High Performance CRT Projectors

All NEC XG projectors are true 1200 lumen 8" EM focus sets. Digital convergence, on screen menus, video, S-video and RGB inputs are stock, the component option is available on the NEC XG 852 models. 100 point convergence allows for super accurate convergence. The NEC has more control over the picture than other 8" sets, making a full set up a bit daunting, but when it's complete, you'll find it's well worth the effort. Smaller than most competing 8" sets, they've been very reliable, and I've sold lots.

Here's the breakdown:

XG 75: Scans to 75Khz (past 1080p).
XG 85: Scans to 85Khz (and has component inputs!).
XG 110: Scans to 110Khz.
XG 135: Scans to 135Khz.

For home theater use, these models all behave very much the same.

'LC' models add liquid coupled tubes for better contrast ratios and less halo'ing.

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NEC XG 75: Mint original tubes, great shape.

NEC XG 75: Very light G and B wear, excellent red.

NEC XG 75: New G and B tubes, mint red.

NEC XG 75: Very light green wear, R and B in great shape.

NEC XG 75: New green tube, good original R and B.

NEC XG 110: Green wear, R and B in good shape.

NEC XG 110 LC: 2 in stock, both need G and B tubes.

NEC XG 110: Excellent tubes, very low hour NEC original tubes. Ceiling brackets included.

NEC XG 135: New G and B tubes, mint red. The top of the line non-LC set.

NEC XG 135: Excellent tubes, new G and B tubes. Ceiling bracket included.

NEC XG 1351 LC: New green tube, (NEC original - hard to find!), R and B in great shape. Perfect working condition.

NEC XG 1351 LC: Selling for a customer that I sold this to about 4 years ago., FOB Toronto. Great condition tubes, they were all new NEC stock tubes when I sold this. Email me for pix of the set and a non flash tube image. 1600 hours on the tubes that I put in if I remember correctly.

The NEC 10PG is an EM focus set.  1000 lumens super sharp. 92Khz scanrate. It is the only 9" LC colour filtered  set that NEC ever made. Based on the popular PG series of sets, but with the full 9" tubes. 1080p capable.  Those that own one of these (see my forum), swear by the picture. This set gives those nice NEC fleshtones that I love and with 9” tubes, the tubes will last forever. A great way to get into a silky smooth 9” set.

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This is Sony's top of the line late model 8" LC set. 135 Khz scan rate, component input along with the regular video/s-video/RGB. 1200 lumens.

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Sony G70: New (not rebuilt) G and B tubes, perfect original red.

These are the equivalent to the Ampro 4600 or Electrohome 9500LC. 9" LC tubes, 1200 lumens, on screen menus, 135 Khz scan rate, video, S-video and RGB inputs.

The 1209 is the original version of this set with HD 10 lenses on it. The 1209s is the newer version and offers Scheimpflug adjustments for better corner focus on each tube.

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Barco 1209s: Only one left! These are late model high end 9” sets that came out of a flight simulator at the Johnson space center. I’ve taken out the custom circuitry and converted several of these to flat screen use as I’ve done many times in the past. The sets are in excellent shape chassis and case-wise. All of these sets have the improved electronics and video boards over the older plain 1209 projectors. Included with each set priced below is a remote control programmed with all of the Barco codes. 1200 lumens, 135 Khz scan rate, etc. Barco’s equivalent to the Marquee 9500 Ultra, Sony G90, etc. Sharper LUG tubes come stock with these sets, c/w GT 17 lenses.

• (1) Barco 1209s as is, left set for curved screen use, good red tube, bad G and B tubes, no lenses $1500.00

• (1) Barco 1209s as is but with convergence boards set for flat screen use. Good red tube, bad G and B, no lenses $2000.00

• (1) Barco 1209s. No wear on tubes, set for flat screen use, add lenses and you're ready to go! $5500

I have a number of different 9” lenses in stock, the pricing ranges from $300-800 per set depending on your needs and screen size.

Runco 1100: This is based on the same Barco 1209s chassis as the SEOS units above, but this set has red and green coloured C elements installed. 6200 hours on the chassis. A new green LUG tube is installed, the blue is rated at about an 8.5, the red a 9.5. Great condition. Convergence on green card installed. Black case. Remote included.

These are state of the art 9" sets, and cost $58K back in 1996-1998. Full 9" tubes, liquid coupled. 110 Khz scan rate. A lot of adjustments on the convergence and picture parameters, this set is on par with the Marquee 9500LC, Barco 1209s, and apparently the Sony G 90.

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State of the art 9" sets.  9" liquid coupled tubes. 135Khz and 1200 lumens with astig adjustments for perfect corner focus. Scheimpflug adjustments are stock on these units.

Very easy to set up. Not as long as most projectors, they are about 3" taller than the Barco series. Very modular in construction, and super reliable. Video, S-video and RGB inputs.

I do all of the mods (including anamorphic squeeze mod, the power supply/filament mods, and replace a bunch of parts on the video boards that commonly fail) required to make the Marquees more versatile and reliable.

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Marquee 9500LC Ultra: Original less than 600 hour chassis, perfect, perfect, perfect. No wear on the tubes, high resolution lenses, great condition case. 1080p ready, can’t get better than this!

Vidikron Vision One/Marquee 9500LC Ultra: This set is identical to the Marquee 9500 LC Ultra with a year 2000 build date, with some extras. First off, I’ve added a Moome HDMI input card for 1080p plug and play. I’ve also added a red C lens. These red C lenses are now discontinued, so I managed to get a hold of three new ones, this set has one of them. Finally, the Vidikron set comes with a gorgeous piano black finish fibreglass case that added thousands to the original price of the set. The case is in really nice condition. I’ve got a foam lined large shipping case for this unit as well, that will protect the piano finish case well. Finally, I’m throwing a ceiling bracket into the deal! Remote and power cord included of course. Low chassis hours, this set was installed in a home theater, not used in a commercial application. Since I have a bit less into this set than normal, I’ll reduce the price of the unit significantly, and at $7000, this is one heck of a deal for state of the art 1080p performance!

The G90 is Sony's best (and last) late model CRT projector.  It uses 9" liquid coupled tubes with EM focus. 150 Khz scan rate (high enough to display anything you can throw at it, including 1080p), component input along with the regular video/s-video/RGB inputs. A super-bright 1300 lumens of light output, digital convergence, and on screen menus with lots of built-in test patterns.

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Two incoming very shortly. Should be in good shape.. and cheep!

The current model and the highest end Barco ever made. 9” tubes, a completely redesigned chassis with 180 Mhz video amplifiers. The 909 is the industrialized version of the Cine 9. Both have identical specs:

3200x2560 resolution
180Mhz bandwidth
180Khz max scanrate
9" tubes with advanced 6-pole beam correction
81 zones of convergence

The Cine 9 / 909 is rated #1 on our projector rankings list.

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Barco 909: I have access to one more of these rare units and I now have some replacement parts in stock for these as well. The current model and the highest end Barco ever made. 9” tubes, a completely redesigned chassis with 180 Mhz video amplifiers I have three of these. I had 5, two sold instantly. Insanely sharp image on these. Here’s the scoop:

This one came out of a simulation lab. Hour count is 6500 or so. I’ve installed a new green LUG tube due to a bit of text wear on the tube, the R and B are perfect.  The brightness and contrast were set at 20 when I got these, so these tubes are as good as new. Zero tube wear as well, that nice blue Barco case color. HFQ-900 lenses.

These prices are lower than I’ve seen advertised before for 909 projectors, especially with no tube wear. Grab them while you can!