CurtPalme.com Home Theater Forum

bobnes · Joined: 13 Oct 2012 Posts: 11 Location: Norway

Hello,

I am a newbie on this forum. Today I got me a Barco data 801s, bought it used and cheap on the net. Its a monster of 64 kg, but i like it, 2 times bigger than my older Sony 1020. So, my question is: Is it possible to buy a HDMI card or Moome card that fits any of my CRT's? I really want one to my Barco. And what price?

Greetings

Bo Nessing, Norway

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

you'll nee the Moome External HDMI to RGBHV box. it is basiacaly the same as the internal cards for the other PJ's.

http://www.moomecard.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=15

Athanasios

barclay66 · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:44 pm Post subject:

Hi,

A HDFury box will do too, although the Moome's quality is superior. On a 8" ES focus machine like the 801s these differences might not even be noticeable. Should be good for 720p or 1080i. Anything above (e.g. 1080p) won't work because of the 801s Data H-Frequency limits (61KHz vs. 94KHz of the 801s Graphics)...

Regards,
barclay66

bobnes · Joined: 13 Oct 2012 Posts: 11 Location: Norway

Thank you guys.

I will go for that box, in the near future. Maybe i can use the 3d facilities also Very Happy

bobnes · Joined: 13 Oct 2012 Posts: 11 Location: Norway

bobnes · Joined: 13 Oct 2012 Posts: 11 Location: Norway

Guten Abend barclay66,

Well, I guess you are right sincere about your cost of these 2 items. And I could save one third of the price by buying direct from you Very Happy

. Just one question ; that Moome universial card, did you ever tried it in 3D on your barco? If not, maybe I don't need both of them. But I am interested so far. In 2 weeks, I will travel on scubavacation to Malta. Not sure about how much money I will use.
Anyway, if you still got these 2 items in stock until Christmas or so, I might be able to make a deal with you. I will let you know when the time is ready.

Regards

Bobnes

barclay66 · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:38 pm Post subject:

Hello Bobnes,

I don't know if I will still have the Moome EXT-V3 3D box and the HDFury III until christmas because there might be somebody else in Europe looking for one or both of them. But lets see...
I had used the Moome box on my Marquee before I got the internal card. As I didn't have any 3D source and none of the additional hardware (transmitter and shutter glasses) I never used it in 3D mode. I didn't buy it for that but for the better signal quality.
BTW: It is very probable that 3D isn't possible after all on a Barco Data 801s. This is due to the limited scan capabilities and a green tube with conventional (slow) phosphor which is likely to produce ghosting. So You might as well get satisfied with the HDFury. There I liked the sync adjustment features which work very well for Barco PJs. In the end I didn't even use a scaler anymore and threw 1080i from BD Player, TV box and Computer directly onto it (via HDMI 3-to-1 switch).

Regards,
barclay66

bobnes · Joined: 13 Oct 2012 Posts: 11 Location: Norway

barclay66 · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:32 am Post subject:

OK, I'll prepare everything and report back...

Regards,
barclay66

barclay66 · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:41 pm Post subject:

Hi,

Sorry that it took me so long. Too many projects at work going on. And I didn't find the Port 3 adapter anymore. So I built a new one. Please see the picture below. This is what will be in Your box:

1 - HDFury III
2 - Power Adapter
3 - Y Power cable (I powered on my Barco remotely and with this cable the HDFury got powered too)
4 - VGA to 5 * BNC (RGBHV for Port 4/5)
5 - VGA cable (for devices with VGA input)
6 - VGA to Port 3 adapter

I fired up my trusted Barco Graphics 801s and have tested that everything works. In my opinion the picture quality on Port 4/5 is best. Please tell me via PM where and when to ship...

Regards,
barclay66