CurtPalme.com Home Theater Forum

digitalayon · Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 921

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:51 pm Post subject:

Yup, that's exactly what it is. Ditto for strip bars. I did dozens of them back in the day. THe deal with the porno theaters was that in the late 80s to early 90s, the producers switched from film to video as it was far cheaper to edit and make videos than film, so the theaters switched to video projection as well.

Out of the 4 theaters, only one refused to switch over to video due to the costs, and regardless of smut or not, envision a theater showing the same reels of film 100s, if not 1000s of times 20 years after the film was discontinued, never mind that 35mm projector maintenance was something the cheap owners never did. The film was all scratched, etc. It was awful.

Funny thing about the 3 theaters that did switch, they ran their projectors 14 hours a day, 365 days a year. Needless to say that the tubes lasted 2-3 years, and each theater reported a 20% increase in business as soon as I retubed their set. Good times. They all paid their bills except for one, where I repoed the projectors.

digitalayon · Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 921

Mine was a Barco Data 500. It came out of my old high school's drama theater. The drama department would sell tickets for 3 bucks a pop on a Friday's in the afternoon to go watch a movie played form a VHS. As long as you had a passing GPA, you were allowed to skip class for it. Anyways I ended up with it in 95 after they put in a NEC unit which was just gorgeous. I brought the Barco home and had a little fun with it until my father came into the bedroom and said no way boy.....you sell it for college money. I did get 5 grand for it as it only had like 400 hours on it. Then later I have a NECXG non LC that I got instead of a paycheck as the company went out of business. I loved that thing to death....but got married and wife said was too big for studio loft apartment. She said when I got her a house I could have one again. Sold it in 2000 for 3 grand. 2006 I finally got a NEC. (RUNCO 933). Color filtered lenses and all with only 1600 hours on it. I foolishly took it down for a 1208s2. The punch the Runco had was just plain superb. I had that thing so dialed in that some DVD's looked like the movie was in realtime on a set. I should have kept the thing. But I eventually tossed all in favor of a VV1. Got it from some angry lady her ex owned. Mike Parker is modding some stuff for me regarding it. Even sent him both Moome cards. Looking forward to getting the man cave back together...which reminds me....I might as well get one of the red c elements I snagged last year installed in the Projector. I am a believer in spares like that you never know.

digitalayon · Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 921

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:25 pm Post subject:

Hey, all the movies originally came out of San Francisco, via the Mitchell Brothers. There was an interesting pocketbook that I read once about their lives, called XXX. A fascinating read.

The place had paid 50% up front, but never paid the final 50%. I went to call on the owner, who told me he was shutting down anyway, to come and get them. THe last sets I put in were a pair of BArco 808. I pulled them down (they were 12' in the air, no worries about cleaning them), and sold them to some touring video artist.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:56 am Post subject:

I've lost count. The projectors just keep finding me. I'll get back to you...

greg9518lc · Joined: 19 Apr 2016 Posts: 360

Over 44 different projectors since 1995. On my wish list is Cine 9 and that will
put an end to the crt era for me. I see 4K dlp in my near future if the Cine 9
does not happen.

Barco 800,808,808data,808lc,1200,1209
Sony d50,G70,1292
Ampro 3600
Zenith 900,1200
NEC PG9 extra
Electrohome 8500,8501,9500
VDC 9518lc

Dwin tv2
Sharp dt-500,12000mkII
Epson UB 6040,810
Sony vpl-200,vpl15
Marantz 12s4,11s1,11s2
McIntosh 11s1
Runco ls5,vx2000
LG pf1500
Vivitek 5085,qumi 5
Acer5360,7500
Mitsubishi hc7000,hc5
Optima H78,79,hd8200
InFocus 777, 8200
jvc rs1,rs2,x500

All I can remember had multiples of many of them and sure I am missing a few digitals but you get the point.

Bucket list Cine9 and 4K DLP

cmjohnson · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5180 Location: Buried under G90s

OK, what EXACTLY is a 9518LC as compared to a regular 9500LC Ultra?

I asked VDC's top technical guy this question and he did not have the answer for that!

greg9518lc · Joined: 19 Apr 2016 Posts: 360

[quote="cmjohnson"]OK, what EXACTLY is a 9518LC as compared to a regular 9500LC Ultra?

I asked VDC's top technical guy this question and he did not have the answer for that![/quote]
Heck I don't know that's what the label says😀

gregstv · Joined: 27 Aug 2007 Posts: 628 Location: Australia

RaWsHaRk · Joined: 01 May 2009 Posts: 131 Location: Finland

Seleco 350, 350+ 3 of them and these were the most expensive crt I ever bought
sony D50, 1252
marquee 7500
barco d800, bg800,bd801s,bg801s,bd 1208/2

still have all of them but none installed for over 3 years now, just lying in storage waiting for the day

ElTopo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 1640

801s, Cine7, 808, 808s, Marquee 9500LC Ultra, Cine9 / 909

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:40 am Post subject:

I bought my first CRT in 2001 and went through a string of them playing around until I got my G70, then enjoyed it for a number of years. I switched to JVC D-ILA in 2013 and enjoyed that for a couple of years until I sold my house and theater. I have an older JVC now for portable weekend duty while I'm planning and building my new theater.

- Sony 1271
- Sony 1252
- Sony 1272
- Sony G70
- JVC DLA-RS45
- Sanyo PLV-Z3
- Epson 5010
- JVC DLA-HD1

SC

cmjohnson · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5180 Location: Buried under G90s

Interesting that nobody apparently (except for Curt) has so far said he's had all three top guns: Marquee 9500LC (Ultra preferred), Sony G90, Barco 909/Cine 9.

A 909/Cine 9 is on my wish list. I do want to be able to compare all three side by side.

I just scored a deal on a nearly unused AmPro 4600HD. But I only want the tubes out of it.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:30 am Post subject:

cmjohnson · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5180 Location: Buried under G90s

It's in California, Silicon Valley area. If you want I'll turn it over to you. You buy it instead.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:51 am Post subject:

pj-toso · Joined: 19 Mar 2015 Posts: 69 Location: Norway - Oppland

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 3:57 pm Post subject:

greg9518lc · Joined: 19 Apr 2016 Posts: 360

[quote="pj-toso"][quote="cmjohnson"]Interesting that nobody apparently (except for Curt) has so far said he's had all three top guns: Marquee 9500LC (Ultra preferred), Sony G90, Barco 909/Cine 9.

A 909/Cine 9 is on my wish list. I do want to be able to compare all three side by side.

I just scored a deal on a nearly unused AmPro 4600HD. But I only want the tubes out of it.[/quote]

I have had the 9500lc Ultra.

I had a brand new Barco Cine 9.

I have had many 909's.

And finally last year I had a very nice Sony G90 with LUGs and the correct colored c-elements. It was very nice. But to me it is very clear that crt is in the past(even the clearly distant past).

I think that even digital ht projectors will be a curiosity in a few years. Due to increase in size of common flat screens.[/quote]

You had that G90 rocking and I agree that the G90 comes close but it is not a 9500LC that is clearly better
than all current digitals. With that being said I will be moving on to 4K DLP and keep the crt for movies only.
I appreciate as well the attributes of digital in many ways makes it easy to own and enjoy and leave crt behind.