Loewe LV 8720 (Philips VLP720) Laservision (laserdisc) player 30cm discs ,one of the first! - Computer

Model: Laser Vision LV8720 - Loewe-Opta; Germany (not working ,needs revision ,powers on!)
Shape
Tabletop model, slanted front panel.
Notes
Analog video disc player, laser beam pickup.
Track pitch: 1.7 µm
Track width: 0.4 µm
Track length: 24 km
Playback time: 45 minutes

The LV8720 model was manufactured by Philips Eindhoven
for Loewe AG, Kronach.

The Philips Laservision VLP 720 was one of the first LaserDisc players produced by Philips and was introduced in the early 1980s.

It used an optical laser system to read images and audio from the LaserDisc and was capable of playing both single-sided and dual-layer discs.

Although it was popular among home users seeking better image quality than that of videotapes, LaserDisc technology was eventually superseded by more advanced technologies such as DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

Nevertheless, the VLP 720 is still considered a significant milestone in the history of home video playback, and some collectors still seek out working units.

Successor of the Philips VLP 600 and altogether second laserdisc picture turntable from Philips. This device came 1982 on the German market, had basically the same technology as the VLP 600, the housing and the remote control were however fundamentally optically revised and adapted not only to the time taste, but also to the CD player Philips CD 100, likewise appeared in 1982. Like all so-called picture turntables from the years until about 1986, the VLP 720 can only process analogue sound, as it was common on the early picture turntables. Nothing changed on the analog picture format until the end of the laserdisc, so this player can play all CAV and CLV discs, skip chapters, has frame forward and rewind and a smooth still picture, if inserted in PAL format. In contrast to later players, the VLP 720 still requires the disc to be placed on a "turntable" after opening a lid, analogous to handling a turntable, and to be turned over by hand after the end of the first side as well.


Manufacturer: Philips
Model: VLP 720
Year of manufacture: 1982
Made in: Netherlands
Color: silver/grey
Dimensions (W/H/D): 535x130x412mm
Weight: 10 kg
Original price approx:

Connections Scart connection, stereo audio output with RCA jacks, RF output

Technical Data

Television system: PAL 625 lines

Rotation speed:

Active Play (CAV) 1500 rpm.
Long Play (CLV) 1500-570 rpm.
Maximum playing time of a record:

Active Play (CAV) 36 minutes
Long Play (CLV) 60 minutes
Light Source: Helium-neon laser, 1mW, wavelength 630nm.

RF output PAL: 2.5mV at 75Ohm, adjustable from channel 31-43

Video jack (SCART):

Video: 1V at 75Ohm,
Audio: 1V (terminating resistor 10kOhm)
Status: 11.5V at 10kOhm
Video bandwidth: 5MHz (~6dB)

Time constant stability: better than 10nsec.

Audio output: 1V (terminating resistor 10kOhm)

Audio frequency range: 40-2000Hz

Crosstalk between audio channels: better than -60dB

Mains supply: 220V, 50Hz, alternating current


one of the first Laserdisc players ,only the apparatus

by request I can supply remote and manual and discs