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For those of you that are interested here’s a site that has everything you always wanted to know about CED.

http://www.cedmagic.com/title-database/ced-titles-select.html

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Thanks Soundwave.

For anybody checking out that site, here's a direct link to the FAQ which is the most informative page on the site...

CED Magic FAQ
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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Kevin A
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thank you the both of you.
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
Qui-Gon Jinn (R.I.P.)
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I remember CED all too well; in fact, ROTJ was the last film to be released on CED. The picture quality was slightly better than VHS, but would occasionally skip. The discs weighed about 10 lbs apiece. A friend of mine got a CED player and all the discs the previous owner had @ a garage sale in '94; man, it took up a lot of space!

Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

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10 lbs a piece?? sounds a like a bad idea to me.
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
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"Hey motti, wanna go to the gym?"
"Nah, let's just bench some CEDs today."
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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Kevin A
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lol!!!
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That's about right; these things made LPs and LDs look positively miniscule by comparison.

Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

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i can imagine.
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Can you imagine what a stereo stack would look like with that in it?
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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Kevin A
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LOL!! yes i can, and its a scary image.
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
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Actually, the players themselves were quite compact, especially compared to the VCRs of the day. Here's a pic:

It was the discs that were so bloody heavy and awkward, because they were kept in a special heavy-duty plastic sleeve which you inserted into the player, then removed so the disc could play.

Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

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weird... by the way, there is no picture gundark.
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I found my CED player at a garage sale over 5 years ago. The guy just wanted to get ride of it so he sold it to me with about 15 movies for $1. It came with Star Wars; Rocky; Empire Strikes Back; The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller; Raiders of the Lost Ark; The Warrior & the Sorceress among others. The Warrior and the Sorceress is a B-grade David Carradine movie if there ever was one. It’s most famous for having a 4 breasted belly dancer. My player is very bottom of the line. It only has 4 buttons: forward chapter skip; play/pause; power; & eject, or as it says on the player reject. When the player starts it sounds like a car that is having problems starting until the player has picked up enough momentum to spin the disc at full speed. Some of the movies play for the most part with only a few skips, well others can be seen in about 15 minutes. I only bring the player out when I want to show friends an older form of home entertainment. Because most people have no idea what I’m talking about, or they think I’m talking about a laserdisc.
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sounds like fun actually...

9 am:
- honey wanna see Raiders of the Lost Ark tonight?

- sure.

- ok. then ill put it in now, and should be ready for viewing around 7-8 pm.
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Motti, right click on the broken image box and save the image to your desktop. That worked for me. And, let me tell you, the design of this player just reeks "80s".
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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that doesnt work either.
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
Qui-Gon Jinn (R.I.P.)