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<blockquote data-quote="Rich B" data-source="post: 6608797" data-attributes="member: 571023"><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Pioneer_LaserActive_CLD-A100.jpg/300px-Pioneer_LaserActive_CLD-A100.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Pioneer LaserActive</strong></p><p></p><p>The <strong>Pioneer LaserActive</strong> was a short-lived <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserdisc" target="_blank">Laserdisc</a>-based game console released by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Corporation" target="_blank">Pioneer</a> in 1993. In addition to LaserActive games, separately sold add-on modules (referred to as "PAC" by Pioneer) expanded the hardware to include compatibility with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Mega_Drive/Sega_Genesis" target="_blank">Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Engine/TurboGrafx_16" target="_blank">PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16</a> game cartridges and HuCards and CDs.</p><p></p><p><strong>Models</strong></p><p></p><p>The Pioneer <strong>CLD-A100</strong> system was released in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a> on August 20, 1993 at a cost of ¥89,800 and in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> on September 13, 1993 at a cost of $970 US. NEC also released a cloned version of the system identified as the NEC PDE-LD1. Both systems supported the additional PAC modules interchangeably.</p><p></p><p><strong>Modules</strong></p><p></p><p>The plug-in modules listed below are formatted in American Model Number/Japanese Model Number</p><p></p><p><strong> Sega PAC (PAC-S10/PAC-S1)</strong></p><p></p><p>Pioneer Electronics (USA) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega" target="_blank">Sega</a> Enterprises released this module that allows users to play 8-inch and 12-inch LaserActive <strong>Mega LD discs</strong>, in addition to the hundreds of existing SEGA-CD and Genesis titles, as well as standard CD+G discs. It was the most popular add-on bought by the greater part of the LaserActive owners, costing roughly US$ 600. It comes with the usual Mega Drive/Genesis controller pad signed with a gold Pioneer LaserActive logo on it.</p><p></p><p><strong> NEC PAC (PAC-N10/PAC-N1)</strong></p><p></p><p>Pioneer Electronics (USA) and NEC Home Electronics released this module that allows users to play 8-inch and 12-inch LaserActive <em>LD-ROM2</em> discs, as well as current TurboGrafx CD-ROM discs, game HuCards and CD+G discs. This PAC is today one of the most sought after accessories for the system[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank"><em>citation needed</em></a>], and the Laserdisc compatible games are equally rare[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank"><em>citation needed</em></a>]. Note: the Japanese version of the PAC is unable to play American HuCard games, and the same is valid the other way around.[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank"><em>citation needed</em></a>] The retail price was US$ 600. It comes with the usual PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 controller pad signed with a gold Pioneer LaserActive logo on it.</p><p></p><p><strong> Karaoke PAC (PAC-K10/PAC-K1)</strong></p><p></p><p>This PAC allows the CLD-A100 to use all NTSC LaserKaraoke titles. The front panel has two microphone inputs with separated volume controls, as well as tone control. The retail price was US$ 350.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_LaserActive" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_LaserActive</a></p><p></p><p>And yeah, I have one with the Atari PAC in my HT rack, owned it since new.</p><p></p><p>//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rich B, post: 6608797, member: 571023"] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Pioneer_LaserActive_CLD-A100.jpg/300px-Pioneer_LaserActive_CLD-A100.jpg[/IMG] [B]Pioneer LaserActive[/B] The [B]Pioneer LaserActive[/B] was a short-lived [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserdisc"]Laserdisc[/URL]-based game console released by [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Corporation"]Pioneer[/URL] in 1993. In addition to LaserActive games, separately sold add-on modules (referred to as "PAC" by Pioneer) expanded the hardware to include compatibility with the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Mega_Drive/Sega_Genesis"]Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Engine/TurboGrafx_16"]PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16[/URL] game cartridges and HuCards and CDs. [B]Models[/B] The Pioneer [B]CLD-A100[/B] system was released in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan"]Japan[/URL] on August 20, 1993 at a cost of ¥89,800 and in the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States"]United States[/URL] on September 13, 1993 at a cost of $970 US. NEC also released a cloned version of the system identified as the NEC PDE-LD1. Both systems supported the additional PAC modules interchangeably. [B]Modules[/B] The plug-in modules listed below are formatted in American Model Number/Japanese Model Number [B] Sega PAC (PAC-S10/PAC-S1)[/B] Pioneer Electronics (USA) and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega"]Sega[/URL] Enterprises released this module that allows users to play 8-inch and 12-inch LaserActive [B]Mega LD discs[/B], in addition to the hundreds of existing SEGA-CD and Genesis titles, as well as standard CD+G discs. It was the most popular add-on bought by the greater part of the LaserActive owners, costing roughly US$ 600. It comes with the usual Mega Drive/Genesis controller pad signed with a gold Pioneer LaserActive logo on it. [B] NEC PAC (PAC-N10/PAC-N1)[/B] Pioneer Electronics (USA) and NEC Home Electronics released this module that allows users to play 8-inch and 12-inch LaserActive [I]LD-ROM2[/I] discs, as well as current TurboGrafx CD-ROM discs, game HuCards and CD+G discs. This PAC is today one of the most sought after accessories for the system[[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"][I]citation needed[/I][/URL]], and the Laserdisc compatible games are equally rare[[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"][I]citation needed[/I][/URL]]. Note: the Japanese version of the PAC is unable to play American HuCard games, and the same is valid the other way around.[[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"][I]citation needed[/I][/URL]] The retail price was US$ 600. It comes with the usual PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 controller pad signed with a gold Pioneer LaserActive logo on it. [B] Karaoke PAC (PAC-K10/PAC-K1)[/B] This PAC allows the CLD-A100 to use all NTSC LaserKaraoke titles. The front panel has two microphone inputs with separated volume controls, as well as tone control. The retail price was US$ 350. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_LaserActive"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_LaserActive[/URL] And yeah, I have one with the Atari PAC in my HT rack, owned it since new. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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