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To all of you that are fortunate to have the X0 or X9, what are the chances of having laserdiscs transferred from you guys? I'd like to have my Definitives captured to disc from an X0 or X9 source. I would just like to have each side of the LD's transferred to a disc (no need in editing them together or do anything else to them.... just interested in getting the raw data to disc). If I shipped a brand new set of the LD's to someone, would anyone be willing to transfer? I'd gladly pay for the time and materials it would take to do this. If anyone would be willing to do this, please let me know (email: rickwj324@juno.com).
Thanks!
RickWJ324
Originally posted by: gltaylor74
Hey Grinder,
I think NIN said it great. I haven't used the players you mention but will give you my impressions of the X9. My first LD player was a Pioneer Elite CLD52, which was not very good. I then moved up to a brand new Elite CLD 79, which was much better. I used it with a Pioneer Elite 53" HDTV. I connected the 79 to the elite via a composite cable as the Elite HDTV has the same comb filter that is used in the X9, which tells you how good the X9's was since it's still used in the Elite CRT's and the Mits Diamond sets. The image quality was great.
However, once I found that Lucas was serious about not releasing the original versions of Star Wars, I set out for a better LD player. I ended up with the X9 and had a new laser, motor, belts, etc put in and had it adjusted by the best LD tech in the U.S., Duncan Hunter of www.laserdiscservice.com. I then hooked it up to the HDTV via S-video and put in a copy of the Faces version of Star Wars into both the CLD79 and the X9 at the same time. The difference was immediately noticeable from the opening crawl. Much better color, black levels, sharper image, and less noise. The 79, while a great player, just didn't compare.
I'd still love to see the X0. I thought about getting one of them but they are scarce, very heavy (it cost enough just to ship the X9 at 40lbs, let alone the X0 at 80!), and the single side only play kills it for me. For purposes of capturing for the project it should be great as I used to read it had better noise levels than the X9 due to it's design differences. The X9 relied on digital noise reduction while the X0 was designed for low noise without the need for DNR.
Hey Grinder,
I think NIN said it great. I haven't used the players you mention but will give you my impressions of the X9. My first LD player was a Pioneer Elite CLD52, which was not very good. I then moved up to a brand new Elite CLD 79, which was much better. I used it with a Pioneer Elite 53" HDTV. I connected the 79 to the elite via a composite cable as the Elite HDTV has the same comb filter that is used in the X9, which tells you how good the X9's was since it's still used in the Elite CRT's and the Mits Diamond sets. The image quality was great.
However, once I found that Lucas was serious about not releasing the original versions of Star Wars, I set out for a better LD player. I ended up with the X9 and had a new laser, motor, belts, etc put in and had it adjusted by the best LD tech in the U.S., Duncan Hunter of www.laserdiscservice.com. I then hooked it up to the HDTV via S-video and put in a copy of the Faces version of Star Wars into both the CLD79 and the X9 at the same time. The difference was immediately noticeable from the opening crawl. Much better color, black levels, sharper image, and less noise. The 79, while a great player, just didn't compare.
I'd still love to see the X0. I thought about getting one of them but they are scarce, very heavy (it cost enough just to ship the X9 at 40lbs, let alone the X0 at 80!), and the single side only play kills it for me. For purposes of capturing for the project it should be great as I used to read it had better noise levels than the X9 due to it's design differences. The X9 relied on digital noise reduction while the X0 was designed for low noise without the need for DNR.
