Hello everyone,

I'm in the process of acquiring gear to work on a few preservation/transfer projects (I'll post more details on them when they're closer to completion). One of the items I'll need is an LD player to transfer my source material. I've searched through the forums and read the suggestions by Moth£r, Laserman and others not to bother with PAL machines or consumer units. The Pioneer Elite range are out of my budget, but I've seen the industrial models and some seemingly high-end players going relatively cheaply.

Below is a shortlist of contenders, if anyone can give recommendations on which ones would give good results or to avoid, I'd really appreciate it as I'm itching to get moving with some projects.

*drum roll* DVL 919, 909, LDV4400, D925, CLD2950.

Cheers!

Jay