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perisoft · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 2920 Location: Ithaca, NY

That's right, ladies and gentlemen...

It's an upgrade!

Those minty-fresh tubes are in the G70 which is sitting in my office this very minute. Along with it are several extraordinarily fat video cables, an HD Fury (2, I think), a 6-way RGBHV autoswitcher, and possibly some other things I've forgotten about. I'd like to send a big thanks to the seller, who was moving, and preferred to see the projector sold to an enthusiast at a lower price rather than parted out and junked for more money; I got a smokin' deal on this with full knowledge of both parties (one constrained by a closing date) and I appreciate it. Also, from visiting his room-in-a-room isolated HT, I got a full appreciation for just how bad the acoustics in my own HT are... Shocked

But, back on topic, it's time to start checking this thing out. It might have some issues with the input board, or it might have some issues with the Moome card, or something intermittent on one or both. So before it goes on my ceiling I want to make sure I've got an idea what's happening. Aside from that it's a matter of figuring out how to mount it well, figuring out how to get into the blasted service mode, and - naturally - enjoying a nice, satisfying, after dinner mint.

Boo -ya!

ecrabb · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:16 am Post subject:

Sweet sassy molassy!!!!

Congrats, man! You're going to love that machine... I'm tellin' ya. Short of a 9"-er, it doesn't get any better.

SC

perisoft · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 2920 Location: Ithaca, NY

huggy · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:11 am Post subject:

Nice!

You guy's in the states get all the deals. For 250$ even though I have a 9"er I'd still buy it and set it up just for gaming or T.V.

Here in Oz you couldn't get a toasted 1031 for that price.

Dave

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

With those tubes, you should be set for the next couple of years. Congrats!

perisoft · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 2920 Location: Ithaca, NY

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

Sonys do tend to be hard on tubes. But with an 84" 1.3 screen, even a G70's tubes will stay minty fresh for a looong time. Unless you try to get a tan off the screen.

ecrabb · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:02 pm Post subject:

The G70 isn't any harder on tubes than any other projector running at similar brightness/contrast levels. Here's a data point for you, Perisoft... I've racked up 1300-some hours on mine in the last year-and-a-half or so, and my green is just starting to show a tiny bit of wear if you look really closely. I run a 96x54 ~1.3 gain, and I run it pretty hot... I like a nice, bright picture. So, at my current burn rate, I should get least 3 or more years out of it before it even starts getting to where I want to replace it.

SC

CIR Engineering · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:59 pm Post subject:

Congratulations on that, you will love the G70.

I have clients with G70's and 10,000 hours with still decent looking tubes. All depends on how you run it.

Have fun.

craigr

perisoft · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 2920 Location: Ithaca, NY

So, what should I be checking for while this thing is still on the floor? EG, fans, loose boards, that kind of thing? Or is it better to just leave well enough alone?

CIR Engineering · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:33 pm Post subject:

ecrabb · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:21 pm Post subject:

The PA board is a common weak point on these machines. When I bought mine off ebay, it was listed as throwing a whole slew of errors, many of which came back to the PA board. I figured I'd have to send a bunch of boards to Curt to troubleshoot. Well, once I got the machine into the basement, before I even tried to fire it up, I decided to go over everything in detail. When I took the cover off the PA board slot, I found that the board wasn't really in its edge-guides and was warped a little. I pulled it, looked everything over, then properly re-installed the board. I also pulled and re-installed every other board that was easy to get to. I fired it up, it ran perfectly, and I haven't touched a thing inside it since.

SC

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

Well, I said a couple of years not for the tubes wearing out, which depends on how you use the pj, but for maybe switching to a 9" or digital. I know the latter is blasphemous, but the truth is the truth.

perisoft · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 2920 Location: Ithaca, NY