Message from Curt
Here’s another list of projectors.
I’ve got a lot of new sets in for this
listing, the
website has been updated
and there are many high end 9” sets
here.
Just a couple of notes regarding
emails that I get in daily:
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I have a
forum that apparently a number
of you are not seeing on my site.
It’s now a relatively large
discussion group of nearly 2000 members to chat about all things
CRT,
HDMI/DVI, and home theater related. Feel free to
join, there’s no charge, and we
don’t sell your email address to
anyone. See
http://forum.curtpalme.com
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Also important, I do not personally
have any involvement in the selling
of the
third party "Marketplace" items
such as the
HDfury or
Moome cards that are
listed in these mailouts and on the
site. We include them as a service to
our visitors as the items are things
that CRT and home theater
enthusiasts are interested in. While
I have used a few of these products,
the
forum
and emailing the vendors
directly is the best way to get
quick answers to your questions. The
forum
is chock full of useful
information as many buyers of these
products compare notes and give
application hints and tips.
New Projectors and other goodies
(1)
NEC GP 3000: I’ve got one good
working excellent example of the pre- PG
series of NEC sets. Tubes in excellent
shape, setup remote included. This is a
full data grade set, capable of up to
720p. 600 lumens, EM focusing tubes.
$250.00
(14)
Barco Retro 808s projectors: These
are CRT projector chassis that were used
in rear projection video cubes. These
were all used in the same place, and all
have about 3000 hours on them. No
visible wear on the MEC tubes (retro
sets all used the rebuildable MEC tubes,
not the Sony ones), with special short
throw lenses that will shoot about a 50”
wide image maximum. I’m selling these
for far less than I normally would, $750
per set. At this price you can convert a
front projection Barco 808 set to LC
(you’ll need to source lenses that will
give a larger image), or buy these sets
as spare parts for an existing unit that
you might already have, or buy these for
the tubes, which can be dismantled out
of the LC housings and installed into
standard FP mounts. Your choice. I will
be picking these up next week, they are
currently in Seattle, and I will most
likely be scrapping a few of them for
parts and for the tubes. There are some
pictures of these sets
here.
(1)
Runco 991 Ultra projector: This is
the same projector as an NEC XG 110, but
with HD8 lenses that are color filtered,
and Runco added continuous Scheimpflug
adjustments for corner focusing. In
addition, there’s a screen trigger
output for electric screens and the case
is black instead of white. This set has
low hours on it and I’ve replaced the
green tube with a brand new original NEC
tube. This set is in excellent
condition, and is a great intermediate
set. 1080p ready. $2500.00
(8)
Barco 1209s: These are late model
high end 9” sets that came out of a
flight simulator at the Johnson space
center. I’ve taken out the custom
circuitry and converted several of these
to flat screen use as I’ve done many
times in the past. The sets are in
excellent shape chassis and case-wise.
As with most flight simulator
projectors, 7 of these have strange wear
patterns on the faces of the tubes. Most
cannot be used for home theater use as
is, and will need the G and B tubes
replaced. The reds are fine and show no
wear. One of these sets shows no wear at
all, and while I suspect that the tubes
were changed in this machine shortly
before I received it, it may be that
this set was a spare and was left in
standby mode for most of it’s life. All
of these sets have the improved
electronics and video boards over the
older plain 1209 projectors. Included
with each set priced below is a remote
control programmed with all of the Barco
codes. 1200 lumens, 135 Khz scan rate,
etc. Barco’s equivalent to the Marquee
9500 Ultra, Sony G90, etc. Sharper LUG
tubes come stock with these sets, July
2000 build date, very late model sets.
IRIS 3 cameras are installed in these
sets as well. Optional convergence on
green control module is also installed.
I also received the sets below with no
lenses on them, so I am offering these
sets at several price levels depending
on how much work you want to do
yourself. The tubes for these sets are
readily available, and good condition
lenses are often offered on eBay and on
my website forum for sale area. Shipping
these sets without lenses will save on
shipping costs, as the sets are about 60
lbs lighter that way. The pricing is as
follows:
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Barco 1209s as is, left set for
curved screen use, good red tube, bad G
and B tubes, no lenses $2200.00
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Barco 1209s as is but with
convergence boards set for flat screen
use. Good red tube, bad G and B, no
lenses $2700.00
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Barco 1209s, no wear on tubes, set
for flat screen use, add lenses, you’re
ready to go! $5500.00
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Barco 1209s, new G and B tubes
installed, original red with no wear
$7200.00
I have a number of different 9” lenses
in stock, the pricing ranges from
$300-800 per set depending on your needs
and screen size.
(1)
Runco 1100: This is based on the
same Barco 1209s chassis as the SEOS
units above, but this set has red and
green colored C elements installed. 6200
hours on the chassis. Very light 16:9
wear on the green tube only, the R and B
are fine. Convergence on green module
installed, IRIS 3 installed. A black
case with some minor scuff marks on it,
a simple shot of spray paint will clean
it up, or I can get that done locally at
a paint shop for $200.00. The set is
completely useable as is, or I can
install a new green tube in it. Detailed
information and pictures of this set are
here. Comes with GT17 lenses at minimum, but
they could also be HFQ900 lenses. Runco
takes the sticker off the lenses, so I
don’t know exactly what model they are,
but they are a higher resolution lens
than the older HD 10 ones.
$5500.00 as is, $7000.00 with a new
green tube installed.
(1)
Marquee 9500 Ultra: This is another
late model (January of 2000) top of the
line 9” set. From the low G2 values on
these tubes, it looks like they are the
second set of tubes that were installed
in this set, as there is no wear on the
R and B, but the green is brand new due
to some text wear in the middle of the
tube. The case is in mint shape, no
scratches at all. The second RGB input
module is installed in this set, or you
can choose to remove it and install an
HDMI or DVI Moome card. Excellent
working shape, there’s not much more to
say about this set. $7500.00 incl new
(not rebuilt!) green tube.
(1) Runco 4404 Ultra video processor:
This was a $20,000 processor from Runco
back in 2001. It came in with the Runco
1100 above. This scaler will output up
to 1080p from any video, Svideo or 480i
component source. Excellent scaling
capabilities, the unit is in great
shape. The manual is downloadable from
www.runco.com in their product
archive section. A steal at $550.00.
Incoming!
Sony G90: Unknown condition.
Marquee 9500 Ultra: Unknown
condition.
Barco G808s: This set is here and
has great tubes (sharper Sony tubes)
that are really hard to find at this
point. Unknown non tube issues with this
set.
Barco Data 708: great tubes, unknown
condition otherwise.
NEC 6PG+: Great tubes, unknown
condition otherwise
DWIN 700: Great tubes, power supply
issues. Remote and ceiling bracket
included.
(4)
Ampro 4600: Not sure of the
condition of these yet, at least one
will be parted out. They should be here
sometime in early December.
(2)
Barco Data 701s: One has all new
tubes, one has original tubes in great
shape. Priced to move.
A/V Blowout
Continue to check eBay under my
seller ID ‘audiovideotechnician’
for older CRT parts that I am blowing
out, along with specials and stuff that
I’m listing there on a weekly basis.
Right now I am blowing out my last three
(2 new and one demo)
AA 9A65 basic transcoders that I
used to sell for $175. I am selling the
last ones I have at $100, below my cost.
They are good basic transcoders that
work well, the more expensive
AA 1365 transcoder/scalers is what
I’m stocking now.
The pricelist has been adjusted to
reflect the lowered value of the USD, so
the Canadian pricing has come down some.
Xbox360 Repairs
Xbox360 repairs are turning out to
come in fast and furious. I’ve repaired
about 30 machines so far, and I’m
getting in 2-3 a week. A common problem
with these also seem to be sticking DVD
trays. I’m working on a fix for this as
well, and will post as soon as I’ve
nailed it.
As
is
well documented on the internet, the
Xbox 360 consoles have been plagued with
the ‘red ring of death’ failure. This
causes the machine to shut down
completely, and the power/diagnostic LEDs on the front of the 360 console
turn red.
To be perfectly upfront, Microsoft is
repairing these under warranty, and on
July 5, 2007 announced that the red
ring of death problem will be covered
for 3 years from the date of purchase,
and they will repair this
problem/partial design flaw. So why am I
offering the repair as well, you might
ask? Well, as it turns out, the
turnaround time for Microsoft can be
anywhere from 3-8 weeks depending on the
repairs required. In addition, if your
Xbox 360 has been opened already and the
Microsoft tamperproof sticker has been
removed or altered, Microsoft will not
even look at your machine! So for those
that have hacked into the unit,
Microsoft will not repair these
machines, period. I’ve also heard that
at least some of the returned consoles
that were repaired under warranty have
failed again shortly after being
received from being repaired at
Microsoft.
I therefore offer the following:
- I
will repair the red ring of death
problem for $80.00 USD (Canadian at
par!) if you pick up and drop off at
my shop, or $99.00 USD/CAD incl
return shipping if you ship it in.
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Turnaround time is typically 2
business days, including me running
your unit for 12 hours after I
repair it to make sure the repair is
solid. I’ve repaired about 12 of
these machines so far, and all are
working fine.
- All
I need is the console itself. I
don't need the power supply, games,
controllers or hard drive.
Note that I cannot repair other Xbox
360 faults at this point such as
intermittent reading of discs, bad power
supplies, controllers, etc, but I
perhaps will in the future.
Send me an
email if you want to send your Xbox
360 in for repair. If you're shipping it
to me, make sure to follow
these instructions.
Reel to reel tape recorders
I’ve been ramping up my repairs once
again on reel to reel tape recorders, as
I was repairing and refurbing these long
before I got into CRT projectors. I’ve
just purchased a rare Akai GX 747 unit
that should be here shortly, as well as
the below:
Revox B77. A high end 3 ¾, 7 ½ IPS 10
½” machine Fully tested and aligned,
frequency response to 20Khz as per my
Nakamichi analyzer. All functions are
flawless on the unit. Included are the
rare rack ears (removable) in case you
want to want to bolt this into a rack.
Not listed on eBay yet, but I will this
week. $400.00.
I have others that I’m working on,
keep checking
my eBay listings.
Thanks for your support!
Curt Palme
Sound Solutions Inc
# 344-19567 Fraser Hwy.
Surrey, B.C.
Canada
V3S 9A4
(604) 514-1751
(604) 514-8934 (fax)
Email:
curt@curtpalme.com
Web: www.curtpalme.com
Forum:
forum.curtpalme.com
