Does the 704 exhibit "CLV smear"? Most laserdisc players do.
Very few don't. A few examples of laserdisc players that don't exhibit "CLV smear" are: Panasonic LX-900, Runco LJR-I/II, Pioneer HLD-X0, Pioneer HLD-X9, and a few others.
"CLV smearing" looks like bad DNR artifacts sometimes.