I picked up a zenith vp2000 and some movie disc's at a yard sale. I have some questions if I could contact you
@Perich292 күн бұрын
back to the future.
@verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin3 күн бұрын
When Teldec failed with TED, RCA thought "our disc has enough playing time for a feature film" but they also harmed themselves, because when video is introduced as recording medium, you can't establish a read only disc. DVD could only succeed by being storage medium for computers. When your computer plays video DVDs, you purchase some. When you own video DVDs, you buy a DVD player instead a new CD player.
@matthewfarmer25206 күн бұрын
That RCA player is 40 years old. I was 8 in 1984 im 48 now.
@kubrickenigma79776 күн бұрын
Can one pump the players AV through a receiver? I'm curious as to your assessment of the sound quality. It being uncompressed on vinyl, I imagine it sounds great if the dolby stereo discs can be decoded via Prologic.
@briangoldberg44397 күн бұрын
Did CED have letterbox, or were they all pan and scan?
@AcAwesomeAndrew6 күн бұрын
99% sure that they are all presented in 4:3 aspect ratio. I’ve never watched one that was letterboxed.
@kennethlee4947 күн бұрын
With no skipping it is possible that was a demo only model of the player. They were produced with a heavier stylus pressure against the disc. This made them play really well but had the disadvantage of wearing out the discs quickly. I worked in a video store in the early to mid 80's and we had a demo model of this player, 10 plays was about the most you could get from the disc without degradation of audio and video quality.
@ketonicdude7 күн бұрын
Hello Kenneth, this player doesn't skip because it is fully serviced with a new stylus and a disc in good condition. If properly cared for the player and disc will produce flawless playback. The demonstration model you speak of is the SJT101. Please watch my other videos on how to service and maintain the players. Thanks.
@sturkrazee2889 күн бұрын
Yep that's pretty clean alright!!
@marconormandin82769 күн бұрын
No skipping 😮
@ketonicdude9 күн бұрын
Good clean discs don't skip. Skipping is caused by either the silicone that is coated on the disc to protect it from the stylus has settled in the grooves and the stylus has to push it back out, usually this clears up after a play or two, or the disc was stacked and the grooves got crushed, there is no fix for this.
@AcAwesomeAndrew6 күн бұрын
If you have good discs it won’t skip. The tricky part is getting good discs. Even then sometimes it helps to pre-play them.
@JOAOVICTOR-ko9ye10 күн бұрын
Amazing!
@MidwestVillain_Z11 күн бұрын
Jist picked up this exact model, im very new to the format and im kind of lost. Played doesnt make any funny noises disc loads up fine but i never get any video or audio? Stylus seems to be in good condition so im not sure where to start an attempted repair. Any help would be great! Thanks
@buckybrant479719 күн бұрын
Hey! Im having an issue with the 3rd reduction gear on this model, it spins forward but the gear that tells it to spin back isnt engaging so its just trying to push forward a track that has no where to go and damaging itself. The loading function gears in the back are also not engaging since this started happening
@ketonicdude16 күн бұрын
That would be the first I've heard of that. So what you are saying is when it reaches the end of the disc, instead of stopping and reversing it just keeps going forward? There is Daxi code at the beginning of the disc that tells the player when it's supposed to end. If there is a problem with the players processor IC it might not be interpreting the daxi code correctly and that's why you are getting issues. It would be hard to narrow that down without the the use of an oscilloscope and testing the points on the player control IC. If you can find a local electronics repair shop this might be something they could do. I can give you a link to the service manual. That's about all I would be able to do remotely, and it's not worth the cost to ship it back and forth. I do offer a replacement IC if a repair shop does determine that is the issue.
@buckybrant479716 күн бұрын
@@ketonicdude yup its weird I hadn't run into it either. I ended up getting it going again after a few hours straight of messing around but it definitely threw me for a loop. Happy to say all is well now.
@buckybrant479719 күн бұрын
My 3rd reduction gear won't stop spinning until it breaks the teeth of the other gears, any fixes for that area?
@ketonicdude16 күн бұрын
You would have to determine why it won't stop first. Sometimes there is a sensor on the stylus arm that tells it when it has reached the front of the player. If that's not operating correctly then the 3rd reduction gear would continue to spin. There could be a number of reasons why this sensor is not working, could be a bad sensor, could be a bad trace on the board, a bad IC, etc. Once you get that figured out then you would have to replace the entire gear assembly if all the other gears are stripped. I can sell you a full assembly from a parts player if you need one. As far as determining why the arm won't stop, I'd have to do that in person. I can link you the manual if you need it. That's about the best I can do remotely.
@buckybrant479716 күн бұрын
@@ketonicdude i truly appreciate you responding so quickly! I was able to trace the problem and get it working again after a few hours of messing around
@Golden-Pictures21 күн бұрын
Not sure what model player, But I remember the thing would auto power up when you put the caddie to the door! am I overlooking something? Perhaps if you remember, What model it was that would startup automatically?
@timroux364022 күн бұрын
Very cool brotherman BTW it's Walter Scott not Spielberg 😂
@DaveyJ2DayАй бұрын
Josh, dude... You need to sell these tool kits!! Make a fortune. Slap a cool CED sticker on the front of that bad boy and you're good to go!!!
@claytonbouldin9381Ай бұрын
I actually found some CED discs at the Goodwill last week.
@jimmybuffet4970Ай бұрын
This would’ve changed everything forever if it had been released when it was developed in the 60s
@jimmybuffet4970Ай бұрын
It’s too bad that the company couldn’t get out of its own way with the technology was ready for sale in the 60s
@pluspluspluspluspАй бұрын
I had no idea it was possible to encode video onto vinyl
@RyanNederveldАй бұрын
Cool, that's what I need, a 3rd reduction gear, where is it possible to get this?
Looks like a Mach3 style game. Would be cool if someone ripped it. Could study and play around with it. Might be able to get something working with something like Singe. Would be nice to save this game
@antoniomastroianni2706Ай бұрын
I live in Italy, my father bought several of these discs in a cheap and used market. It took a lot to realize what these discs were, as I believed they were laserdiscs, then I discovered they were something different. I think that Ced players were not available in our country, what a pity!
@marcusd4366Ай бұрын
Fantastic!
@MyDogStoleMyLiver2 ай бұрын
Lazerdisk's evil twin
@mikestasinopoulos54472 ай бұрын
I like old technology we never had this type of stuff when I was a kid quick question can those be connected to a modern TV
@ketonicdudeАй бұрын
The players all have coaxial outputs and the stereo models have the composite, RCA jacks people like to call them. Some modern TV's don't have either of these hookups anymore so it would depend on your model of television.
@mikestasinopoulos5447Ай бұрын
@@ketonicdude thanks for answering my question we never had this sort of technolgy when I was a kid we had VHS tapes I have a blu ray player today and its connected to my HDTV
@jakeblack2122 ай бұрын
My disc either won't load or the entire cover get's stuck in
@ketonicdude2 ай бұрын
Check my other video on J/K players stuck disc for a solution on how to fix that.
@johngreve21042 ай бұрын
And this is why we inspect every disc prior to playing it….some of those discs have a life story to tell….nice job Josh
@dastroyer60702 ай бұрын
Have you considered making a video showing all the CEDs in your collection? (Unless I missed it in your uploads?) It'd be real neat to see!
@EM-ve9bh2 ай бұрын
How does Videodisc quality compare to VHS or Laserdisc?
@ketonicdude2 ай бұрын
It's actually slightly better than VHS but probably slightly worse than Laserdisc.
@TorontoJon2 ай бұрын
What an amazing collection and very well organized and curated too. :)
@rinner28012 ай бұрын
That's quite the collection you have!
@colorado-ufos48802 ай бұрын
Fyi cap is played out😂 nice collection though😎🤘💯💪
@johnwalko14832 ай бұрын
This brings back a lot of memories. A nice collection of the RCA Videodisc and machines. A×.
@TheGlitchyMario2 ай бұрын
This is all so cool! I wish I could have a collection like this!
@chriscravens49152 ай бұрын
Awesome collection dude….
@chriscravens49152 ай бұрын
Did you collect those over the years??
@ketonicdude2 ай бұрын
Yes. The last 13 years or so.
@chriscravens49152 ай бұрын
All I have to say is…”Wow!”……Like your collection, that’s sweet👍👍👍
@chriscravens49152 ай бұрын
Wow, all of those are cool……👍👍👍
@chriscravens49152 ай бұрын
Do you have national lampoons vacation on CED???
@ketonicdude2 ай бұрын
Yes.
@chriscravens49152 ай бұрын
Love it!!!!
@johngreve21042 ай бұрын
World class collection.
@johnwalko14833 ай бұрын
That's a great collection. It's hard to find them new in mint condition.
@terrygoodspeed20133 ай бұрын
I just got an RCA SFT 100 from an estate sale and am interested in learning about these. This video looks to be super helpful. My machine sporadically plays a black and white picture. Sounds like the starting point would be replacing the platter, any idea where I’d get the part from?
@TooManyInterests7753 ай бұрын
I assume that the F/G players are the first generation CED machines, while the J/K is the second generation, is this correct? As a newcomer to the format, which series would you recommend over the other?
@ketonicdude3 ай бұрын
The F line was the first to come out, then the G line with stereo models, then the J line with auto loading players and K line was last. F/G & J were all being produced around the same time, then K came out last, around 1984. I personally prefer the J line myself, the 90 and 100 are intro level mono players, the 200 added stereo, the 300 added a remote, and the 400 was the top of the line with interactive capabilities on a few select discs. The SJT400 would have to be my preferred player as I feel the J/K players are the easiest to work on and maintain. The F/G models have a lot of moving parts that all have to function properly to get a well working player, there is a lot more that can go wrong. Hope that helps.
@TooManyInterests7753 ай бұрын
@@ketonicdude Thank you, this helped quite a bit. I've been searching for a used one forever, but I only find them for $100 or more, and I'm not sure I want to pull the trigger when they might have a bad stylus or something else going on.
@todsandy4893 ай бұрын
Hi Josh, I have a SJT-400 that was working fine, but now the video went out. Audio is working. Any ideas on what to check?
@ketonicdude3 ай бұрын
Are you using a CRT Television or a modern TV. If it's a modern TV then it could just be blocking the signal because of static or poor picture. Check it on a CRT TV to confirm no picture. Then it could be a number of things but more than likely the Video Demodulator IC went out. It's becoming a pretty common issue. Unfortunately the IC's are not currently available. You can check with me in July and I might have some then. In order to verify this as the issue you would need to check it with an oscilloscope.
@eliaslopez71593 ай бұрын
This is exactly what i wanted to see, thank you.
@anthonyrisch74433 ай бұрын
I wanted to report that this video helped me alot to discover that my ribbon cable had come plugged and that's why my buttons weren't responding. I'm now happily enjoying my RCA SJT-090!
@colorado-ufos48803 ай бұрын
RIP John 😎🤘 I have worked with John for years over the Internet and telephone recently I heard he passed away😢 what a great man very caring he would help anybody super smart genius. He will be missed over here in Colorado that’s for sure.💯❤️
@CatholicBoy19573 ай бұрын
It wouldn't be hard to use a dremel tool to put a little weakness in those spokes. Not the entire length just one little spot. Seconds. /
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I picked up a zenith vp2000 and some movie disc's at a yard sale. I have some questions if I could contact you
back to the future.
When Teldec failed with TED, RCA thought "our disc has enough playing time for a feature film" but they also harmed themselves, because when video is introduced as recording medium, you can't establish a read only disc. DVD could only succeed by being storage medium for computers. When your computer plays video DVDs, you purchase some. When you own video DVDs, you buy a DVD player instead a new CD player.
That RCA player is 40 years old. I was 8 in 1984 im 48 now.
Can one pump the players AV through a receiver? I'm curious as to your assessment of the sound quality. It being uncompressed on vinyl, I imagine it sounds great if the dolby stereo discs can be decoded via Prologic.
Did CED have letterbox, or were they all pan and scan?
99% sure that they are all presented in 4:3 aspect ratio. I’ve never watched one that was letterboxed.
With no skipping it is possible that was a demo only model of the player. They were produced with a heavier stylus pressure against the disc. This made them play really well but had the disadvantage of wearing out the discs quickly. I worked in a video store in the early to mid 80's and we had a demo model of this player, 10 plays was about the most you could get from the disc without degradation of audio and video quality.
Hello Kenneth, this player doesn't skip because it is fully serviced with a new stylus and a disc in good condition. If properly cared for the player and disc will produce flawless playback. The demonstration model you speak of is the SJT101. Please watch my other videos on how to service and maintain the players. Thanks.
Yep that's pretty clean alright!!
No skipping 😮
Good clean discs don't skip. Skipping is caused by either the silicone that is coated on the disc to protect it from the stylus has settled in the grooves and the stylus has to push it back out, usually this clears up after a play or two, or the disc was stacked and the grooves got crushed, there is no fix for this.
If you have good discs it won’t skip. The tricky part is getting good discs. Even then sometimes it helps to pre-play them.
Amazing!
Jist picked up this exact model, im very new to the format and im kind of lost. Played doesnt make any funny noises disc loads up fine but i never get any video or audio? Stylus seems to be in good condition so im not sure where to start an attempted repair. Any help would be great! Thanks
Hey! Im having an issue with the 3rd reduction gear on this model, it spins forward but the gear that tells it to spin back isnt engaging so its just trying to push forward a track that has no where to go and damaging itself. The loading function gears in the back are also not engaging since this started happening
That would be the first I've heard of that. So what you are saying is when it reaches the end of the disc, instead of stopping and reversing it just keeps going forward? There is Daxi code at the beginning of the disc that tells the player when it's supposed to end. If there is a problem with the players processor IC it might not be interpreting the daxi code correctly and that's why you are getting issues. It would be hard to narrow that down without the the use of an oscilloscope and testing the points on the player control IC. If you can find a local electronics repair shop this might be something they could do. I can give you a link to the service manual. That's about all I would be able to do remotely, and it's not worth the cost to ship it back and forth. I do offer a replacement IC if a repair shop does determine that is the issue.
@@ketonicdude yup its weird I hadn't run into it either. I ended up getting it going again after a few hours straight of messing around but it definitely threw me for a loop. Happy to say all is well now.
My 3rd reduction gear won't stop spinning until it breaks the teeth of the other gears, any fixes for that area?
You would have to determine why it won't stop first. Sometimes there is a sensor on the stylus arm that tells it when it has reached the front of the player. If that's not operating correctly then the 3rd reduction gear would continue to spin. There could be a number of reasons why this sensor is not working, could be a bad sensor, could be a bad trace on the board, a bad IC, etc. Once you get that figured out then you would have to replace the entire gear assembly if all the other gears are stripped. I can sell you a full assembly from a parts player if you need one. As far as determining why the arm won't stop, I'd have to do that in person. I can link you the manual if you need it. That's about the best I can do remotely.
@@ketonicdude i truly appreciate you responding so quickly! I was able to trace the problem and get it working again after a few hours of messing around
Not sure what model player, But I remember the thing would auto power up when you put the caddie to the door! am I overlooking something? Perhaps if you remember, What model it was that would startup automatically?
Very cool brotherman BTW it's Walter Scott not Spielberg 😂
Josh, dude... You need to sell these tool kits!! Make a fortune. Slap a cool CED sticker on the front of that bad boy and you're good to go!!!
I actually found some CED discs at the Goodwill last week.
This would’ve changed everything forever if it had been released when it was developed in the 60s
It’s too bad that the company couldn’t get out of its own way with the technology was ready for sale in the 60s
I had no idea it was possible to encode video onto vinyl
Cool, that's what I need, a 3rd reduction gear, where is it possible to get this?
email me at [email protected] thanks.
Looks like a Mach3 style game. Would be cool if someone ripped it. Could study and play around with it. Might be able to get something working with something like Singe. Would be nice to save this game
I live in Italy, my father bought several of these discs in a cheap and used market. It took a lot to realize what these discs were, as I believed they were laserdiscs, then I discovered they were something different. I think that Ced players were not available in our country, what a pity!
Fantastic!
Lazerdisk's evil twin
I like old technology we never had this type of stuff when I was a kid quick question can those be connected to a modern TV
The players all have coaxial outputs and the stereo models have the composite, RCA jacks people like to call them. Some modern TV's don't have either of these hookups anymore so it would depend on your model of television.
@@ketonicdude thanks for answering my question we never had this sort of technolgy when I was a kid we had VHS tapes I have a blu ray player today and its connected to my HDTV
My disc either won't load or the entire cover get's stuck in
Check my other video on J/K players stuck disc for a solution on how to fix that.
And this is why we inspect every disc prior to playing it….some of those discs have a life story to tell….nice job Josh
Have you considered making a video showing all the CEDs in your collection? (Unless I missed it in your uploads?) It'd be real neat to see!
How does Videodisc quality compare to VHS or Laserdisc?
It's actually slightly better than VHS but probably slightly worse than Laserdisc.
What an amazing collection and very well organized and curated too. :)
That's quite the collection you have!
Fyi cap is played out😂 nice collection though😎🤘💯💪
This brings back a lot of memories. A nice collection of the RCA Videodisc and machines. A×.
This is all so cool! I wish I could have a collection like this!
Awesome collection dude….
Did you collect those over the years??
Yes. The last 13 years or so.
All I have to say is…”Wow!”……Like your collection, that’s sweet👍👍👍
Wow, all of those are cool……👍👍👍
Do you have national lampoons vacation on CED???
Yes.
Love it!!!!
World class collection.
That's a great collection. It's hard to find them new in mint condition.
I just got an RCA SFT 100 from an estate sale and am interested in learning about these. This video looks to be super helpful. My machine sporadically plays a black and white picture. Sounds like the starting point would be replacing the platter, any idea where I’d get the part from?
I assume that the F/G players are the first generation CED machines, while the J/K is the second generation, is this correct? As a newcomer to the format, which series would you recommend over the other?
The F line was the first to come out, then the G line with stereo models, then the J line with auto loading players and K line was last. F/G & J were all being produced around the same time, then K came out last, around 1984. I personally prefer the J line myself, the 90 and 100 are intro level mono players, the 200 added stereo, the 300 added a remote, and the 400 was the top of the line with interactive capabilities on a few select discs. The SJT400 would have to be my preferred player as I feel the J/K players are the easiest to work on and maintain. The F/G models have a lot of moving parts that all have to function properly to get a well working player, there is a lot more that can go wrong. Hope that helps.
@@ketonicdude Thank you, this helped quite a bit. I've been searching for a used one forever, but I only find them for $100 or more, and I'm not sure I want to pull the trigger when they might have a bad stylus or something else going on.
Hi Josh, I have a SJT-400 that was working fine, but now the video went out. Audio is working. Any ideas on what to check?
Are you using a CRT Television or a modern TV. If it's a modern TV then it could just be blocking the signal because of static or poor picture. Check it on a CRT TV to confirm no picture. Then it could be a number of things but more than likely the Video Demodulator IC went out. It's becoming a pretty common issue. Unfortunately the IC's are not currently available. You can check with me in July and I might have some then. In order to verify this as the issue you would need to check it with an oscilloscope.
This is exactly what i wanted to see, thank you.
I wanted to report that this video helped me alot to discover that my ribbon cable had come plugged and that's why my buttons weren't responding. I'm now happily enjoying my RCA SJT-090!
RIP John 😎🤘 I have worked with John for years over the Internet and telephone recently I heard he passed away😢 what a great man very caring he would help anybody super smart genius. He will be missed over here in Colorado that’s for sure.💯❤️
It wouldn't be hard to use a dremel tool to put a little weakness in those spokes. Not the entire length just one little spot. Seconds. /