<s>
The	O
Pioneer	B-Device
CLD-D703	I-Device
,	O
or	O
the	O
CLD-D770	O
in	O
non-North	O
American	O
marketplaces	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Pioneer	O
's	O
700	O
Series	O
of	O
upper	O
mid-range	O
LaserDisc	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
family	O
and	O
top	O
of	O
Pioneer	O
's	O
1994	O
North	O
American	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
lacking	O
an	O
AC-3	O
RF	O
output	O
for	O
transmission	O
of	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
sound	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
include	O
many	O
high-end	O
features	O
including	O
a	O
51db	O
video	O
signal-to-noise	O
ratio	O
,	O
116db	O
audio	O
signal-to-noise	O
ratio	O
,	O
quick	O
Gamma-Turn	O
side	O
flip	O
,	O
Digital	O
Field	O
Memory	O
(	O
allowing	O
for	O
freeze	O
frame	O
and	O
slow	O
motion	O
options	O
on	O
CLV	O
discs	O
)	O
,	O
One	O
Shot	O
Memory	O
(	O
for	O
displaying	O
a	O
frame	O
as	O
a	O
background	O
)	O
,	O
coaxial	O
and	O
TOSLINK	B-Protocol
audio	O
outputs	O
,	O
adjustable	O
digital	O
noise	O
reduction	O
,	O
digital	O
time	O
base	O
correction	O
,	O
twin	O
1-bit	O
DLC	O
digital-to-analog	O
converters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
backlit	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
with	O
jog	B-Device
dial	I-Device
(	O
CU-CLD098	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
model	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
combi	O
player	O
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
could	O
also	O
play	O
Compact	O
Disc	O
and	O
CD	B-Device
Video	I-Device
via	O
an	O
independent	O
standard	O
CD-sized	O
tray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
optical	O
TOSLINK	B-Protocol
output	O
provides	O
the	O
703	O
with	O
full	O
DTS	O
audio	O
capability	O
with	O
LDs	O
carrying	O
such	O
tracks	O
to	O
any	O
DTS-equipped	O
AV	O
receiver	O
or	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
the	O
CLD-99	O
,	O
was	O
again	O
only	O
a	O
minor	O
evolution	O
;	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
hardware	O
it	O
was	O
simply	O
a	O
CLD-79	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
3D	O
comb	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
that	O
worked	O
via	O
the	O
S-Video	O
output	O
to	O
increase	O
picture	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
this	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
CLD-D704	O
,	O
CLD-79	O
and	O
99	O
,	O
Pioneer	O
began	O
abandoning	O
LaserDisc	O
in	O
1996	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
DVD	O
format	O
set	O
to	O
debut	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
with	O
the	O
brand	O
introducing	O
several	O
less-performance	O
,	O
more-ease	O
of	O
use	O
geared	O
DVD/LD	B-Operating_System
combo	I-Operating_System
players	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
few	O
prior	O
,	O
very	O
basic	O
LD	O
models	O
that	O
were	O
all	O
that	O
remained	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
consumer	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
