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From: stewart@ihldt.UUCP (R. J. Stewart)
Newsgroups: net.audio,net.video
Subject: Re: PIONEER CLD-900 (CD + laser video player)
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Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 09:56:23 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan  8 09:56:23 1985
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> The latest issue of VIDEO magazine has an article on the PIONEER CLD-900.
> It is a player that will handle both CD audio disks and LV video disks
> in both the CX encoded versions and the new digital versions.  The
> specs look very good and their listening and viewing test results were
> very good also.  Estimated cost is $1150 - $1300.  If anyone is going 
> to the Winter CES, check it out and report your impressions to the net.
> Especially interesting would be the final announced suggested retail
> price.

The 1-7-85 issue of USA TODAY had an article covering the Winter CES.
This article quoted the price as $1200.

This doesn't seem like a substantial discount over buying two separate
units.  Personally, I would rather buy them separately so that I could
choose the combination of features that I want.  Consider, for example,
that the CLD-900 displays CD information (time remaining, time into
selection, index) on the *video* screen.  I'm not likely to leave my TV
on while I'm listening to music, so I'd rather have these displayed on
the panel.

Oh, well.  Maybe they'll get a competitor soon.

Bob Stewart
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