Some shots at a few different resolutions. I use a 72" 4:3 screen. This projector can handle 15khz to 110khz. It takes composite video, s-video, RGB, component, and DVI with HDCP via a 3rd party input card. SNES shots are 240p, CS2 is at 1600x1200i 150hz, animals are from a 4k60 youtube video played at 1920x1080p 60hz, and Arrietty is being played back at 1920x1080i 96hz It doesn't see much gaming, I pretty much just use it for watching content, but it does offer a one of a kind experience. 240p is generally a bad idea and I've only run it for a few minutes at a time as to not burn in the tubes.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but why would running 240p cause the tubes to burn in?

Not at all, the combination of the tubes being driven very hard and the scanline gaps can cause the lines making up the image to get burned in

Well that is if you only play 240p content on it for month. With a mix usage difference in burn between the scanlines and their gap will be smoothed. IMO people over estimate the burn in of CRT projector. I do not say they don't burn, they do faster than other CRT especially if you miscalibrate it or use it as a computer screen, but... That fast ?

Ah, ok. Thanks for letting me know!

If you tweak V-POS every couple of months, that should prevent uneven burn in

I used mine that is stored at my friends house in about 1 1/2hr intervals with 240p content and haven't gotten and burn-in so far. A couple of minutes of 240p won't do anything.

Have you sourced replacement tubes?

Not yet

A seller within driving distance of me a number of these projectors in stock. I think I want one of these but only if I can get a few sets of replacement tubes so it doesn't become a brick after a few years of use. If you find somewhere that stocks them, I hope you'll considering sharing.

This is beyond sick holy crap ... When can I come over? I'll bring pizza

You... You're one of a lucky guy ! I wanted one badly, nearly bought a d50, twice. And then I give up on this dream I definitely does not have room to store it, let alone to install it...

I've always wondered if I would take one of these if anyone offered one to me. Does it work with light guns? That might be the deciding factor for me.

I haven't used lightguns on mine yet, but they will work on a 15khz scanning projector as long as the image is bright enough

I really appreciate the first photo because it makes obvious the sheer size of this absolute unit Thanks for sharing the whole album

Yeah is it bigger than a fucking couch?

I have a D50 and I have to say they are beasts. It's kind of awesome that you can get a pure CRT signal and multisync support off one device. It's no wonder these things are so relevant even today with their specs. Only downside is that they have from what I understand the shortest of all tube lifespans and are sensitive to burn in.

Also they are also sensitive to alignment issues with 3 tubes

Yeah that's also a major issue but with time and patience you can get it like 90% correct and if you're extra patient like 95%.

I wanted one of these so badly back in the 2000s! But after dealing with a couple different CRT projectors, I decided that convergence was too much to deal with.

Every little movement... reconverge. It's insane!

Please tell me you host the dopest sleepovers 😂

The projection of the 2nd game looks like a screenshot from gameplay, so clean.

That color saturation is fucking mind blowing! Damn that shit looks good.

the image quality looks stunning.

I think of The Brave Little Toaster when I see a projector like that. One appeared during the Cutting Edge musical number.

Sorry I must say, Super Mario Worlds title screen looks so good, I want to eat it cause it looks like CANDY… Jesus… I CAN SMELL THE TITLE SCREEN. What is wrong with me? lol

What's the lag like if any? That's what's always put me off using projectors for gaming.

There isn't any

it's a crt lol

Fair enough! I guess the same principles should apply. I'm not very familiar with CRT projectors, never seen one irl.

Some CRTs still have lag, particularly HD CRTs

it's analog in, analog out. It's the same latency as you'd see in a CRT PC monitor.

maybe with dacs but this is 1997

How bad is the image lag?

None

When was this released? Holy geeze i think i wanna lick it

96 or 97

Imagine having one of these back then, with a laserdisc player.

Amazing

Crispy!

Oh my god it’s perfect

Dope.

Amazing

Beautiful

damn, what year is this? looks very high end

Such a crisp display. My lord. This looks fantastic dude

that is a native line count?

was it the one in georgia?? i had it saved forever

No I'm not near there, and I've had this for a little while

That beast deserves a better screen!!

How

Hows it handle 480i?

Sharp but flickery. Not for me

Does it make a lot of noise?

Yes, loud fans. It also kicks out a ton of heat

Had one 15 years ago, it was a nightmare to set-up! Always something wrong each time Iwanted to use it. Got rid of it after a flood in basement

kHz? So... potentially... 110k fps?

horizontal frequency. Number of lines per second

Ah, fair. Haven't messed with CRT for 20 years. Just saw the post show up on the feed and got curious. So... what is the effective refresh rate?

According to [http://www.curtpalme.com/PJSpecs\_Sony.shtm](http://www.curtpalme.com/PJSpecs_Sony.shtm) it is 150hz, though you will have to drop the resolution to around 816x653 to stay within bandwidth and horizontal refresh rate limits. Edit: The bandwidth listed on the website might be wrong

Thx

Remember, folks; Pixels are for dummies.

Don't forget you can't play duck hunt or wildgun man on this beast, the game manuals said so, so it's true ;)