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Subject: The Laserdisc FAQ - part 4/4
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                               IV) Resources

    This page is "http://www.cs.tut.fi/~leopold/Ld/FAQ/Resources.html".

            This page is maintained by Henrik 'Leopold' Herranen

                     The whole FAQ file is available at
             "http://www.cs.tut.fi/~leopold/Ld/FAQ/index.html".

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17. Resources

  17.1 What are some places to mailorder laserdiscs from?

   Please help me update these!
     * New discs
          + A20 Laser Video Entertainment (95-xx-xx)
            700 Sleater-Kinney Road SE
            Suite B-286
            Lacey, WA 98503
            [phone]
            Prices: At Least 15% Off Retail
            Shipping: $1.50 Handling Charge
            Catalog: None, but small brochures with recent releases and
            prices mailed monthly
          + Digital Hollywood Entertainment (95-xx-xx)
            6849 Via Sola Circle
            Buena Park, CA 90620
            (800) 994-DISC
            Prices: 15% Off All Titles
            Shipping: Free For Shipments of 3 or more discs
            Catalog: Free
            Etc: Running 20% off everything sale thru March
          + Starship Audio-Industries (95-xx-xx)
            605 Utterback Store Road
            Great Falls, Virginia 22066
            [phone]
            Prices: 10% Off list
            Shipping: UPS Ground; $3.00
            Catalog: Free
            Etc.: International Orders Shipped by PO, UPS Air, or DHL
            Air; Updates
            Available by Fax Polling
          + Laser Exchange (95-xx-xx)
            444B Broadway Suite #275
            Saugus, MA 01906
            [phone]
            Prices: At least 15% off Retail, 20% off New Releases
            Shipping: UPS Ground, $3.50 per order
            Catalog: Free
          + Laser Blazer (Los Angeles, CA) (95-xx-xx)
            2518 Overland Ave.
            Los Angeles, CA 90064
            (800) 488-DISC (Inside California, [phone])
            Prices: 15% Off List
            Shipping: UPS Ground, $3 for first disc (not title), $1 for
            each of the next two discs, 50 cents for each of the next 7,
            and 25 cents for each additional disc after that
            Catalog: Free
          + Columbia House Laserdisc Club (95-xx-xx)
            1400 North Fruitridge Avenue
            Terre Haute, Indiana 47811
            [phone] (to join)
            [phone] (for customer service, members' orders)
            Catalog: Mailed regularly to members
          + Dave's Video, The Laserdisc Place (95-xx-xx)
            12144 Ventura Boulevard
            Studio City, CA 91604
            [phone]
            Prices: 10% Off List
            Shipping: UPS Ground; Free
            Catalog: Free
          + Flicks On Disc (95-xx-xx)
            8740 SW Birchwood Rd.
            Portland, OR 97725
            [phone]
            [e-mail]
            Prices: Discounts range from 10% to 23% depending on amount
            ordered, titles ordered, and payment method
            Shipping: UPS Ground; Exact Shipping Charged
            Catalog: None, but bi-monthly newsletter
            Etc: Web site now up
          + Ken Crane's Laser Disc (96-01-22)
            15251 Beach Blvd.
            Westminster, CA 92863
            [phone] (In California [phone])
            http://www.kencranes.com/laserdiscs/
            Prices: 10% off List; Some Pre-Order Specials
            Shipping: UPS 2 Day Air; $1.50 Handling Charge
            Catalog: Free
            Etc: Running 20% off everything sale thru May
          + 01 Laser & Video (95-xx-xx)
            8780 Warner Avenue #9
            Fountain Valley, CA 92708
            (800) 342 -9715, [phone]
            Prices: 10% off List, slightly more on pre-orders and large
            orders
            Shipping: UPS Ground; Free for 2 or more titles
            Catalog: Free
            Etc: International Orders Welcome, Running 20% off Everything
            Sale
          + Tewksbury Audio & Video (95-xx-xx)
            202 Main Street/ Box 218
            Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
            [phone]
            Prices: 10% off List, 15% off Pre-orders, 20% off Criterion
            Voyager titles
            Shipping: UPS Ground; $4 for first title shipped, $1 more for
            second title shipped, 75 cents for each additional title in
            shipment
            Catalog: Free, though it hasn't been updated in a long while
            Etc: Recently Moved
          + Laserdisc Fan Club (95-xx-xx)
            1058 E. 230th Street
            Carson, CA 90745
            [phone]
            Prices: Current Catalog Titles 15-20% Off, Other Titles 10%
            Off
            Catalog: Monthly, Free
            Shipping: Overnight Delivery, $2.75 Per Order
          + Laser's Edge (95-xx-xx)
            2009-4 East Greyhound Pass
            Carmel, IN 46033
            [phone]
            Prices: 10% off Retail
            Shipping: UPS Ground; $1.25 Charge Per Order
            Etc: International Orders Welcome; Store on Compuserve
          + The Laserdisc Division (96-01-22)
            12115 Magnolia Blvd. #139
            N. Hollywood, CA 91607
            [phone]
            [e-mail]
            http://www.primenet.com/~grover/
            Prices: 20% Off All Titles
            Shipping: UPS Ground; $1.50 Charge Per Order
            Etc: American Express, Optima, Visa, Discover, Mastercard
            Recommended by Leopold for foreigners.
          + Laserdisc Enterprises (95-xx-xx)
            2516 Cobb Parkway
            Loehmann's Plaza
            Smyrna, GA 30080
            [phone]
            Prices: 10% Off All Titles
            Shipping: UPS Ground; $1.50
          + Dallas Digital Discs (95-xx-xx)
            10723 Preston Rd., Suite 157
            Dallas, TX 75230-3806
            [phone]
            Prices: 15-20% off list
            Shipping: Unclear
            Etc: Running 20% off Everything Sale
          + Sky Entertainment (95-xx-xx)
            1223 S. Los Angeles St.
            Los Angeles CA 90015
            [phone]
            Prices: 22% Off All Laserdiscs
            Shipping: Free UPS Ground (Unknown if there's a handling
            charge)
            Catalog: Free
          + Lansing Video (See Listing Under Rent-by-Mail)
          + Wholesale Laser & CD-Rom (95-xx-xx)
            24832 Forest Knoll
            Lake Forest, CA 92636
            [phone]
            Prices: 15% or 20% off all discs depending on label
            Shipping: On Orders Under $150, $3.25 for UPS Ground; Free
            for Orders over $150
            Catalog: Free
          + The Laser Outlet (96-01-22)
            366 N. Allen Avenue Suite 250
            Pasadena, CA 91106
            [phone]
            Prices: 15-20% off Discs, 25-30% off pre-orders
            Shipping: $2.99 for UPS Shipping of 1 or 2 titles; Free for 3
            or more titles
            Catalog: Free catalog shipped to customers who request it.
            Etc: VISA, Mastercard, American Express
          + Laser Disc Exchange (96-05-01)
            1404 Old County Road
            Belmont, CA 94002, USA
            1-800-943-3472, or USA 415-591-4268
            http://www.laserdiscs.com/
            Prices: 10%/15% off List; Specials 20-40% off List.
            Shipping: UPS: $3 + $0.50/disc, orders over $100 free
            Catalog: Free
            Etc: International Orders, New & Used. Web site updated
            daily. All major credit cards, personal checks. C.O.D for
            $4.75.
          + Video Online Express (96-05-08)
            5339 Prospect Road #336
            San Jose, CA 95129
            Voice: 408-364-2250, FAX: [phone], Modem: 408-364-2252
            (8n1)
            http://www.videoexpress.com (also telnet videoexpress.com)
            Email: [e-mail]
            Prices: percentage markup over cost per item, average of 12%
            off list.
            Shipping: US: $3.90, orders over $100 free, 2nd day air (UPS
            or FedEx) more.
            Catalog: NTSC only, changes weekly, averages: 9300 LD, 53000
            VHS, 3800 Audio Books.
            Etc: Sales to individuals overseas welcome; VISA, MasterCard,
            Personal Check (US only), Money Order, Pay-By-FAX Orders;
            Secure Netscape server.
     * Used discs
          + CEBA Video (95-xx-xx)
            P.O Box 44411
            Fort Washington, MD 20744
            [phone]
            Prices: See catalog
            Shipping: UPS Ground; $3.50 for first disc, .50 for each
            additional disc
            Catalog: Free
          + Video Brokers (95-xx-xx)
            1836 Irving St. NW
            Washington DC 20010-2644
            [phone]
            Prices: See Catalog
            Shipping: UPS Ground; $3.00 for 1 Title, 50 cents for each
            additional title, but free for 4 or more titles.
            Catalog: Free
            Etc: BBS at [phone]
          + Video Disc International (95-xx-xx)
            5339 Prospect Road #221
            San Jose, CA 95129
            [phone]
            Prices: See Catalog
            Shipping: $3 first title, 50 cents each additional title
            Catalog: Free
          + Laser Exchange (See Under New Discs - New and Used Mixed in
            their Catalog)
          + Sight & Sound (See Under New Discs - Lists available on their
            computer BBS)
     * Rent-by-Mail
          + Lansing Video (95-xx-xx)
            6321 West Saginaw
            Lansing, Michigan 48917
            [phone]
            Catalog: Free

  17.2 Are there any good laserdisc magazines I can subscribe to?

   From Bill Cruce ([e-mail])

   The following list of laserdisc/video magazines contains information I
   believe to be accurate as of July 1993, but I guarantee nothing :-)
   VIDEO and VIDEO REVIEW have been omitted because everyone knows how to
   find them. These are magazines I am personally familiar with. There
   are others as well ...

   Web magazines:
     * Laserdisc Monthly
       http://ldm.tierranet.com/

   Catalog of (almost) all Laser Discs in print (but no reviews):
     * Laser Video File
       [semi-annually, $3.50 each at store]
       [$9.95/yr, $17.95/2 yr including postage, U.S.]
       PO Box 828
       Westwood, NJ 07675

   Magazines devoted (largely) to Laser Disc software reviews:
     * LaserScene Monthly (formerly Laser Views)
       [monthly, $25/yr, U.S.]
       c/o Scott Hughes
       37 Dorland Street
       San Francisco CA 94110
       no phone no. given
     * Laser Disc Newletter
       [monthly, $35/yr, U.S.]
       PO BOX 420
       East Rockaway, NY 11518-0420
       800-551-4914 for free sample issue
       516-594-9304
       516-594-9307 FAX
     * Widescreen Review (considerable emphasis on transfer technology
       and technology of film production).
       [bi-monthly, $18/yr, U.S.]
       26864 Mandelieu Drive
       Murrieta, CA 92562
       909-677-0335 Voice
       909-677-2604 FAX

   Magazine with more emphasis on Video Hardware (But some Laser Disc
   software reviews and considerable discussion of the source movies and
   technology of framing, transfer, etc.):
     * The Perfect Vision
       [quarterly, $23/yr, U.S., $30 Canada, $38 outside North America]
       Box 6384
       Syracuse, NY 13217
       (credit cards by phone, VISA, MC, AMEX)
       800-825-0061
       516-676-2830 (overseas)

  17.3 Is there a guide to Bob Niland's articles?

   Excerpted from Bob Niland's ([e-mail]) LD#00: Index of Articles on
   Laser Video Disc (LD) 04 Jul 94

   You may request any of these at any time. Recent copies are also
   available for anonymous ftp on:
     * ftp.csn.org (128.138.213.23), directory Laserdisc
       [The CSN site is personally maintained by me, and is the only one
       guaranteed to be up to date.]
     * bobcat.bbn.com (128.89.2.103)
     * nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100, Finland, dir:
       /pub/culture/tv+film/laserdisc)

   Niland's articles are also available through the WWW, at address
   http://www.tde.lth.se/home/hf/ce/ld/lda/index.html.

   Note: If you fail to include one or two known-valid email addresses in
   your email request, I cannot guarantee you will receive anything. Do
   not rely on the return path of your request being usable.

   Timelines: This index and the listed articles are available on other
   networks and BBS's on which I have no access. If the date at the top
   of this index is over 90 days old, you almost certainly have an
   out-of-date copy of the index. Please ask for an updated index when
   requesting an article.

   All articles are flatfile ASCII (no non-standard HP ROMAN8 or standard
   ISO Latin-1 eurochars) and fit in 80 columns. Caution: some are over
   64KB long and the complete set is around 800 KB.

   Feel free to request articles by number.
No. Topic                                                          Revision
--  ---------------------------------------------------            ---------
1.  Introduction to Laser Video Disc.  Contains info on            04 Jul 94
    LD that you won't easily find anywhere else.
2.  Introduction to imported LDs.                                  10 Jul 93
3.  Introduction to surround sound.                                16 Apr 93
4.  LD media quality report.                                       30 Mar 91
5.  How to return a defective LD to Pioneer.                       18 Feb 92
6.  Introduction to Criterion Collection.                          22 Nov 91
7.  Current Voyager Press (Criterion Collection)                   Monthly
    catalog summary.
8.  LD loaning agreement.                                          30 Dec 90
9.  Identifying LD mint marks.                                     26 Apr 93
10. LD "Best Practices" suggestions for producers.                 13 Jul 92
11.                  00 Abc 00
12. CAV still-frame: ramblings on 3-2 pull-down and white flags.   01 Apr 93
13. LD care and repair.                                            13 Jul 92
14. LD retail sources: national mail order and Colorado            22 Jul 93
15. A summary of articles on IDTV.                                 16 Mar 92
16. Looking back: CED                                              05 Mar 92
17. What is a "defect"?                                            06 Aug 92
18. Tips for LD retailers                                          01 Mar 92
19. Glossary of LD/Video/Cinema terms (in progress)
20. Bibliography of LD/Video/Cinema titles                         22 Aug 93

Short subjects - These articles will disappear when they are incorporated
into planned larger articles.

91. LD Player purchase suggestions.                                22 Jul 93
92. Y/C ("S-video") connection on LD.                              28 Oct 92
93. LD-101 "A Video Standard" disc summary.                        16 Jan 92
94. How to buy a CD player (applies to LD audio).                  16 Jan 92
95. Laser Disc Newsletter overview.                                13 Jul 92
96. How is LD "analog"?                                            21 Jan 92
97. CAV vs CLV                                                     24 Jan 94

   These articles are updated frequently and feedback is solicited. They
   also probably contain errors, as the author is not a video
   professional. These articles contain information that I want to know,
   and when I find it, I write it down. They exist because no one in the
   industry or in the trade press has done the same.

   Regards,
   Bob Niland
   Internet: [e-mail]

  17.4 What good WWW-pages are there for people interested in LDs?

   I maintain a jumpgate for different LD pages at
   http://www.cs.tut.fi/~leopold/Ld/. From there you can find links to
   many other LD WWW-pages.

  17.5 What are some other Internet resources for LD info?

   (Please help me build this list.)
     * David Uy's Disney LD supplement is posted on a regular basis to
       rec.arts.disney or can be received by reading the WWW page
       http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/d/duy/public/ldsup00.html, or by
       sending an e-mail message to [e-mail].
     * Ed Weiland's Star Wars: The Definitive Collection Flaw List can be
       obtained by e-mailing Ed at [e-mail]

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18. People You Might Want to Avoid

   I have considered for a long time if I want to add this section to the
   FAQ. Unfortunately, as the Internet spreads there are always some
   clueless idiots who have nothing else to do with their lives than to
   try to con you out of your money, or just disturb everyone else's
   conversation. Thus, I have decided to finally add this section to the
   FAQ.

  18.1 Scam Artists

   These are people who are proven scam artists: either they took
   someone's money and didn't send proper discs, or they took someone's
   discs and didn't pay for them. If you are going to buy or sell used
   discs, _do not_ deal with these people, at least not without strong
   precautions.

   If anyone of you feel you have been added to this list without a good
   reason, mail me ([e-mail]). You will be removed if you are
   able to convince me.
     * Mr. A. Sampson (Alonzo), [e-mail], 1996, 1997
       Has bought discs without paying, some people have lost upto $300.
       Has received money without sending discs. Now trying to sell discs
       he stole.

  18.2 Flamethrowers

   This is a list of sad people whose existence seems to be dependent of
   them flaming, trolling or just otherwise disturbing any conversation
   they happen to see on alt.video.laserdisc. My belief is we'll all be
   better off if these people are just quietly ignored. If no-one answers
   them, they will probably grow tired and move elsewhere.
     * (no names so far)

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