# My list of reasons to own a LaserDisc player dwindles to 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-list-of-reasons-to-own-a-laserdisc-player-dwindles-to-2/413494 "2007-07-28T16:01:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-list-of-reasons-to-own-a-laserdisc-player-dwindles-to-2/413494/1 "2007-07-28T16:01:46Z")
[Word is](http://www.dvdfile.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6184&Itemid=15) that the “Ultimate Edition” of _Close Encounters_ will be coming soon, including all previous edits of the film, including the original theatrical cut. 🆒 So now my reasons for owning my LaserDisc player have been reduced to _Hearts of Darkness_ and the version of _Jaws_ with the full-length documentary. I guess I better get those bought quick before they come out on DVD, too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-list-of-reasons-to-own-a-laserdisc-player-dwindles-to-2/413494/2 "2007-07-28T18:30:42Z")
Jaws: The 30th Anniversary Edition was released in 2005 on DVD with the full documentary. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-list-of-reasons-to-own-a-laserdisc-player-dwindles-to-2/413494/3 "2007-07-28T18:41:21Z")
You can use the disks to decapitate an intruder coming to kill you. Other than that I don’t know why you’d want to use that system. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-list-of-reasons-to-own-a-laserdisc-player-dwindles-to-2/413494/4 "2007-07-29T03:50:07Z")
For a long time, there were some Looney Tunes that were only available on LaserDisc but they are finally being released on DVD. The whole collection isn’t out yet but probably will be complete within a year or two. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-list-of-reasons-to-own-a-laserdisc-player-dwindles-to-2/413494/5 "2007-07-29T03:59:01Z")
My personal reason is a Laserdisc copy of The Godfather Trilogy 1901-1980. I noted with some surprise that they showed it on Bravo last night. I thought Copolla had said he would no longer allow it to be shown. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-list-of-reasons-to-own-a-laserdisc-player-dwindles-to-2/413494/6 "2007-07-29T16:05:32Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] Jaws: The 30th Anniversary Edition was released in 2005 on DVD with the full documentary. [/QUOTE] Seriously? I had heard it had more than other DVD versions, but not the whole thing. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-list-of-reasons-to-own-a-laserdisc-player-dwindles-to-2/413494/7 "2007-07-30T17:39:39Z")
My Definitive Star Wars is the only reason I still have mine. Even the latest DVDs have been monkeyed with. I want my kids to know Star Wars as I knew it. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-list-of-reasons-to-own-a-laserdisc-player-dwindles-to-2/413494/8 "2007-07-30T23:40:58Z")
I got the “faces” Star Wars set, so hopefully I’ve got the un-monkeyed with versions as well. That was, of course, my primary reason for getting a LaserDisc player to begin with. But then I discovered that a used record store in town has LDs for sale sometimes for as little as 1 or 2 bucks, often still shrink-wrapped, so I have been known to pick up a title here and there that I have a prurient interest in but wouldn’t want to be seen renting (e.g., _Color of Night_) or that only exists as a mediocre DVD for the time being (e.g., _Poltergeist_).