Do you need to write to the laser disk or just read only? I have used one
o each type with a lot of success. For read only, try the Sony Lasermax LDP
2000 the quality is good and you can get a used one pretty cheap. If you
need to record frames also, try the Panasonic TQ-2026F it is a worm video
disk player on which you can record 24,000 frames of video and the quality
is very good. It is much more expensive but ther features are great. Both
machines are controlled via the RS232 port and you can write a program to
control all the functions very easily. I wrote our controller in C but it
could just as easily be written in basic.
Thanks for the leads. We'll need to both record and play, so recording will
either have to happen at an outside service or off the local deck, if its
reasonable and decent quality. I'll check both suggestions – many thanks! –