I think the quality is quite good - especially the audio - but not on HD TVs.
I have a lot, as it was my jam back in the 90’s. Without a CRT I’m not sure it’s worth it. Or I’d there a converter that can scale up the quality on an HD flat screen?
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I think the quality is quite good - especially the audio - but not on HD TVs.
I have a lot, as it was my jam back in the 90’s. Without a CRT I’m not sure it’s worth it. Or I’d there a converter that can scale up the quality on an HD flat screen?
Quoted from ScottThePhotog:Laserdisc collector here. I grew up watching Tom and Jerry and the Looney Tunes on Laserdisc. Still have those box sets and will never get rid of them.
I started seriously collecting about 3.5 years ago. I've got over 1500 titles in my collection. For me, nothing beats Laserdisc when it comes to audio. Uncompressed digital audio, original theater mixes, and killer AC3 and DTS soundtracks that will shake the house!
One of my collection goals is to be Criterion Collection complete, and I'm about 70% there. There are so many releases with great extras and commentaries that aren't available anywhere else.
One of my favorite things is to spin a late release or DTS disc for someone who has never seen a Laserdisc. They are always blown away by the sound and typically impressed with the picture quality, especially for a technology designed in the 70s! Hearing the blu-ray after is always a let down.
The picture quality on late releases is usually quite good. Sometimes on par with DVD or better since there is no digital compression or artifacts. It's amazing how much they were able to progress and maximize the potential of that format. The difference between the very early DiscoVision titles and the releases in the 90s with discrete surround sound is just incredible.
This was my collection about a year ago. I've added probably about another 100-200 discs since then.
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There was a scene in Total Recall (great LD) that blew my buddies speakers. LD sound is amazing.
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:There is - look up a component called a “line doubler”. There are also little boxes which take a component connection in and convert to HDMI. Quality varies wildly though
Sweet! Alas my wife probably won’t be partial to any vintage Ashlyn Gere (in LD? Forgettaboutit!), but it might be time to fire up my old friend:
C4212F38-2F18-4BCD-9773-EA4FAB84BAE3 (resized).jpegBy the way, I don’t know Jack shit about stuff like this anymore, and state of the art isn’t a requirement.
Can someone please recommend an affordable line doubler or upconverter that I can use to connect my old Sony LD player into my Onkyo home theatre receiver for viewing through my inexpensive 780p projector?
Quoted from timtim:Not sure on laserdisc but I now a few people who use these for old gaming.
retrotink 2x pro line double
Thanks. So you buy one of these converters, connect your LD to it with RCA cables and then RCA cables out of the converter to your hone theatre receiver and that’s that?
Something like this?
J-Tech Digital JTD-0801 Multi-Functional HDMI Converter with 8 Inputs to 1 HDMI Output
by Amazon.com
Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008VWGLXO/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_1kccGb7DTKSJ8
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