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| LASERDISC PLAYERS - TECHNICAL DATA | |||
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| First year of sale, model | Technical Data: | ||
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| 1986 Japan LD player Pioneer LD-S1
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playable disc types: |
30cm Laserdisc: 2.5mm thick ✓ 20cm Laserdisc: 2.5mm thick ✓, the 1.2mm thin "LD Single" only with a thickness-adaptor ✓ 12cm Laserdisc: --- digital 12cm/8cm discs: --- | |
| picture format: | analog: composite video in format 4:3 ✓, or anamorph 16:9 as "Squeezed LD" ✓ | ||
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sound format: |
analog: HiFi Stereo ✓ or Dolby Surround ✓ with CX noise suppression,
or 2× Mono ✓ digital: 16bit/44,1kHz·2: HiFi Stereo ✓ or Dolby Surround ✓, or 2× Mono ✓ digitally compressed: --- | |
| video output: | analog: 2× RCA yellow: composite video | ||
| audio output: |
analog: 1× RCA·2 red/white: sound switchable, 1× RCA·2 red/white: always analog sound digital: --- | ||
| further connectors: | digital: 1× audiojack(TS)3.5mm·2: "Control In/Out", 1× 8pin-DIN: "I/O-Port" | ||
| features: | digital memory for still picture with CLV, infrared remote | ||
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size etc.: | 457×455/468×136mm, 16,8kg, AC100V, 55W | |
| photo: | player: serial number GL1007005, photo: Elmar Dünßer | ||
| The first player made by Pioneer that could read digital sound and output it through the analog sockets. CX noise suppression can get manually activated. | |||
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| 1991 Europe LD/CD combi-player Philips LDP-600WS
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playable disc types: |
30cm Laserdisc: 2.5mm thick ✓ 20cm Laserdisc: 2.5mm thick ✓, the 1.2mm thin "LD Single" only with a thickness-adaptor ✓? 12cm Laserdisc: 1.2mm thick "VSD" ✓, "CDV" ✓ digital 12cm/8cm discs: 1,2mm thick CD (audio only) ✓ | |
| picture format: | analog: composite video in format 4:3 ✓, or anamorph 16:9 as "Squeezed LD"/PALplus ✓ | ||
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sound format: |
analog: HiFi Stereo ✓ or Dolby Surround ✓ with CX noise suppression,
or 2× Mono ✓ digital: 16bit/44,1kHz·2: HiFi Stereo ✓ or Dolby Surround ✓, or 2× Mono ✓ digitally compressed: --- | |
| video output: | analog: 2× RCA yellow: composite; 1× EuroSCART with RGB | ||
| audio output: |
analog: 2× RCA·2 red/white: sound switchable digital: 1× Toslink: "Optical" | ||
| further connectors: | digital: 1× audiojack(TS)3.5mm·2: "Control In/Out" | ||
| features: | infrared remote | ||
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size etc.: | 420×404×135mm, 12kg, switchable AC110V/120V/220V/240V, 59W | |
| photo: | player: produced 1994.03, photo: Elmar Dünßer | ||
| OEM product, built by Pioneer to order of Philips | |||
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| 1996 Europe LD/CD combi-player Pioneer CLD-D925
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playable disc types: |
30cm Laserdisc: 2.5mm thick ✓ 20cm Laserdisc: 2.5mm thick ✓, 1.2mm thick "LD Single" ✓ 12cm Laserdisc: 1.2mm thick "VSD" ✓ or "CDV" ✓ digitale 12cm/8cm-Discs: 1.2mm thick CD (audio only) ✓ | |
| picture format: | analog: composite video in format 4:3 ✓, or anamorph 16:9 as "Squeezed LD"/PALplus ✓ | ||
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sound format: |
analog: HiFi Stereo ✓ or Dolby Surround ✓ with CX noise suppression,
or 2× Mono ✓ digital: 16bit/44,1kHz·2: HiFi Stereo ✓ or Dolby Surround ✓, or 2× Mono ✓ digitally compressed: Dolby Digital 5.1 ✓, DDEX 6.1 ✓, DTS 5.1 ✓ | |
| video output: | analog: 1× RCA yellow: composite, 2× SCART, 1× miniDIN: S-Video (Y/C) | ||
| audio output: |
analog: 1× RCA·2 red/white: sound switchable, (+ 2× SCART, see above) digital: 1× Toslink: "Optical", 1× RCA schwarz: AC3-RF | ||
| further connectors: | digital: 1× audiojack(TS)3.5mm·2: "Control In/Out" | ||
| features: | both sides playback, digital memory for still picture with CLV, infrared remote | ||
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size etc.: | 420×407×132mm, 6,8kg, AC220V-240V, 51W | |
| photo: | player: produced 1997.04, photo: Elmar Dünßer | ||
| Can playback LD-Singles without "thickness-adaptor". | |||
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| 1999 Japan LD/DVD/VCD/CD-Kombiplayer Pioneer DVL-919
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playable disc types: |
30cm Laserdisc: 2.5mm thick ✓ 20cm Laserdisc: 2.5mm thick ✓, 1.2mm thick "LD Single" ✓ 12cm Laserdisc: 1.2mm thick "VSD" (Video Single Disc) ✓, "CDV" (CD-Video) ✓ digital 12cm/8cm discs: 1,2mm thick: DVD (NTSC/Region 2) ✓, VCD ✓, CD (audio only) ✓ | |
| picture format: | analog: composite video in format 4:3 ✓, or anamorph 16:9 as "Squeezed LD" ✓ | ||
wurde von Pioneer bis Juli 2009 produziert |
sound format: |
analog: HiFi Stereo ✓ or Dolby Surround ✓ with CX noise suppression,
or 2× Mono ✓ digital: 16bit/44,1kHz·2: HiFi Stereo ✓ or Dolby Surround ✓, or 2× Mono ✓ digitally compressed: Dolby Digital 5.1 ✓, DDEX 6.1 ✓, DTS 5.1 ✓ | |
| video output: | analog: 2× RCA yellow: composite, 2× miniDIN: S-Video (Y/C), 1× RCA·3 r/g/b: component | ||
| audio output: |
analog: 2× RCA·2 red/white: sound switchable digital: 1× Toslink: "Optical", 2× RCA black: "Coaxial", 1× RCA black: AC3-RF | ||
| further connectors: | digital: 1× audiojack(TS)3.5mm·2: "Control In/Out" | ||
| features: | both sides playback, digital memory for still picture with CLV, infrared remote, LD-G support | ||
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size etc.: | 420×462×146mm, 8.5kg, AC100V, 39W | |
| photo: | player: produced 2003.01, photo: Elmar Dünßer | ||
| Support digital sound up to 96 kHz/24bit. The component signal is output only during DVD playback. Can playback LD Singles without "thickness-adaptor". | |||
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Abbreviations: | |||
| CAV = | constant angular velocity | ||
| CD = | Compact Disc: optically readable disc with 12cm or 8cm diameter, mostly used for digital sound records | ||
| CDV = | CD-Video: CD with video in laserdisc format (hybrid CD+LD)* | ||
| CLV = | constant linear velocity | ||
| HiFi = | High Fidelity (of sound reproduction) | ||
| LD = | Laserdisc: optically readable disc with 30cm, 20cm or 12cm diameter, used for analog video records** | ||
| LD-G = | supports "Laserdisc Graphics": switchable graphic subtitles on a Laserdisc | ||
| NTSC = | "National Television Systems Committee": analog American and Japanese video standard | ||
| PAL = | "Phase Alternating Line": analog European video standard | ||
| RCA = | socket/plug of type "Cinch", aka "RCA jack", "phono jack" | ||
| r/g/b = | red/green/blue | ||
| VCD = | Video CD: CD with digital video record in low resolution | ||
| VSD = | Video Single Disc: 12cm Laserdisc with a video record with analog video and digital sound on it | ||
| *: some European companies used the abbreviaton "CDV" also for normal, non-hybrid Lasedrdiscs with a diameter of 30cm or 20cm. **: the sound tracks on a PAL Laserdisc are either analog or digital, on a NTSC Laserdisc analog or digital or both. | |||
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to my website about the technology of laserdiscs (German) to the start page of my hobby website | |||
| © Elmar Dünßer (Duensser) | |||
| Who owns a laserdisc player and wants to contribute something to this list? my email address | |||
| This list can only work if other owners of laserdisc players cooperate to collect the Technical Data and pictures of as many player models as possible. | |||
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