Pioneer Cld-1080

[Cheryll Witting]

I'm dying to get a decent used LD player. These are some of the one's

> I've seen. Could a few knowledgable people please rate them in order

> of best to worst (especially as far as A/V quality and error

> correction)? Also which can/can't play digital audio tracks?

> If your not familiar w/ a model, please state so.

>

> Denon LA 3000

know nothing about this one....> Pioneer LD 838D

I've got a couple of these that still work great after 12 years - they are

solid and were built to last. They will play old discovision discs that

newer machines immediately eject. It has digital sound (no ac3) and 2 sets

of audio out jacks that will let you listen to both the analog and digital

audio at the same time. Single sided play.> Pioneer CLD D701

I've got a couple of these too. They're approaching 7 years old and one's

beginning to develop a little mechanical noise. A nice full-featured dual

sided player. Jog-shuttle knobs on both the remote and player (and I use

the knob on the player more often than the remote). Has digital audio, can

be modified for ac3. Marginal discs look better but it hates discovision

discs.

> Pioneer CLD 1080

No personal experience with this but the xx80 series was one of pioneer's best.

You can still get these with a warranty, but I think the 838's and 1080's

will still be running when these have died.> Pioneer LD-V4200

know nothing about this one.

>

> Thanks!

> Briancomments on a few others I have experience with..Pioneer CLD-D704 - A successor to the CLD-D701 with ac3 audio, but a major

downgrade, jog shuttle on remote only, display can't be turned off, much

lighter weight and mine is in the shop again with side-changing mechanical

problems.Pioneer CLD-D515 - plays both pal and ntsc discs, includes ac3 audio.

Solid and reliable dual side player.Pioneer CLD-D925 - pal/ntsc model similar to the 704, another light weight.For the long term, you'll be better off with any of the single sided

players - they maintain their alignment better and the side change

mechanism is the weakest link in the 2 sided machines.One person's opinion - your mileage may vary.... Rod

You must have a different CLD-D704 than me. Mine has jog/shuttle on the

remote and on the machine itself and the "FL OFF" button turns off the

display on the front panel. Have had no mechanical problems, but one of the

analog tracks cannot be heard, which is an original factory defect I never

noticed while it was under warranty, and cannot justify spending big bucks

to get it fixed at this point.

> In article , blut...@REMOVEMEhome.com (Brian) wrote:

>

> > I'm dying to get a decent used LD player. These are some of the one's

> > I've seen. Could a few knowledgable people please rate them in order

> > of best to worst (especially as far as A/V quality and error

> > correction)? Also which can/can't play digital audio tracks?

> > If your not familiar w/ a model, please state so.

> >

> > Denon LA 3000

> know nothing about this one....

>

> > Pioneer LD 838D

> I've got a couple of these that still work great after 12 years - they are

> solid and were built to last. They will play old discovision discs that

> newer machines immediately eject. It has digital sound (no ac3) and 2 sets

> of audio out jacks that will let you listen to both the analog and digital

> audio at the same time. Single sided play.

>

> > Pioneer CLD D701

> I've got a couple of these too. They're approaching 7 years old and one's

> beginning to develop a little mechanical noise. A nice full-featured dual

> sided player. Jog-shuttle knobs on both the remote and player (and I use

> the knob on the player more often than the remote). Has digital audio, can

> be modified for ac3. Marginal discs look better but it hates discovision

> discs.

>

Can't comment on the others, but I've got a Pioneer 702 (with a MSB digital out added

about 1 1/2 years ago) for about 6 years now and it is working flawlessly. Very solid

performer, with regular use. I'll probably get it a tuneup sometime soon, I intend to keep

it for a while. The only other players I liked were the Pioneer Elite 59 and 79, but not

enough of a difference to make it worthwhile trading up, but if you find one of these,

take a look.

>You must have a different CLD-D704 than me. Mine has jog/shuttle on the

>remote and on the machine itself and the "FL OFF" button turns off the

>display on the front panel. Have had no mechanical problems, but one of the

>analog tracks cannot be heard, which is an original factory defect I never

>noticed while it was under warranty, and cannot justify spending big bucks

>to get it fixed at this point.

I also have a CLD-D704, and it has a jog shuttle on the front of the

unit. It has been running movies for years, and it doesn't have any

problems flipping sides. I've never tried running audio tracks in

analog mode, but that doesn't effect me since all of my LDs use

digital audio tracks.

I also recommend the CLD-D704. It's the best of the non-elite Pioneer models,

not counting the ones in Japan of course. I don't know what Rodney is talking

about. The CLD-D703 is also recommended. It's exactly the same as the 704

except no AC-3 out.Jeff

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