CurtPalme.com Home Theater Forum

Tinman · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:25 pm Post subject:

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

Well I have to say to those of you on this topic that have switched over, I don't blame you at all for your decisions. It's one of the reasons why I didn't sell my Sony Pearl. Its not no JVC RS55 or any of that, but for a cheap digital it looks great and its super easy to use.

I too someday will make my transition over to digital (once I can get a sexy JVC at a steamy price). When I do make the switch, I WONT be getting rid of my CRT projector.

I don't know what it is, but there is something about the CRT that will make me hang onto it. I guess its because it will be a good vintage display for older equipment down the road. Something for me to say to people years from now "Yep, these were IT if you wanted a real movie like experience back in the day"

CRTs are great and all, but the setup is what kills the interest in them for a lot of people. But, as said, my XG will always have a place in my home no matter what.

And before I do switch to digital, I WILL be getting a G90. I have to see/own/experience the beauty of a nice 9" CRT before I go back to digital. That projector as well will not be leaving the house once I get my hands on one.

I guess the best way to say it is "It's been a great run CRT, you'll be missed but remembered:) "

**kal** · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:37 pm Post subject:

mc86 · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject:

Kal -

Maybe you should setup the zenith in the brew room or someplace out of the way where you could watch it/see an image from a BR player through a moome/hdf directly to it (sans sound)? That way, on occasion as a reference (and for the sake of old-times) you could watch it -- you know, just unfurl a cheapy retractable screen from the ceiling for that purpose...

Matt

overclkr · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 4227

Yeah I'm getting out of CRT as well. Although, my reasons are not because I dont like my setup, matter of fact it is one of the best front projected images I have ever seen in my life.

It's the people that are unreliable and what I consider to have a "stuck up" attitude like their poop doesn't stink and they are above every one else is the reason I am getting out. It's going to be much easier for me to calibrate a digital with an inexpensive colorimeter than it will be to have to depend on someone to come and do it for me for the stack.

That reason alone is enough for me at this point. Having a nice setup should not be an unpleasant experience, and for that reason it is time for me as well to say goodbye to CRT.

Cliffy

Tinman · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:18 pm Post subject:

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

HaydnG90 · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 1356

stridsvognen · Guest

For those thinking about buying JVC, then think twice.. And ask yourself if you can live with lamp replacement every 500-800 hours and 50-100 hours between calibration, and for the RS45 i think it don't have convergence adjustment.
Make sure your dealer give good lamp guarantee, on hours, and it don't depend on JVC, They don't have a great reputation for pleasing costumers.
They are a sales company not a service company. Ask for replacement service like Sony and Benq, and buy when your sure you have time to test it really good for long time and many hours.

don't buy and let your guarantee run away.

Before buying ask for CMS manual and convergence tolerances, and how much light its surpposed to deliver for how many lamp hours, and get it on paper.

Try if someone that have the last new model can make some calibration measurements from cold to hot, and see if they have more control of temp drift.
Get some good facts about CMS and how it works, and if it can hit the colors spot on or not.

jbmeyer13 · Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 1135

Coughing up a lot of cash is not a strange reason to switch. Calibration is not cheap and running a stack or blend compounds that problem multiple times over. Even when money is not the issue you still need a lot of patience. I was thinking of eventually trying to do a stack but it's too much hassle..

**kal** · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:32 pm Post subject:

HogPilot · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:38 pm Post subject:

**kal** · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks!

So just to be clear, the two large vents on the front on either side are the hot air output? Where is the cooling air drawn in? There appears to be a single vent on the bottom of the unit (or top when ceiling mounted) near the front slightly off center but then the manual talks about more than one input vent. (Not clear).

Kal

HogPilot · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:54 pm Post subject:

stridsvognen · Guest

HogPilot · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:56 pm Post subject:

**kal** · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:04 pm Post subject:

Ah! Ok. So the two grilled vents all the way to the left and right that run from the top to the bottom of the unit on the front are in and out?:

What about the vent that is on the bottom, seen in the photo below at the top right of the image:

(I believe this user acutally put the plate on backwards as the plate cutout in the bottom left of the photo should be in in the top right of the photo above that vent).

Kal

stridsvognen · Guest

Sorry i was wrong. The 2 front ports are outputs, and the one under it is the intake/ dust filter. And i think it takes some air in from the 2 back ports, i confused it with my Benq. Sorry

**kal** · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:16 pm Post subject:

Ah right! It has rear vents too:

Kal

stridsvognen · Guest

there is very little air flow at the rear wents, so i guess the main cooling is from the dust filter under, and out the 2 front vents. sometimes when turned on for a long time in a hot room it sounds like it starts up a extra ventilator, could be at the rear vents.