Pioneer Elite Laserdisc Player CLD-97 Repair, AC-3 RF Out and DNR Mod
The CLD-97 is one of the best performing and best looking Laserdisc players I've ever used. I've been an enthusiast of the format for many years now. When I first got into it, players were cheap and plentiful, but even with people dumping the format for DVD, the CLD-97 and its follow-up the CLD-99 maintained a high resale price. It was for that reason that I never planned to own one. Well, plans change, I guess. Sections Why I Bought A CLD-97 Fixing "No Disc Spin" Fixing The "Button Door" Replacing The Remote AC-3 RF Output Mod Digital NR Mod Answered Questions Why I Bought A CLD-97 My wife is a photographer so visuals are really important to her; she notices everything. It took a lot of convincing just to get her to watch Laserdiscs with me because, while she doesn't really keep up with the technology, she knew we had Braveheart in 4K so why in the world were we watching this blurry mess instead? She begrudgingly acclimated to the shortcomings of