jayj@hpisla.UUCP (Jay Johannes) (09/17/85)
My Pioneer Laserdisc player, model VP-1000A has just gone up in smoke.
When I opened it, I found a totally fried high voltage board. I am
estimating that it will cost between $100 and $150 to get the parts
and service manual to fix it.
The local video store is closing out the Magnavox VC 8040 GY player for
$299. This unit is supposed to be a clone of the Pioneer LD700.
Now for the questions.
- Is the Magnavox player really a LD700 clone, and what are the differences.
- It would be cheaper to fix the VP-1000. Does anyone have any information
that would help me convince my wife that the new solid state player
would be a better buy? In particular, is it better at playing marginal
discs? Does anyone have reliability information on te LD700?
As you can see, I am leaning toward the new player. My wife is leaning toward
fixing the old one. Any data that would help make the decision would be
appreciated.
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Thanks in advance, Jay Johannescaf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) (09/25/85)
In article <90900002@hpisli.UUCP> jayj@hpisla.UUCP (Jay Johannes) writes: > > > My Pioneer Laserdisc player, model VP-1000A has just gone up in smoke. > When I opened it, I found a totally fried high voltage board. I am > estimating that it will cost between $100 and $150 to get the parts > and service manual to fix it. > You might be able to get a junker VP-1000 for a song - when the HV board in my VP-1000 zapped over, I got a second one from my local LaserDisc dealer for $40 (trade in on a 700). However, since I had only a few seconds of arcing on the HV board, I was able to scrape off the carbon witn an Xacto knife and then give the board a few coats of no-arc spray (the kind used for TV flybacks). According to the dealer (I traded both players in on a 700) it's still going strong! The 700 model is much better at playing CLV discs, has almost no crosstalk. It also sounds better than a STOCK VP-1000, both in frequency response and elimination of the background buzz in the audio. The 700 does not play some of the old DVA CAV's as well as a supertweaked VP-1000. So, see if you can bum a HV supply, or a whole VP-1000 for a few bux and wait for a cheaper 900 with digital audio to come along. -- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf CIS:70715,131 Omen Technology Inc 17505-V NW Sauvie Island Road Portland OR 97231 Home of Professional-YAM, the most powerful COMM program for the IBM PC Voice: 503-621-3406 Modem: 503-621-3746 (Hit CR's for speed detect) omen Any ACU 1200 1-503-621-3746 se:--se: link ord: Giznoid in:--in: uucp
clark@eludom.DEC (Ward Clark) (09/26/85)
> My Pioneer Laserdisc player, model VP-1000A has just gone up in smoke. > When I opened it, I found a totally fried high voltage board. I am > estimating that it will cost between $100 and $150 to get the parts > and service manual to fix it. > The local video store is closing out the Magnavox VC 8040 GY player for > $299. This unit is supposed to be a clone of the Pioneer LD700. > Now for the questions. > - Is the Magnavox player really a LD700 clone, and what are the differences. > - It would be cheaper to fix the VP-1000. Does anyone have any information > that would help me convince my wife that the new solid state player > would be a better buy? In particular, is it better at playing marginal > discs? Does anyone have reliability information on te LD700? > Thanks in advance, Jay Johannes If my VP-1000A were to go up in smoke, I'd jump at the chance to replace it with the Magnavox player, especially at $299 (an excellent price). The Magnavox is indeed an LD-700 clone and as the following advantages over your dead VP-1000A: - 3rd generation vs. 1st generation - smaller - quieter - front loading - builtin CX decoding with automatic CX sensing - more tolerant of marginal discs -- Ward Clark