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NOS video equipment? How good is it really

I just aquired a NOS Laserdisc player from 1983. The player was brand new in the box with all its original packing. Suprise.. suprise, it didn't work. So much for the coveted "NOS" The slider jumped a tooth so re-setting that wasn't too much trouble. When I got the unit to play, It did not track nearly as well as a used unit of the same model I have with 8,000+ hours on it. For some reason people got into there heads that NOS means the unit will be absolutly perfect....This is not true.

Asuming the slave labor working in the sweatshops over-seas assembled it correctly, what could be wrong? Ignorant collectors will spend big $$$ on a new old stock unit but will pay considerably less for a comparable used unit that really is in good working condition,. Go figure.

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prmodel3
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Jumped a tooth could be due to shipping without the locking screw engaged.

NOS just means it wasn't used, not that stuff hasn't rotted over time!

At the very least, connections go bad, pots become dirty, grease gums up. I bet it can be restored relatively easily though if indeed it has seen little or no use.

What model?

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Sam Goldwasser

Its the Hitachi VIP9500. I believe this is the first Optical disc player to use a laserdiode as there is no HeNe tube in it. It was used in Astron Belt arcade games as well as Galaxy Ranger and in some rare instances, Cobra Command conversions. I can't locate a service manual anywhere.

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prmodel3

Yes, it's had 24 years for the greases and flexible bits to harden in one position..

Graham

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Eeyore

I doubt it was made overseas.

Graham

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Eeyore

Lubrication dries up on old stuff that has been sitting, NOS will likely be tighter and even more prone to that. The optical assembly should be in great shape though, and the cosmetic condition is likely better than a used unit.

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James Sweet

Most of these were built in Japan in the 80s.

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James Sweet

The other suggestions are good. Other parts to check would be capacitors. They don't like sitting unused for a long time and some may need to be replaced. Performance may improve with use as mechanical parts loosen up and caps re-form.

Have you cleaned the lens? New plastics outgas and can coat optics with a foggy film (like the windows in a new car). This would be much worse on a player that's sealed in the box than one in normal use. Andy Cuffe

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Andy Cuffe

I like to buy stuff from Japan, but Chinese crap is crap most of the time. Especially back then but you are correct in saying it is made overseas.

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Michael Kennedy

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