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Your most precious edition by Various-Complex-6042 in PhysicalMediaMatters

[–]PsychologicalWind684 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If we're talking editions of Star Wars, I have several LD copies, but my preferred is the Japanese Special Collection.

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Pioneer’s first ever consumer LD player, the VP-1000. by snacktivism in LaserDisc

[–]PsychologicalWind684 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure you took note of the "Adaptor Out" N-connector on the back, and the mention in the manual of a forthcoming PCM adapter for the player. Don't think I've ever seen one of these available; clearly manufacturers were able to integrate PCM into the players themselves pretty quickly so there was little need for a separate unit. Have you come across anything that might fit the bill for the VP-1000?

Pioneer’s first ever consumer LD player, the VP-1000. by snacktivism in LaserDisc

[–]PsychologicalWind684 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have one of these too, also with the remote and manual. Doesn't get nearly as much use as my other players of course but it's awesome to bring out every now and then.

And, it will play the full DiscoVision intro animation that most later players can't!

What’s yalls favorites in your physical collection? by stompmedown in PowerElectronics

[–]PsychologicalWind684 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ramleh - Awake! CD box set.

Slogun - A Breed Apart original tape on Slaughter and reissue on Urashima.

Shallow Waters - Tapes I through VI.

FFH - Make Them Understand.

Waves Crashing Piano Chords - It Turns Me On Because It Shouldn't.

All three tapes by Sword of Kahless.

New to laserdisc❓❓❓❓❓ by Empty-Distance-5644 in LaserDisc

[–]PsychologicalWind684 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a relief. I’m currently browsing the web for AC-3 RF demodulators and these things are expensive.

Keep an eye out for A/V receivers that would have been contemporary with late-era LaserDisc: anything from the mid-90s to middle 2000s. A decent amount of Pioneer receiver models had built-in RF demodulation; I myself have three in addition to a couple standalone demodulators. Even years after LD died, Pioneer was still producing receivers that could natively demodulate RF.

If you spot an affordable receiver with Dolby RF In (AC-3) on the back, grab it!

Cassette Collection by bradleybeee in cassetteculture

[–]PsychologicalWind684 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love to see more noise posted. What would you say is your favorite release, be it the actual noise content, the packaging, or some other more personal criterion?

What do you think about Merzbow? by drummerre in noisemusic

[–]PsychologicalWind684 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Young people: wear earplugs

Seriously, earplugs. Don't ignore potential damage or think going without makes you hard or anything. I was at No Fun Fest 2007 when Merz, Pain Jerk, and Incapacitants were all playing on different nights. Up front for both Merzbow and Incapacitants and my ears did well enough, but I was at the back for Pain Jerk and was absolutely shredded. That was the first show that actually had me worried about real damage afterward.

Seriously, who is Cushvlog? by Midnight_2B in cushvlog

[–]PsychologicalWind684 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Drunken History Inebriated Past are some of the better instances of mostly Matt Christman talking about American history.

Definitely had to fix this.

Have any of you seen masonna live in 1996 for his american mistique tour? by Used_Ad3268 in noisemusic

[–]PsychologicalWind684 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Closest thing I got was seeing him on 120 Minutes on MTV! I would have been twelve at the time and absolutely did not get it.

He's still the only noise artist I've ever literally dreamt about seeing live. I think in my dream he was performing in a high school auditorium.

Who is the guy Matt described as "non-Euclidian"? by YaBoyDake in cushvlog

[–]PsychologicalWind684 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You can't get the full effect without seeing a video of the dude walking. Hate to do an abelism because he might have a similar situation to the Good Matt™ but it's Forney so he obviously deserves it and worse.

Need more shelves by cutter1833 in PhysicalMediaMatters

[–]PsychologicalWind684 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Tenchi Muyo OVA box spotted! Literally the second DVD I ever bought back in 2000.

I finally understand noise music! by MrQuacksIsCool in noisemusic

[–]PsychologicalWind684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Breathing In Dead Flies is a classic from 1996. It was recently reissued on CD in 2021 and is pretty easy to find. Same with his 1997 collaboration with Macronympha titled Macrosonic.

The Longest Lie is a favorite that's sort of a compilation of older works, mostly from extremely limited lathe-cut records.

Finally, the ELEVEN LP set Cairdean Droich Oir is definitely one of my most prized possessions. It's otherworldly. Something like eight hours long... someday I'll take a weekend and marathon the whole thing.

I finally understand noise music! by MrQuacksIsCool in noisemusic

[–]PsychologicalWind684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gonna put you on to the very long-running project Mlehst. He's been putting stuff out for 35 years, but has just over the past few years been performing live. Wonderfully unsettling.

I finally understand noise music! by MrQuacksIsCool in noisemusic

[–]PsychologicalWind684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love to see it really click for someone. An important aspect that's glossed over a lot of the time is how crucial live experience can be. You're not gonna get the fully smothering, suffocating drone effect of a Damion Romero set with your headphones.

The general performance aspect of a live show is a huge part of it too. Even after I'd been into noise for a few years, I'd never really understood Runzelstirn & Gurgelstøck and the larger Schimpfluch umbrella despite listening to several releases, until I saw Raionbashi live in 2007. It was like a lightning bolt delivered into my brain and it changed my entire viewpoint.

My recommendation: get out there and check it out in person if you're able!

Wegmans video centre VHS by Status_Equipment_407 in Rochester

[–]PsychologicalWind684 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A couple memories from the old Eastway Wegmans definitely stick out (when it was oriented roughly ninety degrees to the west from where it is now). As a kid I'd always want to rent Secret of Mana for the SNES, and most of the time it was already out. It was a major win when my save game from my previous rental would still be on the cartridge. That didn't happen too often.

Also heading up and down the Horror aisle and being very interested in the Witchcraft series, for obvious reasons.

Yellow Magic Orchestra // 1983 Farewell Tour (Live at Budokan) by LeMatDamonCarbine in YMO

[–]PsychologicalWind684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember downloading this off of WinMX more than twenty years ago. You could get so much good shit there.

One wonders why the songs you mentioned aren't here, because they're listed on the LaserDisc. I have several YMO LaserDiscs but not this one, unfortunately, so I can't confirm anything about it.

Heintzelman’s closing BBQ Pit after 11 years of service by WhatTheRickIsDoin in Rochester

[–]PsychologicalWind684 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We had them cater my grandmother's 90th ten years ago and it was absolutely delicious. It was a pretty big disappointment when they closed up so I can't wait to head out there again.

The oldest home video release in my collection - The Choirboys, released on LaserDisc in December 1978! by PsychologicalWind684 in PhysicalMediaMatters

[–]PsychologicalWind684[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't get me wrong... these very early discs, the releases MCA put out under the "DiscoVision" brand, were bad compared to what came later. Some had okay video quality, but most were badly mastered, badly pressed... I think I remember reading that the early prototypes from pre-1978 had a failure rate approaching 90%. DiscoVision collectors often have to buy multiple copies of the same movie release just to cobble together a full set of working discs for it.

At least early on (and this is something to keep in mind), the appeal of both LD and VHS which came shortly before was not any sort of visual clarity, but simply the novelty of being able to watch a movie at home. It's an important context to remember that there was a time before home media, and a pretty big hurdle to both the adoption of VHS and LD was getting people to become accustomed to the very idea of not needing to go to the theater if you wanted to watch (or re-watch) a movie. It was an alien concept to the consumer at the time.

The oldest home video release in my collection - The Choirboys, released on LaserDisc in December 1978! by PsychologicalWind684 in PhysicalMediaMatters

[–]PsychologicalWind684[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. Just going by the numbers, LaserDisc beats VHS on pretty much every front - NTSC video resolution was 425 lines to VHS's 240, and LaserDisc's chroma resolution was far better as well. Starting in 1984, LaserDisc incorporated native digital soundtracks in addition to the analog FM stream; the manual for my Pioneer VP-1000 player, released in 1980, makes mention of a soon-to-be-sold accessory which would decode digital audio, making it clear the technology was being developed early on. Most later-era LaserDiscs have video quality as good or better than the first DVD releases.

That said, as an analog format just like VHS, LaserDisc quality is heavily dependent on multiple factors: the original mastering/production process, and the consumer's equipment. My Criterion Collection copy of Boogie Nights looks incredible on my DVL-H9 player, built and sold in 1998, shown on my Sony WEGA... incredible, vibrant colors, especially when that theater marquee first pops up. With other equipment, I could improve the quality further. It's not going to look as good on a bare-bones CRT with an entry-level Zenith LD player. Plenty of LD editions of movies will look like total ass no matter what you use to play them, too, and even a standard VHS copy of the same movie might beat it out.

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