not.... but I really did plan on watching everything I own and I am gonna do it!
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Rixrex · Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 1222

J have yet to watch all the CEDs we have. And I just got some sealed ones still unopened.

We have about 6,000 LDs and have watched about 1/3 of them.

It's impossible to watch every movie ever made, so we're giving up on most newer releases, except ones I'm sure I'd enjoy. I hardly ever see one that I like anyway and end up selling the DVDs after watching them.

For example, I got the DVD of the new Journey to the Center of the Earth, and it was lousy. I almost puked at how rottom of a plot it had. I realized I'd much rather have spent the time watching the 1959 version, and/or re-watching the 1951 movie Unknown World, which was based on the Verne story, and isn't a bad movie at all.

But not all new movies are so bad. I liked Land of the Lost.

Also, since I only use the antenna, we don't have cable to compete for the time anyway. But now I get to see all the episodes of shows like The Rifleman or Bonanza, that I never saw before.

Beetlescott · Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 2099

I have a one track mind. I have been spending a great deal of my down time watching Star Trek.
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dumbchemist · Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 292 Location: Central New York

Except for 11 CED's still in cellophane, I have watched all of collection at least once.

My "New" CED's are:

Between the Lines
Falling in Love Again
For a Few Dollars More
Heidi (Vestron)
Mother Lode
My Dinner with Andre
Pinocchio
Viva Las Vegas
Where's Poppa
Whose Life is it Anyway?
Without a Trace
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CLD-D406, CLD-980.
MDP-600, MDP-MR1.

SaxCatz · Joined: 22 Oct 2011 Posts: 26

Rixrex · Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 1222

Well, I find some on ebay, and on craigslist, but they are more common in So Calif than where you are. But it's perfictly legit to search the craigslist of another location. A fellow In Illinois bought an certain LD player from me I had on craigslist because he couldn't find it locally.

Then I also go to some other internet dealers that have their own websites and buy whenever they have a sale.

Just do a search for "Laserdiscs for sale" and a bunch of different places will show up.

Laserdisc Vault is one place I buy from, but only when he has a sale and then I get enough to get a bigger discount and free shipping. Otherwise he's a but pricey.

On the LDDB.com, there's many stores set up for LD sales too.

Beetlescott · Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 2099

jbrockhyde80 · Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 30 Location: Monroe, LA

I collect to watch. There are about 20 that Ive never seen that either came w/ my 1st player, came in lots I bought for another CED that I have watched, or are unplayable. I have about 130 movies (not discs) altogether.

I do have a couple of collections. I have all of the old James Bond 007 movies (through A View to Kill) and I'm trying to collect all of the Alfred Hitchcock movies that came out on CED.

Only 10 Hitchcock movies were released on CED for some reason...and I am missing 3 of those.

I have:
Psycho
Vertigo
Rear Window
The 39 Steps
Dial M for Murder
North by Northwest
Strangers on a Train

I am missing:
Notorious
Spellbound
The Birds

Sorry..just got off on a tangent there... Razz