Philips VLP 720
Short description[edit]
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.
Data[edit]
General
- 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
Special features'
Remote control
Remarks[edit]
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