CRT Primer
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Updated: April 2006 |
Runco
Runco 940 (aka Barco 708)
One of the most common brands of consumer high end projectors is Runco.
However, Runco is not a CRT projector manufacturer in the truest sense; Runco
takes CRT projectors from Zenith, NEC and Barco, paints them black, and relabels
them.
True, Runco has custom ordered stripped down Zenith PRO 900x projectors,
installed a line doubler and changed components on the microprocessor board, but
the specs of the projector by and large still remain true to the original Zenith
chassis.
Runco has been a very successful marketing company, but parts pricing is up
to 3 X what it would be from Barco and NEC or Zenith.
Runco 992 (aka Barco Data 808s)
Runco does make their own
line doublers and other signal processors. Check out Runco projectors, then
check out NEC’s Barcos and Zeniths. If the case style looks the same, it will be
a set that was supplied by one of the larger manufacturers to Runcos
specifications.
The upside is that while Runcos are expensive to purchase either new or used,
their resale value does hold up. For example, at times when I was sell NEC 9 PG Extra projectors
for around $3000.00, an equivalent used Runco 980 Ultra sold on
eBay for
$7100.00!
As of 2005, Runco has stopped selling CRT projectors. Runco no longer
supports their older models, but I’ve got lots of parts for them.
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