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| caption = LaserActive CLD-A100 with the Sega Genesis PAC module installed

| manufacturer = [[Pioneer Corporation]]

| type = [[Technological convergence|Converged device]], [[:Category:Home consoles|home video game console]]

| type = [[Technological convergence|Converged device]], [[:Category:Home video game consoles|home video game console]]

| generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth]]

| releasedate = JP: August 20, 1993 NA: September 13, 1993

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|~~[[Shaders_and_filters#AI~~-~~powered filters|~~AI-powered filter compatible~~]] ([https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])~~

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|Automatic updater

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|Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|patch manager]]

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~~|[[Ripping games|Capable image format support]]~~

~~|{{Ya}}[[Ripping games#Analog|*]]~~

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|colspan="2" |LD player

|colspan="2" |[[Disc Drive emulation|LD player]]

|{{~}}<ref group="lower-alpha" name="LD capture">Pioneer LaserActive supports [[Home media players|Audio CD]], [[Home media players|Video CD]], [[Home media players|CD-G]], [[wikipedia:LV-ROM#LD-ROM|LD-ROM²]], [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc#LD-G|LD-G]] and [[Home media players|Laser Videodisc]]. Advanced features like frame-by-frame playback or enhanced karaoke modes (e.g., for CD+G, a related but distinct format) may require inserting a Sega PAC (S-10) or NEC PAC (N-10) for improved functionality during VCD viewing. Without the Sega PAC, the LaserActive can still play the audio portion of a CD+G disc as a standard audio CD, but it won't display the graphical content. The NEC PAC (N-10) doesn't add CD+G support in the same way, as its focus is on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine compatibility. Unlike most optical-disc standards, LaserDisc is not fully digital, and instead requires the use of analog video signals. Use [[Ripping games#Analog|this section]] for more infomation about LD capture. [https://techdocs.exodusemulator.com/Console/PioneerLaserActive/Software.html#emulation LD-ROM² disc image support added to Ares].</ref>

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|rowspan="5" |Peripherals

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|Karaoke PAC

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|NEC PAC

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===3D Goggles (GOL-1)===

An active shutter 3D system compatible with 6 LD-ROM games: ''3D Museum'', ''Vajra 2'', ''Virtual Cameraman 2'', ''3D Virtual Australia'', ''Dr. Paolo no Totteoki Video'', ''Goku''. Up to 2 goggles can be connected to a console with the 3D Goggles Adaptor (ADP-1) sold separately. The official adaptor/goggles are very rare, but any 3rd-party CRT-based LCD shutter controller can be used instead, as can any pair of LCD shutter 3D glasses that connect via 3.5mm jack (this includes the [[Sega Master System]] and [[Famicom]] 3D glasses).

~~==Emulation issues==~~

~~The LaserActive Project wishes to document all LaserActive media. On their FAQ page, they have this to say about the possibility of creating a LaserActive emulator:~~

<blockquote>Emulation of the LaserActive, if attempted at all, would be an incredibly difficult task – due to the hybrid nature of the system's hardware (utilizing Sega/NEC hardware in synchronization with the unique LD player hardware) and the analog-digital composite image (analog video background, digital in-game graphics generated by said Sega/NEC hardware).<ref>https://laseractive.wordpress.com/faq/</ref></blockquote>

Emulator developer Nemesis has made an effort to dump [https://segaretro.org/LaserActive#List_of_games the games for the system] (except for porn games).<ref name="Nemesis">https://gendev.spritesmind.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1647&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0</ref> Copies of the games sent to him were supposed to be dumped and then returned.<ref name="Nemesis"/>

==References==

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* {{YouTubeChannelOwner|LAPProject|LAPP YouTube page}}

* {{YouTubeVideo|-yGxV5E7tTw|Retro RGB: Interview With LaserActive Emulation Creator: Nemesis}}

[[Category:Backward-compatible consoles]]

[[Category:Backward-compatible video game consoles]]

[[Category:CD-ROM-based]]

[[Category:Discontinued consoles]]

[[Category:Discontinued video game consoles]]

[[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]]

[[Category:Home consoles]]

[[Category:Home video game consoles]]

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 | caption = LaserActive CLD-A100 with the Sega Genesis PAC module installed
 | manufacturer = [[Pioneer Corporation]]
-| type = [[Technological convergence|Converged device]], [[:Category:Home consoles|home video game console]]
+| type = [[Technological convergence|Converged device]], [[:Category:Home video game consoles|home video game console]]
 | generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth]]
 | releasedate = JP: August 20, 1993<br/>NA: September 13, 1993
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-|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br /><small>([https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])</small>
+|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/AI-powered filter compatible}}
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 |Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|patch manager]]
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-|[[Ripping games|Capable image format support]]
-|{{Ya}}[[Ripping games#Analog|*]]
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-|colspan="2" |LD player
+|colspan="2" |[[Disc Drive emulation|LD player]]
-|{{~}}<ref group="lower-alpha" name="LD capture">Pioneer LaserActive supports [[Home media players|Audio CD]], [[Home media players|Video CD]], [[Home media players|CD-G]], [[wikipedia:LV-ROM#LD-ROM|LD-ROM²]], [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc#LD-G|LD-G]] and [[Home media players|Laser Videodisc]]. Advanced features like frame-by-frame playback or enhanced karaoke modes (e.g., for CD+G, a related but distinct format) may require inserting a Sega PAC (S-10) or NEC PAC (N-10) for improved functionality during VCD viewing. Without the Sega PAC, the LaserActive can still play the audio portion of a CD+G disc as a standard audio CD, but it won't display the graphical content. The NEC PAC (N-10) doesn't add CD+G support in the same way, as its focus is on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine compatibility. Unlike most optical-disc standards, LaserDisc is not fully digital, and instead requires the use of analog video signals.<br />Use [[Ripping games#Analog|this section]] for more infomation about LD capture. [https://techdocs.exodusemulator.com/Console/PioneerLaserActive/Software.html#emulation LD-ROM² disc image support added to Ares].</ref>
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 |Karaoke PAC
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 |NEC PAC
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 ===3D Goggles (GOL-1)===
 An active shutter 3D system compatible with 6 LD-ROM games: ''3D Museum'', ''Vajra 2'', ''Virtual Cameraman 2'', ''3D Virtual Australia'', ''Dr. Paolo no Totteoki Video'', ''Goku''. Up to 2 goggles can be connected to a console with the 3D Goggles Adaptor (ADP-1) sold separately. The official adaptor/goggles are very rare, but any 3rd-party CRT-based LCD shutter controller can be used instead, as can any pair of LCD shutter 3D glasses that connect via 3.5mm jack (this includes the [[Sega Master System]] and [[Famicom]] 3D glasses).
-==Emulation issues==
-The LaserActive Project wishes to document all LaserActive media. On their FAQ page, they have this to say about the possibility of creating a LaserActive emulator:
-<blockquote>Emulation of the LaserActive, if attempted at all, would be an incredibly difficult task – due to the hybrid nature of the system's hardware (utilizing Sega/NEC hardware in synchronization with the unique LD player hardware) and the analog-digital composite image (analog video background, digital in-game graphics generated by said Sega/NEC hardware).<ref>https://laseractive.wordpress.com/faq/</ref></blockquote>
-Emulator developer Nemesis has made an effort to dump [https://segaretro.org/LaserActive#List_of_games the games for the system] (except for porn games).<ref name="Nemesis">https://gendev.spritesmind.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1647&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0</ref> Copies of the games sent to him were supposed to be dumped and then returned.<ref name="Nemesis"/>
 ==References==
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 * {{YouTubeChannelOwner|LAPProject|LAPP YouTube page}}
 * {{YouTubeVideo|-yGxV5E7tTw|Retro RGB: Interview With LaserActive Emulation Creator: Nemesis}}
-[[Category:Backward-compatible consoles]]
+[[Category:Backward-compatible video game consoles]]
 [[Category:CD-ROM-based]]
-[[Category:Discontinued consoles]]
+[[Category:Discontinued video game consoles]]
 [[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]]
-[[Category:Home consoles]]
+[[Category:Home video game consoles]]