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March 31, 2008
BarcoReality 909: The absolute pinnacle of
CRT projector performance!
Anyone interested in the absolute best CRT projector available? The Barco 909 is the industrialized version of the Barco Cine 9 with identical specs:
The BarcoReality 909 is rated #1 in our projector rankings list. Right now I've been offered four sets, I know very little about them at this point. No hour count, no tube condition. I do know they are complete and working, and I'm buying them from the original owner. I want one of these for test purposes, the other three will be for sale. I would like to know if anyone would be interested in a set at say: $7500 USD with some tube wear, or FOB (freight on board) my place. I'd check these sets out fully before selling them of course, I'm just trying to see if there's interest if I buy any of the above. Email me if interested.
BarcoReality 909 product page at Barco.com  IT'S
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NOW (Blu-ray version) - On sale for $16.95! HOME THEATER QUESTIONS & ANSWERS We get a lot of questions every week, so we thought we'd try something new and post some of them in our newsletters! Got a topic you'd like to see covered? Email Kal at webmaster@curtpalme.com. _____________________________ Q: What's 1080p/24? Is it possible on CRT projectors? Does the Moome Sony IFB-HD HDMI card support 1080p/24 directly from a Blu-ray player to the projector (Sony G90 in my case)? A: On HD DVD and Blu-ray films are stored in 1920x1080 resolution at 24 frames/second (or Hz), referred to as 1080p/24. Film is shot at 24 frames/second so this is the 'native' rate of film. The Sony IFB-HD card does permit you to use 1080p/24 direct from a Blu-ray player. See the user manual available in the IFB-HD FAQ thread in the Moome forum. However, (and this is important) you cannot use 24Hz refresh rate on any CRT projector or analog display device as the refresh rate is simply too low and the flicker that results from only refreshing the image 24 times/second is unbearable to watch. Many analog displays and CRT projectors will not sync as low as 24Hz refresh rate either as there's simply no reason to require it. 24 Hz output exists on newer Blu-ray and HD DVD sources to eliminate the motion judder that occurs as the '3:2 pull-down' process no longer needs to be used. 3:2 pulldown is the process of converting 24 frames/second film to 60 frames/second video required by most displays. Some newer digital displays (and video scalers) can accept the native 24 frames/second data thus eliminating 3:2 pulldown and the resulting judder effect noticed by some people. 3:2 pulldown judder appears as an uneven skipping of the image, most apparent during smooth pans in movies. This judder shouldn't be confused with the general effect of fast pans appearing blurry due to film only being shot at 24 frames/second. Motion blur in fast pans in film is normal. Nothing can be done until studios start shooting at faster frame rates like 60 frames/second and a new disc formats are created to support this. This is not likely to happen any time soon. One reason being that people are used to the 'look' of 24 frames/second film and using higher refresh rates results in something that just doesn't look like film anymore to most people. If you wish to use 24 Hz with a CRT projector in order to eliminate 3:2 pulldown judder, you will need to use a scaler to double or triple the refresh rate to at least 48Hz or 72Hz before feeding it to the projector. By multiplying the refresh rate evenly, judder is not introduced. DVDO, Lumagen, and others make scalers to do this. However, $1000-2000 to only eliminate 3:2 pulldown judder is more than most people are willing to spend, given that most people do not see or are bothered by this judder (we aren't). It is important to mention that 99%+ of televisions and projectors out there are run at 60Hz which requires the use of this 3:2 pull-down to translate 24Hz into 60Hz and it really has not bothered most people for the last 50+ years. If you are not bothered by this judder or did not realize why 24Hz output existed then I would simply recommend that you not worry about it and run the Blu-ray player at 1080p/60! Simple, and no scaler needed.
_________________________________ Q: I want to add HDMI to my non-HDMI projector for Blu-ray playback but I'm confused about the different options available. Which is better, the Moome EXT-HD or the HDfury & RTC2200 combo? 
A: Both solutions are excellent and provide fantastic image quality on both the HDMI and component video inputs. They are more alike than different. The HDfury plugs directly into the RTC2200 RGB pass-through plug which then provides features very similar to what the Moome EXT-HD offers in a single box. Which setup you choose depends on the features you need or on availability as supply of the EXT-HD is limited.  
Even the HDfury/RTC2200 combo offers enough inputs for the typical home theater setup with satellite/cable HD, Blu-ray and standard DVD playback. The HDfury HDMI input is for the Blu-ray player which supports the playback of Blu-ray and standard DVDs, while the component input of the RTC2200 would be used for the satellite/cable HD box. Using an HDMI input for satellite/cable TV boxes can be problematic as it often takes a long time for the HDCP handshake to renegotiate as you switch channels. The end result can be painfully slow channel switching. If more HDMI inputs are required an HDMI switcher can be added. No external scaler required in this setup as the sources are all HD or include build in scalers: The Blu-ray players upscales standard DVDs while the satellite/cable HD box upscales standard definition television channels. This greatly simplifies the setup. If you're in the market for a Blu-ray player, we whole-heartedly suggest the Playstation 3. Read why.
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Technically speaking, the HDfury input is DVI and not
HDMI, but for our purposes here it amounts to the
same thing.
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