Wow, the X9 is supposed to be an excellent laserdisc player!

I can definitely think really good quality full captures of

THX 1138

and

2001: A Space Odyssey
[Criterion CAV 3-disc Laserdisc set (1989) - Kubrick approved CC]

would be awesome! Do you have those?

@ SilverWook

LOL :D

But I was thinking of the capture with this machine. Your THX 1138 capture looked good but with this machine it should be awesome, right?

@ poita

Of course, I was thinking of extras on the discs as well, for a complete preservation. Can't pass up these rare opportunities ... as long as you don't mind.  ;)

Why not a ton of Criterion LD titles to preserve? Separate DVDs for the movie and extras for each title. DVD9 including commentaries and trailers for movie disc. DVD5 or 9 for the rest of the extras.

poita said:

Without going through the 56 pages of the THX thread, I have the Japanese LD with the all white cover and THX-1138 written in the middle in metallic writing. Is it worth doing, or has it already been done?

Well, since I was the one who asked, I took up The 56-Page Challenge.  :)

... six hours later ...

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/THX-1138-preservations-Italian-Cut-available-see-1st-post/post/478709/#TopicPost478709
On page 20, msycamore compares US to Jap captures (Jap were slightly lighter).

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/THX-1138-preservations-Italian-Cut-available-see-1st-post/post/511598/#TopicPost511598
On page 31, msycamore compares US/Jap to UK captures (cropping was different -- sometimes critically so).

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/THX-1138-preservations-Italian-Cut-available-see-1st-post/post/515428/#TopicPost515428
On page 34, msycamore compares US to Jap captures (across 3 laserdisc players). He also noted, thereafter, "... you can clearly see that the US transfer is the best looking, the Jap have a different black level but it also have lots of chroma noise which is almost totally absent on the US disc."

So, I'd say, if your machine is the best available on the forum and produces noticeably improved captures, go for it anyway ... if you will!

2001: A Space Odyssey
[Criterion CAV 3-disc Laserdisc set (1989) - Kubrick approved CC]

I still want to see a good archive of this set.  If it's not possible I'll see about buying a copy myself.

:)

Some interesting 2001 release versions info in this thread -- don't worry, only 3 pages this time:
Cinerama 70mm 2001 preservation. Is it possible?
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Cinerama-70mm-2001-preservation-Is-it-possible/topic/15358/

and of particular note is this referenced article:
The Big Picture: 2001 on Video by Thomas E. Brown
http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/amk/doc/brown2.html

which suggests that the final MGM release (with better detail from 65mm film-to-tape):
The MGM CAV 3-disc 25th Anniversary Laserdisc set (1993)
http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/04985/ML103104/2001:-A-Space-Odyssey:-25th-Anniversary-%281968%29

may be useful with the Criterion release (Kubrick color correction from 35mm scope) for a merged-version -- like my Disney's Zorro two-source YouTube-color/TV-luminance  proof-of-concept: