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gnnash · Joined: 10 Jul 2013 Posts: 216 Location: Lake Elmo, MN

Well, I was all ready to set up my minty 1271 this Saturday, when I saw an interesting ad on Criagslist... a Runco DTV-1100, for FREE!

Went down right after work and snapped it up, had wayy too small of a car, but when there's a will, there's a way! Made for an interesting picture anyway!

I haven't fired it up myself yet, will do that tomorrow, but I'm told that it works, though it has some 4:3 wear on the green, which is in an unfortunately smallish area... I'll try to live with it, and maybe level it out later if I get the ambition, and re-tube it if cheap tubes show up.

This is my first Barco, and really the first CRT that I'll actually get around to setting up, so I just had a few questions:

-I probably won't be using the "Eye Q" (Barco Iris) camera, does it make sense to remove it and its controller to save the power supply a bit, or doesn't it really matter?

-Will pulling the Port 3 board make an appreciable difference in power supply longevity? I probably won't use it either.

-Anybody have any DTV-1100 hinges for the top cover laying around? I would assume that the 1209s hinges are also the same, just a different color. Both of mine are broken.

So... do I suck?

CIR Engineering · Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:16 pm Post subject:

Good score.

Did you have the lenses covered while the projector was in the sun pointing up? Check your celements and make sure you didn't melt them with sunlight coming through the lenses.

Fingers crossed...

craigr

gnnash · Joined: 10 Jul 2013 Posts: 216 Location: Lake Elmo, MN

ecrabb · Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:27 pm Post subject:

benareeno · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 1614 Location: ottawa, canada

that picture is freaking hilarious!

Huge score!

ElTopo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 1608

Congrats

Awesome projector !

ecrabb · Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:51 pm Post subject:

gnnash · Joined: 10 Jul 2013 Posts: 216 Location: Lake Elmo, MN

Decibel · Joined: 31 May 2007 Posts: 904 Location: Roma - Italia

congrats!

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6319 Location: Australia

The camera wont save you a damn thing on power, so i wouldnt bother removing it!!

Im not sure how the IRIS goes on a 1209, but on my Cine 9 it sure does save alot of time, if you have the camera set up properly it will get it very close to perfect. I set the geometry up on the green first and get it perfect, then run the IRIS, then after that i will pull up a test pattern from my PC and evaluate whether to use coarse or fine to get it perfect ( or as close to as you can get with a Barco )

I use port 3 for the MOOME V3 box, i tried both it and 4/5, both identical on my Cine 9, so it may be worth a shot to try it so youve got 2 inputs there. Run a HDMI up to the converter then RGB to port 3, then RGB-HV to port 4/5 for a PC. ( or the other way round if youd rather! )

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6319 Location: Australia

And f*** i almost forgot...

YOU SUCK!!! Very Happy

Its certainly a damn fine machine you got there Wink

VideoGrabber · Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 933 Location: Michigan

Cool. A mobile HT! Gives a new meaning to 'drive-in movies'. All you need now is a big sheet, or a blank wall on a building.

(Oh, but that keystoning will be a killer. Smile

Drop it down by driving the front of the car up a small ramp.)

gjaky · Joined: 05 Jun 2010 Posts: 2790 Location: Budapest, Hungary

You have to attach a mirror on the roof so it will project in the right rirection Very Happy

BTW nice pj for the money Wink

gnnash · Joined: 10 Jul 2013 Posts: 216 Location: Lake Elmo, MN

RayN999 · Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 4:35 pm Post subject:

That's what I get for not trolling Minneapolis CL for a few days. Nice grab, congrats!!

gnnash · Joined: 10 Jul 2013 Posts: 216 Location: Lake Elmo, MN

Hey, I think there's still a free am pro with new green tube on there, grab it!

RayN999 · Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:48 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the info, but I have a bad back. And for that reason, house rules are such that if I can't lift it, I can't own it (for projectors). Limiting me to a digital (blech!) that's around 30 lbs or less.

That being said, I do have a line on a Sony VPL-VW40 for a reasonable price. Just need to get funds scraped up for it & then go collect it from Jeremy in WI.

But, you STILL SUCK!!

Ray

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:45 pm Post subject:

Nice LeBaron with the CS wheels too! ......and the back seat accessory isn't too bad either!

jeffslife · Joined: 17 Apr 2010 Posts: 4181 Location: ohio usa

Great Pic !!!! One of us One of us One of us...............................................................

gnnash · Joined: 10 Jul 2013 Posts: 216 Location: Lake Elmo, MN

Well, thankfully I don't have any melted c-elements! I've got her all set up on the floor for now, though I'm sure I'll be tweaking things for a loooonng time!

I've got an issue with 1080p though, starting a new thread with that!