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CRT triple gun projectors do some of the best HD available!

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#1 · (Edited)
If that "older" CRT triple gun ceiling projector that you have retired because HD came along does line doubling, you can bet that it does HD too, and flawlessly. Which will deliver pix from it that you never thought would have been possible, far better than any line doubler you may have had on it so far. If you retired it because it just didn't deliver what you see out there in the showrooms now, you're in for a treat!

I started a thread here awhile ago about this, right here in this section, but I don't think I put the best title on it. Please check it out, and contact me if you want your "old" (not really!) CRT projector calibrated. With HD on it you won't want anything else, including most of what's out there today in terms of fixed pixel.

http://www.hometheatershack.com/for...s/27627-hd-beats-pants-off-line-doublers.html


If you want to see what triple gun CRT pjs are really capable of, go to this thread, where screenshots of them are all over the place -

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=18643807#post18643807

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#64 ·
Chad Billheimer is in Dayton, and I know he travels the entire region. You don't get much better than Chad, at least according to his reputation. I know he takes CRT seriously. There is also a guy named Tim in Cleveland, but I don't recall his name and don't know how good he is with CRTs. I would call around to the people in your area listed as trained by ISF, THX, or Spectracal. Ask them to tell you about their experience with CRT projectors.
 
#66 ·
If I was doing the work it would be at least $225 and likely no more than $450, but it depends on the specifics of the job. It is always best to discuss the details of your system with the prospective professionals that you may use. Call Chad. He will likely be your best choice and will be happy to discuss it with you, I am sure.
 
#67 ·
I'm still a supporter of the CRT image and their ability to display HD. However, my major gripe has always been the brightness, or lack thereof. I've recently moved to a screen half the size, and a total blackout/dark coloured pure a/v room (from the lounge).

A huge improvement, but if left me wanting more. It's taken a while but I've now triple 'stacked' CRTs (side by side) without too much fancy electronics. It's a simple overlay rather than any blending. Contrast ratio and brightness now stunning, given the screen size not large (10ft width).

If I were starting again, I'd probably blend the outer projectors and overlay the middle one, just to squeeze out every last drop, but I'm at budget's end.

The final task is to build the hush box and extraction, as it all presently sounds like a jumbo jet taxiing above me, and with a lot of class A amplification cooking, I'm cooking too.
 
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