[vcf-midatlantic] OT: Anyone have an old laserdisc player?

[Ethan]

> I've got some late 70s / early 80s General Motors laserdiscs that I
> want to capture, but my 90s Sony player won't read them. I'd like to
> try the discs in a 70s player to see if there's any hope of getting
> them to play, but don't want to drop $$$ on a player when I'll only
> use it 4 or 5 times.
> Does anyone on this list have a working player from 1984 or older with
> a gas tube laser? The GM dealers had Pioneer PR-7820's, I'd think that
> has the best chance of reading the discs.
> Thanks,

Did you inspect the discs for laser rot?

 			- Ethan