[cstav101]

What would a brand new NEC green Xtra tube be worth?

 

[dgaff]

Not much at all. I'll take it off your hands for you for $10.


Dylan

 

[gn2]

I'd offer $9.

Or maybe you could try a regular auction? I think there's a web site that auctions stuff, maybe there's even something like that on the forum ??

Retail on them from NEC USA was $400.US. I bought them from NEC Canada for $600.CAN(actually, I think the exact price I paid was $626. or some odd number, slightly more than a blue), and at one point they could be bought from NEC Australia for $400. AU(I think, at the time it was about $300.US but I think the US dollar has taken a pounding since).

 

[Mark_A_W]

No more tubes from NEC Australia, dammit.


Hey, you poachers, they were our tubes, not yours! ;-)

 

[Azzad]

A suprisingly large amount of money if you have one that you want to sell to me or know who has some!


I got the 2nd last Green from NEC about 1 month ago. The last one went to Mr/Mrs Mystery in Melbourne. If your listening and want a quick buck on your purchase PM me.


If you're looking for one you should consider a VDC green from the US.


Aaron

 

[Mark_A_W]

cstav101


I bought a VDC green for about A$800 shipped from Hammerhead. Not cheap, but the pj was, so all up I got the lot for about what I sold my 1251 for, can't complain.


Mark

 

[Tinman]

Great, I can just see a High stakes poker game amongst NEC guys: I'll see that blue tube and raise you a new green! That would be some payoff for the winner


Marc

 

[Chuchuf]

I'm all in.....

Terry

 

[Tinman]

Minimum buy-in is 6 tubes Must be a mixed set.


No VDC's. LOL



Marc

 

[benny]

Quote:

Originally posted by Tinman Minimum buy-in is 6 tubes

I can play then! 2 complete sets of original NEC XG's to keep my projector humming along till the flashlight projectors catch up in quality


Anyone else keeping a stash to keep their beloved toys running for the next 5 to 10 years?


Cheers


Russ

 

[Curt Palme]

I've still got a couple of original greens that I'll be using this week. Frankly the VDC's are so good now that I don't see a difference between the original and the rebuilt one, so I wouldn't hold out for a new one.


Curt

 

[Mark_A_W]

I'm working on it.


What about your 3 spare projectors Russ?

 

[cstav101]

Yep!

Russ has enough projectors and tubes to see him CRTing till 2055..



Chris..

 

[Tinman]

Hey Curt... you have to convince me about the VDC's. Please send an evaluation projector (PG/XG, I'm not picky) to me so I can do some real tests on it. I promise to eventually return it.


I wish you didn't live so far away, I really WOULD like to see a set with my own eyes, actually.


Marc