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csedaniel

Discussion Starter · May 15, 2006

Hey guys. Just wanted to share in my excitement.

Got up early Saturday morning and made a two hour drive to p/u my first CRT!!!

My new pj is a NEC 9PG+ and the best news.....it only has 1362 hrs on it. Tubes on this thing are all 9+, including the green. Absolutely 0 wear and appears to be in perfect working order. The person I bought it from was VERY accomodating(Thanks Nick!!!). He pulled off the lens for me, displayed a signal and alleviated all of my concerns.

I ordered a transcoder online and am still awaiting it's arrival so I wont be able to set this thing up until later this wk(hoping that it makes it here by friday). Because of my impatience, I even considered moving my computer to the LR so I could go ahead and begin setup. However, I'll probably wait because I am only going to run 480P DVD from a stand alone and 1080i/720P from a cable receiver.

I have owned 4 digitals, including the 2 that I have right now. I chose the NEC because of it's color performance and EM focus. Of course I would have prefered 9" LC, but that was out of my budget. I am VERY eager to get the NEC setup. My current digital is a 720P unit with a static CR of only 1400:1 and a dynamic CR of 2900:1. As you can imagine, I am expecting BIG performance out of the NEC in comparison.

I am only using a 70 inch wide 2.0AR screen, so I am hoping light output from the NEC will be sufficient for a punchy image. The digital I have right now outputs 390 true calibrated lumens and is very punchy.

Anyway, I've read thru the tinman/feathers mechanical setup guide twice, and the previous owner gave me both the user and service manuals, so i hope that by this time next monday, I'll be up and running.

Thanks to everyone, especially Curt and I'll update this thread as I go.

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Daniel

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CaspianM

· #2 · May 15, 2006

Take your time in reading, learning and actual set up of your new toy.

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csedaniel

Discussion Starter · #3 · May 15, 2006

Thanks for the tip. I intend to do just that.

One question, the lens were exposed to sunlight. Did that damage anything?

Thanks

Just saw the answer Mark gave in another thread, thanks!!!

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jtnfoley

· #4 · May 15, 2006

Welcome to the club! I'm just beginning the NEC Life (been a Barco man so far) and have a 9PG+ and a 9PG Xtra that I just picked up.

LC lenses will have the C element melt if left in the sun... I doubt whether the HD145(N) colored lenses on your Plus will be effected.

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kal

· #5 · May 15, 2006

Congrats on the new PJ! One thing holds true with NEC's: Read the manual!!

(There's no step by step on-screen guide so you can't really fudge your way through the install).

Kal

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Prehjan

· #6 · May 15, 2006

Welcome csedaniel...

Hope you get a terrific picture from your new toy!

Martin

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CaspianM

· #7 · May 15, 2006

While set up a CRT is essential for best performance, I have come to conclusion that finding a flawless (other than tubes) CRT becoming more difficult than performing the initial set up.

The reason I say this is because I just read over the other new nec XG that he has issues with overblown gain, and lines in the picture etc. I hope that this one turns out OK.

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csedaniel

Discussion Starter · #8 · May 15, 2006

Thanks for the reamarks guys!!!

I too, hope that i dont have any problems like gary is having. good luck to him. I guess i'll get to find out soon enough. :-D

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