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**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:56 am Post subject: Triple stack.

So as a permanent ode to Cliff, I am going to do a triple stack.

Ever since I put in my two 909s, I've been bitching about drifting between the two. I inherited a decent 720p digital, but hadn't gotten to installing it, to use as a reference test pattern via the Lumagen and an HDMI splitter for the 909s.

So then I got in a Sony Qualia 004 that I just couldn't fix the power supply in for some reason. The customer took his bulb back, and all I initially wanted was to get the set going as a test chassis for the power supplies that fail in these. I spent many hours chasing the power supply issue, so it pissed me off enough to buy a second dead set, with a bulb, to potentially use as the alignment reference projector. I couldn't get that one going either, so last week I bought a third. That one I got going, which I then used to troubleshoot the other ones. I now know what is wrong with all of them, so I'm ordering more parts. One of these sets only has 900 hours on the original bulb, and looks fantastic (without black levels!), so it's going to be bolted inbetween my two 909s.

That would put me at roughly 3600 lumens on my 10' wide screen.

As Cliff would have said...... MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA!

I guess I'll have to have a meet after all! Very Happy

Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2649 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

Hmm, 3 qualia PJs, do a qualia triple stack Twisted Evil

Glad you managed to get yourself a working one Curt, I still have to get my board sent off to you some day, but right now im scoping a NIB qualia 004, hopefully I win it, if I do, I'll use that one while getting the other one repaired.

Good job on finding a fix to them all Thumbs Up

redfox001 · Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 2257 Location: The Netherlands

Those qualia have a xenon lamp? I had a vw100 beside blacklevel best digital I had. Sold to a guy that searched a vw100 because of the 3d effect. I told him I have crt now even more 3d effect without glases Smile

Now 3 909's that should be 9d Smile

redfox001 · Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 2257 Location: The Netherlands

How big is your screen Curt?

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:42 pm Post subject:

10' wide. Jeremy, I was looking at that one too, but am passing now that i got these going. You read that it has no bulb, right?

Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2649 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:33 pm Post subject:

Hmm, I may need to buy a spare bulb. One projector here didn't come with one. do you know the hour counts on them? While we're at it, do you have a spare remote? None of my sets came with them. Am about to buy one on eBay, ditto for a ceiling bracket.

Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2649 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2649 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

Oh, I also wanted to add, 2 of the bulbs I have are the 700 watt xenons, (one in my qualia & 1 spare). The other 2 are 420 watt xenons, but physically identical - and they do work just fine in the qualia, had no problems with them, they just aren't as bright, but the color, shadow detail, vividness, etc... was still just as good with the lower wattage lamps.

if you are interested in one, the 420w bulb would be the much cheaper way to go of course Wink

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:30 pm Post subject:

Interesting on the bulbs, but I need a full housing for the one spare set. I'll just use it as a test projector for now. I watched the repaired one for a few minutes. Nice pix, but lack of blacks.. bleh! Still, only using it as a test pattern reference display for 30 minutes each month tops, and I should get 10 years out of the Qualia. I'll find a ceiling bracket on eBay..

ElTopo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 1640

The design of the Qualia is great.

You can also use the VW200. The Qualia is an oldtimer Mr. Green

ElTopo

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 5:37 pm Post subject:

Yes, but I HAVE the Qualia. Very Happy

What started the Qualia thing was just the interest in finding out why I couldn't get the one power supply going. that's why I now have three. Yes, I am a hoarder! Very Happy

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

Curt,
I would think a single chip DLP would be a better pj for CRT setup. I know you see rainbows, but I doubt you would have an issue with static test patterns.

Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2649 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

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Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2649 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

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**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 12:57 am Post subject:

Why exactly do I care about black levels out of a digital? While I will try running a triple stack for a bit, my two 909s give me PLENTY of brightness, both are rolled way back from what one normally runs on, so I sure don't need the Qualia for extra brightness. It's there for reference geometry test pattern calibration only.

I sure can't afford the $2.00 an hour run time costs of a Qualia bulb either!

redfox001 · Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 2257 Location: The Netherlands

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 3:44 pm Post subject:

Same size, 10' wide, 6' high. I'm sitting a bit further back than 10' as Cliff's first row was, I'm about 13' back.