I can pick up a Pioneer LaserActive with about a dozen movies and the Sega and Karaoke pacs, for $65. Is this worth it? I've heard that it's the best way to play SCD games, but that it sucks at Genesis games. What's everybody else's experience with these, if any?
side note, I think it's amazing that this stuff probably cost about two grand 15 years ago but isn't worth a hundred bucks any more.
Pioneer LaserActive w/Sega pac. Deal or no deal?
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Re: Pioneer LaserActive w/Sega pac. Deal or no deal?
They are extremely rare if it works for 65 bucks just to have it for collectors purposes is worth it.
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Yeah, I would definitely agree..brycester wrote:They are extremely rare if it works for 65 bucks just to have it for collectors purposes is worth it.
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Re: Pioneer LaserActive w/Sega pac. Deal or no deal?
As a LaserDisc and SEGA fan I have to say you must go out and get it immediately, as in you have no excuse not to do so especially considering that Pioneer probably only sold a few thousand in the states making it an extreme rarity.
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Re: Pioneer LaserActive w/Sega pac. Deal or no deal?
$65. you better get it!!
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Re: Pioneer LaserActive w/Sega pac. Deal or no deal?
That is an excellent deal for a very interesting system (and media). I've got one myself, and it's great fun.
Re: Pioneer LaserActive w/Sega pac. Deal or no deal?
Bah, bargain down to $50, sounds like they don't know what they have.
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Re: Pioneer LaserActive w/Sega pac. Deal or no deal?
Absolutely yes. It's probably worth a fair amount, actually.isaacsquared wrote:I can pick up a Pioneer LaserActive with about a dozen movies and the Sega and Karaoke pacs, for $65. Is this worth it?

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Re: Pioneer LaserActive w/Sega pac. Deal or no deal?
this thing plays exclusive laser disc games?
or is it a laser disc system that plays sega games?
or is it a laser disc system that plays sega games?
Re: Pioneer LaserActive w/Sega pac. Deal or no deal?
Both.kingmohd84 wrote:this thing plays exclusive laser disc games?
or is it a laser disc system that plays sega games?
It was an enhanced Pioneer laserdisc player that had a module slot on the front. You could insert a karaoke module, a Sega module, or a TurboGrafx module. In additional to playing Sega and TG games with the correct module it also played special laserdisc games that were geared toward the two modules.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laseractive