Just picked one of these players up along with 25 discs. Thought I was buying laserdiscs so I was a little confused. Thank you so much for the detailed explanations.
I remember back when these were brand new, now just as old school as 8-Track tapes. 8-Tracks were before my time but I was alive when they had video discs.
I never knew these existed until I saw someone post about them on Facebook. We grew up with VCR tapes. My mother had a music record player. Of course cassettes. But no one I knew had one of these.
Marion Ravenwood was a spunky, street smart character in Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981). It was a "mixed blessing" when she appeared in Crystal Skull in 2008.
We had about twenty movies back in the day. I remember an RCA store near my boyhood home that would display the movies from floor to ceiling! Very impressive. There were so many I wanted to buy as a kid!
Oh my gosh, my family use to have one of these. Ive not seen one in years. Brings back so many wonderful memories as a child. I think I was 10 or 11 years old when we first got ours. Dad bought several movies but the one we watched the most was Elvis Presley's GI Blues. Thanks for posting this video.
Cool. My late uncle had one of these. He bought it when it first came out. This was before VHS tapes. He bought a bunch of movies. Me & my cousin used to go to his place & watch movies. He'd make popcorn & we would drink ice cold soda. He said he later sold it after it was discontinued.
Hey Brian! FYI? Great review!! It’s good to know that I’m not the only one letting people know to not forget the technology we had growing up! I also own a Betamax player too and of course Laserdisc too!
Thank you so much I have some of the selective vision desk but I don’t have a player but I like the way to dislike so much I bought them anyway but I appreciate you showed exactly how it works great job
This is way interesting. Ive never heard of these until now. I saw some Disney movies in packages like this. Initially I thought they were laserdiscs. I thought that the big media battle involved only VHS vs Betamax, not this. I feel as if history didn't tell me about these, but they seem to be an important prelude to DVDs. I remember the VHS 📼 switch to DVD 📀. Im curious what titles you have for this media format? Anything Disney that's unusually rare? The cover art is great.
I have a video disc player and like 20 discs of whatever they're called. My friend gave it to me a few years ago bc she knows i like old movies and old movie equiptment but I didnt even know what it was lol. but I like the way the giant Square disc boxes and thier cover art looks. It's been in my closet except the Star Wars A New Hope disc and the Dr. Zhizago disc which i display on my desk at work cuz it looks cool
Don't forget that some players could also be resumed from being powered off or reinserted and it would resume the movie. Atleast the ones we had could.
the issue with your color is actually a player problem. i had the same exact issue on the same exact model. you just need to adjust the tone arm slightly down until you fix the problem. i guess the stylus just isn't getting enough tension on some of these old players.
Rebuilt a realistic ced player. Belts and a lube. This one uses RCA cables. Through video and sound. Sadly. Not stereo. My machine's stylus is about 75%. Wish could find a affordable extra needle
Eric Thomas No, you can not. The grooves are microscopic compared to record grooves. However, I have seen someone cut grooves in a CED and played it like a vinyl record with the music they cut in it.
Just an FYI, you cannot touch a CED disc with your fingers. The discs have a special coating on it. Like when you said the stylus/magnetic shows you the images on the screen. Just imagine our greasy oily skin all over it. Lol. If you go in touch it your fingerprint will automatically be left on it LOL because it really does have a coding on it to keep it good for years to come unfortunately they don’t last very long because of the way people store them most people not knowing this they lay them flat and that’s the worst thing you can do for it because it’s going to tend to bow in the middle from all the weight being piled on it and it’ll rest upon one side of it so some of them actually the coating comes off inside of the cartridge caddy. If you ever look inside you’ll see there’s two felt strips right at the top soon as you take that top part off that is so the disc won’t get scratched and it cleans the discs too! I own a stereo model that has a remote lol. And there’s actually a website where they repair old styluses for a price of course I think it’s cheap to it’s like 30 or 40 bucks? Are you do is Google it stylus repair for selective vision and it comes right up in the feed on Google the first couple on the first page LOL anyway hope the info helps you have any questions feel free to post and I’ll answer! Take care everyone! - Scott
Thanks for the helpful info, I'll check into that website if I ever need a new stylus, unfortunately the motor on my player seems to stick but I'm just glad it works at all.
The discs have a silicon lubricant on them to prolong stylus life, so wiping the disc surface will take off the lubricant, and thus will cause greater wear to the stylus when played back. You can rinse a disc with distilled water to get any gunk off of it, but it doesn't necessarily reduce the skips. Fortunately, more often than not, skips are an indication that the disc needs to have the stylus run through it a few times, as that's how the disc is normally supposed to be cleaned (dust and the lubricant can settle into the grooves, so the stylus essentially redistributes everything). There's at least one video on YT that shows how to inspect a disc prior to playback (to ensure that the disc isn't damaged, as a damaged disc risks damage to the stylus).
Just picked one of these players up along with 25 discs. Thought I was buying laserdiscs so I was a little confused. Thank you so much for the detailed explanations.
I remember back when these were brand new, now just as old school as 8-Track tapes. 8-Tracks were before my time but I was alive when they had video discs.
I never knew these existed until I saw someone post about them on Facebook. We grew up with VCR tapes. My mother had a music record player. Of course cassettes. But no one I knew had one of these.
I have 3 players and many discs...they are a pain in the ass! Never worked right from day one.
Loved this format..father had this system and over one hundred discs miss this
Marion Ravenwood was a spunky, street smart character in Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981). It was a "mixed blessing" when she appeared in Crystal Skull in 2008.
We had about twenty movies back in the day. I remember an RCA store near my boyhood home that would display the movies from floor to ceiling! Very impressive. There were so many I wanted to buy as a kid!
I still have mine and over 70 movies.
Oh my gosh, my family use to have one of these. Ive not seen one in years. Brings back so many wonderful memories as a child. I think I was 10 or 11 years old when we first got ours. Dad bought several movies but the one we watched the most was Elvis Presley's GI Blues. Thanks for posting this video.
You're welcome!
I have 9 for sale
@@8ByteBrian If I were to buy one of these players, could I buy an Analog to AV Adapter and record it with OBS?
Cool. My late uncle had one of these. He bought it when it first came out. This was before VHS tapes. He bought a bunch of movies. Me & my cousin used to go to his place & watch movies. He'd make popcorn & we would drink ice cold soda. He said he later sold it after it was discontinued.
This was a great video thank you
Hey Brian! FYI? Great review!! It’s good to know that I’m not the only one letting people know to not forget the technology we had growing up!
I also own a Betamax player too and of course Laserdisc too!
I have 9 disc for sale.
pretty cool i think i have one in my collection and never was it was just had great cover art
Are you interested in adding to your collection? I have 9 I would like to sell.
Thank you so much I have some of the selective vision desk but I don’t have a player but I like the way to dislike so much I bought them anyway but I appreciate you showed exactly how it works great job
Are you interested in having more? I have 9 to sell.
This is way interesting. Ive never heard of these until now. I saw some Disney movies in packages like this. Initially I thought they were laserdiscs. I thought that the big media battle involved only VHS vs Betamax, not this. I feel as if history didn't tell me about these, but they seem to be an important prelude to DVDs. I remember the VHS 📼 switch to DVD 📀. Im curious what titles you have for this media format? Anything Disney that's unusually rare? The cover art is great.
I have a video disc player and like 20 discs of whatever they're called.
My friend gave it to me a few years ago bc she knows i like old movies and old movie equiptment but I didnt even know what it was lol. but I like the way the giant Square disc boxes and thier cover art looks.
It's been in my closet except the Star Wars A New Hope disc and the Dr. Zhizago disc which i display on my desk at work cuz it looks cool
I just got a player and 110 discs. Star Wars and the others are 2 discs each. If you dont want the player, I'm looking to get more. Mine works poorly
I have 9 for sale
I have 9 for sale @@samanthastephens1907
@@lindakrug390 do they work?
DO THEY WORK. I'm interested
Don't forget that some players could also be resumed from being powered off or reinserted and it would resume the movie. Atleast the ones we had could.
the issue with your color is actually a player problem. i had the same exact issue on the same exact model. you just need to adjust the tone arm slightly down until you fix the problem. i guess the stylus just isn't getting enough tension on some of these old players.
In the media time line this does not show up at all. It only shows Lazer disc.. 😂😮
Rebuilt a realistic ced player. Belts and a lube. This one uses RCA cables. Through video and sound. Sadly. Not stereo. My machine's stylus is about 75%. Wish could find a affordable extra needle
have you ever try to play it on a music record player and see if you can here the movie talking ?
Eric Thomas No, you can not. The grooves are microscopic compared to record grooves. However, I have seen someone cut grooves in a CED and played it like a vinyl record with the music they cut in it.
How can I get a working video disk player?
Do you know how to service one? I have one and its slightly giving me trouble
Just an FYI, you cannot touch a CED disc with your fingers. The discs have a special coating on it. Like when you said the stylus/magnetic shows you the images on the screen. Just imagine our greasy oily skin all over it. Lol. If you go in touch it your fingerprint will automatically be left on it LOL because it really does have a coding on it to keep it good for years to come unfortunately they don’t last very long because of the way people store them most people not knowing this they lay them flat and that’s the worst thing you can do for it because it’s going to tend to bow in the middle from all the weight being piled on it and it’ll rest upon one side of it so some of them actually the coating comes off inside of the cartridge caddy. If you ever look inside you’ll see there’s two felt strips right at the top soon as you take that top part off that is so the disc won’t get scratched and it cleans the discs too!
I own a stereo model that has a remote lol. And there’s actually a website where they repair old styluses for a price of course I think it’s cheap to it’s like 30 or 40 bucks? Are you do is Google it stylus repair for selective vision and it comes right up in the feed on Google the first couple on the first page LOL anyway hope the info helps you have any questions feel free to post and I’ll answer! Take care everyone! - Scott
Thanks for the helpful info, I'll check into that website if I ever need a new stylus, unfortunately the motor on my player seems to stick but I'm just glad it works at all.
so magnetic pickup disc? interesting, never heard of it before. probably was never a thing in europe.
Can the discs be cleaned? Will cleaning or wiping discs and player improve sound, skips or stops? Any information will be greatly appreciated.
You can’t touch a disc. There’s no way to clean a disc either.
The discs have a silicon lubricant on them to prolong stylus life, so wiping the disc surface will take off the lubricant, and thus will cause greater wear to the stylus when played back. You can rinse a disc with distilled water to get any gunk off of it, but it doesn't necessarily reduce the skips. Fortunately, more often than not, skips are an indication that the disc needs to have the stylus run through it a few times, as that's how the disc is normally supposed to be cleaned (dust and the lubricant can settle into the grooves, so the stylus essentially redistributes everything). There's at least one video on YT that shows how to inspect a disc prior to playback (to ensure that the disc isn't damaged, as a damaged disc risks damage to the stylus).
Good luck finding any of them at a thrift store. Managers and employees always get it first.
I have 9 for sale
Flip it omg
i wonder if the AVGN knows of this?
THE IEVERENDING STORY
They were garbage I had a zenith made by some other manufacturers it would skip often I ended getting rid of it in about a year