OK, it’s been a while since I’ve sent a mailer out featuring new sets and such.

First off, let me comment on the website. With the site quickly closing in on 250,000 visitors (approx 750,000 page loads/month! - Kal), it’s gotten a lot larger and more popular than I ever imagined. Thanks to all of the hard work that Kal has put into the site as I know nothing personally about setting up a website. While I haven’t personally added any articles lately, I have a couple of NEC related write-ups that are almost complete. This includes a full ground up setup procedure for the XG series of sets (also applicable to the PG series) that hopefully will eliminate some of the confusion that the NEC manual throws into the mix. I will also update the quickly thrown up ‘NEC XG white balance procedure’ with added pictures, as I know there’s a few of you with replaced system boards that could use a white balance recalibration. This is a relatively simple procedure, and will require an AVIA disc and a voltmeter. Look for these to be on the site by the end of June.

Secondly, the website is now selling 'Third Party' items, including a CRT Setup DVD, HD144/145 Lens Adapters, SDI mods, Sony DVI/HDMI input cards (only 15 left!), and the HDfury DVI/HDMI to RGB adapter. As the title says, these are third party items, so when purchasing you will be paying and dealing with the third party seller/manufacturer directly. I personally have not tried these units and know nothing about them. With me spending upwards of 60-70 hours a week repairing sets and troubleshooting/providing tech support to sets, I simply don’t have the time to get into the sales and support of aftermarket items. Please send all technical questions and inquiries to the email address that will be clearly listed whenever a mailout is done and that are listed on the third party web page on my site.

Audio Authority 1365 transcoders: These are selling very quickly, and AA is sold out from time to time. My next shipment of 6 leaves AA in the next few days, so I’ll email those of you that have these on order with me as soon as I see them. I’m still selling them for less than buying off the AA website.

Digital projectors: I finally dropped into the Sony Store that’s been around the corner from me and they have a Ruby on display. The selling price is a whopping $12,000 CDN (about $10,500 USD). The Ruby is installed about 18” off center, and while it’s got better convergence than the last Ruby I saw about a year ago, the color reproduction on both animated and real life movies from a Blu Ray player was terrible. The HD DVD player that I saw on a Barco Data 808s looked significantly better! Long live CRT!

OK, onto the sets!

Featured sets:

I’ll feature two great 9” sets this time around. I’ve got a good condition NEC 10PG set. This is NEC’s only foray into the 9” market, based on the popular PG series of sets. (I also have brand new (not rebuilt) G and B tubes here that I can install into the set if you want perfection):

NEC  10 PG		Manuals     Setup Tips     Specifications     Ranking
	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. More information ...
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NEC 10 PG:  I got a 10PG in on a trade. 4000 hours, very light G and B wear (very slight hardly noticeable 16:9 wear). Very useable, and that wear is hardly visible on an all white field. I also have brand new (not rebuilt) G and B tubes here that I can install into the set if you want perfection. 100 point convergence board installed. Remote and ceiling bracket included. I’ve got a road case to ship this in as well.			1	$3000.00 with existing tubes $4500.00 with new G and B tubes

For the ultimate in 9” sets, a basically 'new' Marquee 9500LC Ultra!

Electrohome Marquee 9xxx series		Manuals     Setup Tips     Specifications     Ranking
	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. More information ...
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Marquee 9500LC Ultra: 200 hours on the tubes, just over 600 total on the chassis! This set is as new as you can get to a $35,000 new Ultra, at less than 1/3 the price. The only thing I did was put new glycol into the tubes as the original was a bit cloudy. I’ve put some test hours on the set to ensure perfection, everything else in the set is perfect. Case in good shape, GT 17 lenses.			1	$10,500.00

I’ve got two other 9500s coming in as well as a couple of 9000LCs that should be here within the week. I will be swapping the tubes and hardware over to later model 8500 sets to make these into 9500LCs. More info to come in the next couple of weeks. Since I’m scrapping some of these 9000LC chassis, I will therefore have the very hard to find stigmator boards and yokes available to turn an 8000 projector into an 8500 by adding the astigmatism adjustment feature. I’ll be selling two sets of these 9000 astig sets, including the astig driver board, the astig output board and three yokes with the astig winding for $250 complete. This is a great way to upgrade an older 8000 set to get those corners razor sharp for dirt cheap.
Other sets that have arrived: I recently bought twenty 8500 Marquee projectors. I’ll be scrapping a few of these, so I’ll have every board available including some HVPS for very attractive prices. I’m rebuilding most of these sets as they are in excellent condition.

Bonus 9” set: Barco 1100.

Barco 1100		Manuals     Setup Tips     Specifications     Ranking
	This is a Barco 800 chassis with 9” SD 146A tubes in it. Very bright, 1200 lumens, and this set has ‘soft’ startup HV, so this set isn’t nearly as prone to tube failure as the older analog Barco 1000 and 1001 sets were. More information ...
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Barco 1100:  I’ve had this here for a while waiting for the tube mounting bracket, and they are here now. The R and G tubes are mint, the blue has a bit of even wear, but still very good to use. c/w the older style TAC lenses on the set, which can be upgraded to the all glass lenses if desired. Great working shape, all mods done. If you really want a 9’ set for cheap, this is it!			1	$700.00

I’ve also got a good selection of NEC XG-LC sets in stock, the 110LCs. They are in good working shape, but the sets need blue and green tubes. I’ll retube as I get inquiries into these sets, they’ll run $3300.00 USD with new G and B tubes. These are excellent top of the line 8” sets, lots of people are running these at 1080p.

The rest of the website has been updated as to sets in stock. I haven’t been buying many sets lately as there are lots here, well over 150 in stock at all times.

Other items

Audio Authority 1365 transcoders in stock. I’ve got good stock again of the 1365 transcoders, that also act as a scaler, up to 1024p. Take any component signal up to 720p, convert it to RGBHV and scale it at the same time. My price: $275.00, that’s $24.00 less than from Audio Authority!

As some of you know, I have repaired and reconditioned a number of reel to reel tape decks in the past. I know the mechanics of them inside and out and have the alignment tapes and test equipment to work on them. Recently the bug hit again, and I dug out a bunch of the older decks that I've had here (and bought more as well).

Vintage Audio

I’ve been working on some older Sony and Akai reel to reels, and will be listing more of these shortly on ebay. I’ve got some great 7” and 10 ½” sets in stock in reconditioned shape. I’ve also got too many vintage speakers in stock. I’m deciding what to sell. I love my Martin Logans, but I finally found some ElectroVoice Interface D.s... :)

A PLEA FOR HELP!

Now that this seems to be the world’s largest site dedicated to CRT projectors, I’m getting DAILY emails from newbies wanting assistance with setting up their projectors. Those of you that are now on their second or third upgrades and want to possibly make some extra money assisting others that have just purchased their first CRT, PLEASE see consider adding your contact info to our referral pages (see here). The more people that can assist in cities outside of the Vancouver area the better. Many newcomers to the CRT projector world simply need some guidance on basic setup. Share your knowledge and help each other out!

Third Party Products

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Parts n' stuff

I am adding parts to my stock daily. I seem to be one of the only places left that can repair virtually any CRT module down to a component level. With some other casual resellers now out of the business, rest assured I'll support ANY CRT projector out there, whether purchased from me or not. I’ve recently parted out a bunch of NEC XG sets, so I’ve got a great selection of XG modules in stock. I’ve also parted out a bunch of Ampros and have a good set of tested LVPS and HVPS in stock that are stable and run cool. Email me for info.

I’ve managed to score some NOS (new old stock) SD 187 tubes that will be here tomorrow. I’m using two sets myself, but that leaves 4 blue and 4 greens that are available for sale. $125.00 USD each. A great way to bring any ECP. Ampro 2000, 2600, or Barco 400, 500, 600 700 or 701 back to new condition without the price of buying (or shipping) a new set. I will test all of these tubes prior to shipping to ensure as-new emission and focusing ability.

Parts needed

(2) Ampro 2000 style remotes. I've got a need for two good working old style Ampro remotes. I've got lots of sets but few remotes.

As many 8” tubes as I can get. I’ve got a lot of NEC PG, PG Xtra, XG, Barco 808 and Marquee sets that need green and blue tubes. I’ll pay reasonable prices for any 8+ condition blue and green tubes to finish off these 20+ sets that I have here.

(4) Sony 07MP or 07MSP tubes. I’d like to sell off the Sony 12XX units that I have here, but 4 have worn blue tubes. Again, I’ll pay reasonable going rates for good blue tubes for these.

(2) each of blue and green P16 tubes as used in the Barco 708 sets. Again, I’ve got two great sets here, but with worn tubes, they can’t be sold.

(2) Sony 1292 tubes. I am looking for a blue and a green. I have two sets here that are in good shape, and I can currently make one out of the two here, but I still need one of each.. :)

Thanks for your support!