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OK as a hobby it's fun. But the quality is really lousy. Why would<br />
anyone want to spend money to press discs that don't have half the<br />
quality of a laserdisc or a DVD? I'd join in just to get someone to fix<br />
the machine since I have a bunch of them and a bunch of discs that I<br />
can't play. Would love to hear from you if you get any serious replies.<br />
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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 22:38:38 -0700<br />
<strong>From</strong>: Tom Howe<br />
To: ceds@teleport.com<br />
Subject: RE: Pioneer LaserActive<br />
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Larry:<br />
I recently put up a web page on the Pioneer LaserActive system for another<br />
project I'm working on. This consists of a photo of the CLD-A100 player and<br />
Pioneer's intro press release from 1993. Here's the URL:<br />
http://www.teleport.com/~ceds/tech-info/laseractive-press-release.html<br />
This press release bears a strong resemblence to RCA's initial output on the <strong>CED</strong><br />
System in 1981; i.e. much higher expectations than what actually came to pass.<br />
By 1995 LaserActive was dead and the local Incredible Universe sold off their<br />
players for $299 which included the Sega PAC, Pyramid Patrol Mega LD, Disney's<br />
Fantasia Box Set, and an 8" LaserActive promotional disc. The LaserActive titles<br />
were originally $120 or $180 (3-D releases), and these eventually got reduced to<br />
$30. The basic player was widely available through liquidators like Damark for a<br />
while, but I believe they are all gone now. The Sega PAC is by far the most<br />
common, and in addition to the TurboGraphx and Karaoke PAC's, Pioneer also<br />
released a PAC-PC1 for computer interfacing.<br />
In the end, only three LD-ROM titles and fifteen Mega LD titles were released,<br />
with the two 1995 releases, "Blue Chicago Blues" and "Goku" being quite rare. I<br />
had a very difficult time locating "Goku", which is a shame, since this title<br />
really showcases what LaserActive was capable of when a lot of effort was<br />
devoted to the programming (a hint to DVD developers).<br />
--Tom Howe<br />
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<strong>CED</strong> Digest Vol. 2 No. 42 10/18/97<br />
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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 09:11:49 -0500<br />
<strong>From</strong>: Geoff Oltmans<br />
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