This.
The collectability aspect of it is also an attraction for me. The artwork, those LP's that have beautiful gatefold covers, etc. In that regard, I feel the same way about Laserdisc.
That's good to hear. In my experience, with regard to an LD player, it's never a good idea to mess with the lens itself, no matter how delicate and careful you may be. I've seen firsthand someone damaging the lens by trying to scrub non-existent filth off it.
Your issue sounds loading belt...
Apologies if this type of necro bump is not allowed but I spotted this thread in a google search and was pleasantly surprised that the CED videodisc format was even mentioned in a local forum. Apart from mine, I don't know of anyone else in this neck of the woods that owns one of those.
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