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[jeffslife]

ok thank you.

[jeffslife]

well so much for that it started flashing again.

[jeffslife]

well its 2 am kinda late for me so im gonna call it a night.post any anwsers you might have or any questions you need anwsered ill be back on here in the morning
thank you everybody for all your patience and help
it really means alot to me you have no idea.
back in the a m to start again
goodnight jeff

[jeffslife]

well, its 8 am, im back at it any help is appreciated.
jeff1slife@yahoo.com,

[AnalogRocks]

It's Sunday in Taiwan. I won't hear back for a day or so.

[AnalogRocks]

It's Sunday in Taiwan. I won't hear back for a day or so.

[jeffslife]

ok thanks alot i really appreciate it.
what is your opinion on a sony g70 with 1000 hours on it and another with 5000 hours both for 700.00 dollars us ?

[ecrabb]

If the tubes are clean in the 1000-hour machine, then that's like getting a $500 G70 with a $200 backup parts machine... That would be a good deal and a HUGE upgrade from what you have. If the tubes are worn... Not so much.

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[jeffslife]

he says he got a barco and these gotta go also says i can see the picture on both its a long drive for me though, iowa.
how can i tell if the lenses are good?

[jeffslife]

i probably should clarify i can buy them for 350 i figure another 350 for travel on pickup.
so what do i need to look for in the tubes?

[dvh99]

maximize raster and project a full white screen then select red green blue separate to look for the wear on the screen and see if you can live with it.
if they used maximized raster (mostly they do not) you will not see a transition from used to unused phosphor.
in that case take off the lenses and shine with a flashlight on the tube face to see the wear.
use the following link as a reference.

http://www.curtpalme.com/TubeCondition_RatingChart.shtm

[jeffslife]

thanks for the info i appreciate it.

[ecrabb]

I assume I know who the seller is... Considering your travel time, he should be perfectly capable of taking off the lenses and snapping some decent photos for you to review. I wouldn't even consider making the trip without photos unless they were for parts machines only. That is a good price, though.

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[AnalogRocks]

[AnalogRocks]

[jeffslife]

i cant, i have a dvi-hdmi adapter on the ts 160 is there a dual female hdmi adapter that i could possibly get at radio shack to conect the 2 cables i have a 35 ft run and no way to get the ts 160 that close to the pj.

[AnalogRocks]

What cable do you have run 35 feet the HDMI?

[AnalogRocks]

What cable do you have run 35 feet the HDMI?

[jeffslife]

dvi to hdmi adapter cable on the ts 160 going into the monoprice switcher running a high quality 35 ft cable to the pj. i just called radio shack they have no dual female hdmi connector and said it probably wouldnt work anyway. i will try to get enough coax to make a run to the pj. unless you have another idea. thanks for all the help i really appreciate it. jeff

[jeffslife]

yes the 35 ft cable is hdmi

[AnalogRocks]

This may be your problem. Is there anyway you can bring your equipmet closer to the projector for testing?

Also DVI to HDMI adaptors will tend to drop the signal voltage and cause issues. That combined with the long cable run may be causing your problems. We need to test to see.

[AnalogRocks]

This may be your problem. Is there anyway you can bring your equipmet closer to the projector for testing?

Also DVI to HDMI adaptors will tend to drop the signal voltage and cause issues. That combined with the long cable run may be causing your problems. We need to test to see.

[jeffslife]

not all of it but i could probably make a run to radio shack and get a length of coax and get the ts 160 right there.

[jeffslife]

would the 1.5 ft dvi-hdmi adapter cause a proplem if i could get it right next to the pj?