Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site olivej.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!oliveb!olivej!greg From: greg@olivej.UUCP (Greg Paley) Newsgroups: net.audio,net.video Subject: Re: PIONEER CLD-900 (CD + laser video player) Message-ID: <272@olivej.UUCP> Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 13:00:47 EST Article-I.D.: olivej.272 Posted: Thu Jan 10 13:00:47 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Jan-85 07:10:54 EST References: <2676@ihldt.UUCP> Organization: Olivetti ATC, Cupertino, Ca Lines: 20 Xref: watmath net.audio:3775 net.video:884 The price of the Pioneer CLD-900 is not much lower than the cost of two separate units, LV video disk player and audio CD player, might be. However, the unit has, as far as I know, one unique capability which is the ability to reproduce digitally encoded soundtracks on new (so far only available from Japan) LV video disks, which are different from the standard stereo soundtrack. Another point that needs more information to allow a value judgement on this unit is the performance level reached when playing the various media possible (LV video disk, audio CD, LV w/digital soundtrack) so as to know which individual LV and CD units provide the appropriate comparison. If it were to surpass the capability of the current top-of-the-line Pioneer LV disk player (approx $700) and, in addition, match the CD playback of the NEC or Kyocera CD players (approx. $1000), then at a list price of $1200 (which would, I presume, also be subject to heavy discounts) it might be a bargain indeed. - Greg Paley