From: (Neil Wagner) - CED Magic

REALLY BE DEAD THEN! as you put it so well.
So, using this as a "Start Back in the Right Direction" as you guys put
it, We can get some tech Advice.
Thanx
Mark.......
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From: "Kathy K Whitfield"
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Subject: Lubricant
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 21:43:16 -0800
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I was curious what David Potochick was referring to when he said he was
testing his Benji CED to see how long it would play without lubricant. What
lubricant is he talking about? Am I supposed to be using lubricant on my
CED's? I'd appreciate more information on the lubricant and what purpose it's
supposed to serve. Thanks, George
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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 02:32:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Jesse Skeen
To: Tom Howe
Subject: Re: CED Digest Vol. 2 No. 51
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I just gotta say to the guy testing the "Benji" disc- I don't think I
could stand watching it that many times!! The one time I watched mine it
was fun to look at the 70's stuff, and the bad pan-and-scan job from the
1.85 frame, and the smearing. I could watch it one more time soon, but
not much more unless someone gives me a list of mistakes or inside jokes
in the film or stuff like that.
BTW have you ever seen the original transfer of "Network"? I have it on
both VHS and CED and it's got "SMEAR" written all over it!! So much it's
hard to watch the movie! It runs a few minutes over 2 hours, and the
currently available laserdisc is on 2 discs (Thanks MGM for having mercy
on fans of this movie and re-doing the transfer!) The CED however is a
single disc and is time-compressed (master run at slightly faster speed)
not only to fit on one disc, but also to make room for 3 "previews" at
the end- the only time I've seen previews on a CED movie! For those
curious, it has this cheesy music with the words "Also available from
MGM/CBS Video" and has what looks like a trailer for a "Wizard of Oz"
reissue, and very short spots for "2001" and "Fame", I'm certain "Fame"
is a TV commercial but not sure about 2001, it's only about 15 seconds.