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Blinx123 · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 97

Hi guys.

I finally got my black cased Barco Graphics 1208 (SEOS: Military Spec Wink

) by today after driving 2 hours back and forth and spending something like 800$US (hopefully it wasn't a bad deal to spend that much money, was it? ).

I haven't tested it till now but got some information from the seller who also showed me the projector in it's uncalibrated and uncoverged state (needless to say it looked ugly Laughing

)

The seller also gave me a free VGA-BNC 5x cable 8) (thanks to my dad).

I've 2 questions/statements however:

1. How is it possible to feed positive sync to PORT 5? The seller did this and I was just wondering.
He told me that this is possible up to a non specified resolution. Is this true? Shocked

2. He also told me that I would need to config the tubes in the right order to get convergence (analog convergence setup). I heard of people getting convergence by only using the digital convergence setup (menue). So what's right?

betel · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject:

I think you should read the CRT Primer and the specific info on your projector. Then return with questions.

Blinx123 · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 97

Oh. Sorry. I totaly forgot about the CRT primer.

I've just looked it up and can answer one question myself now Smile

2. No analogue convergence setup is needed. All convergence is done through on screen menues.

Still puzzling how he got positive sync through PORT 5,however.

dochlywd · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject:

You will definitely want to read the primer and info relating to your model and set up. If you don't do a mechanical alignment (physically move the tubes into alignment), then chances are that you will be driving the electronics waaaaay tooooooo hard. If a proper mechanical alignment is done, then very little electronic is needed and thus that baby is on cruise control at that point!!!!!!

Enjoy!

Doc

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5237 Location: Osceola, Indiana

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

$800. for a 1208 Seos is high IMO, I hope the tubes are minty for that price. From what I've read about SEOS projectors here the tubes, lenses, and convergence circuitry is tweaked to project on a really odd screen shapes at severe angles and getting them converted back for normal projection is a major project. I hope this isn't what you bought into?
Hopefully, some of the folks who have tackled SEOS untis will chime in and offer advice. BTW, you might want to add 1208 SEOS to your topic header. People don't always look at "my first PJ" threads

Blinx123 · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 97

BGSPCS · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 115 Location: Pottstown, PA

Hi, Try going through these pages. They will give you all of the information you need to setup your 1208

http://curtpalme.com/Barco1208.shtm
http://curtpalme.com/Barco1208_Layout1.shtm

Download the install manuals from here, the install manual should contain the information needed for a mechanical alignment.
http://curtpalme.com/Barco1208_Downloads.shtm

I hope this helps

Blinx123 · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 97

Thanks. The manuals are exactly what I was looking for.

I think I'll config the SEOS/BARCO by the next weekend.

BTW: Anyone here running 21pin Scart-RGB sources into his CRT? I thought of getting a XRGB2+ in order to get my SEGA SATURN Version 2 PAL up and running.

kschmit2 · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:34 am Post subject:

interlaced PAL will absolutely look like crap. It's not even worth trying.

If your PJ had a LIMO or LIDO installed (which I doubt, since SEOS PJs didn't need them), you could connect the composite or S-Video outs and let the LIDO/LIMO do line doubling or upconversion.

Kai

Blinx123 · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 97