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USMC · Joined: 08 Mar 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Oregon

Hi there new to the crt projectors.I was using my barco 808 graphics at 720p and green gun sparked close to the lense and all guns turned off .Now the unit turns on but the guns will not is it scrap or worth fixing?

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 3:34 pm Post subject:

Which exact model of 808 is it? Graphics or Data, 808 or 808s?

USMC · Joined: 08 Mar 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Oregon

Hi it is the Barco 808 graphics model thanks.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:13 pm Post subject:

OK, over top of each CRT socket, there's a silver module, surrounded by an aluminum frame, bolted to the chassis with two screws. All three over each tube are identical. take the red one out, and install it on the green tube. Leave the green one off, leaving the red tube disconnected. See if the green works then. If so, I have spares.

USMC · Joined: 08 Mar 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Oregon

Hi thanks I took the two screws off and looked and we'll this does not look good the glass over the glycol is cracked

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:48 pm Post subject:

OK, yeah, you need a new green tube as well. Do you want to put any money into the set? A good used tube will run $150-200. you may not need the video board, but I'm surprised with a cracked tube that the R and B tubes are lighting up.

USMC · Joined: 08 Mar 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Oregon

I guess I will just use the viewsonic 9000 does a cine 9 produce a better picture than a viewsonic 9000 just curious.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 5:15 pm Post subject:

Anything produces a better picture than a Viewsonic! Smile

Traditionally Viewsonic is low end junk, but I have no idea about that one. Read that bazillion long page thread about digital vs CRT:

http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34685&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

I still prefer CRT, your opinion may vary. I sure wouldn't hold any longevity expectations on the Viewsonic if past experience dictates what they bring to market.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 5:17 pm Post subject:

BTW, if you scrap the 808, I'd take a couple of parts of it for a few $$.

Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2645 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

Viewsonic to my knowledge doesn't actually manufacture projectors, they just buy projectors from other brands such as Hitachi and label them their own. I've noticed Hitachi, InFocus, and Vivitek brands being sold as ViewSonic projectors so I would stay away from them. They really aren't anything special either, good, but that's where it ends.

USMC · Joined: 08 Mar 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Oregon

Well a viewsonic 9000 is native 1080p led /laser first of its kind light source with a 100,000 to 1 contrast ratio look it up.Its their flagship model anyway I have boxes of extra parts incLudington another set of tubes I just don't want to mess with it again and truth be told I love crt had 2 xbr800 for years running hd and a sony d50q I have read your info just curious

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:43 pm Post subject:

YEs, I did look it up. I think Jeremy is right, Viewsonic just rebadges OEM stuff. All I know is that I've had dozens of their TVs in, and for the most part they are pretty low end. The specs on the projector look impressive for sure.