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Author Topic: Christie acquires company that makes digital projectors Joshua Waaland Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: Cleveland, Ohio Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-25-2000 08:33 PM                     Christie has just recently acquired a company called Electrohome Projection Systems where they plan to build digital projectors. They have a web page at www.christiedigital.com. I heard about it today and was just researching it. They must have saw the writing on the wall too. Joshua Waaland  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-25-2000 08:51 PM                     I told the forum about this in my notes from ShoWest. E-home still makes a lousy video projector.  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-25-2000 10:19 PM                     Electrohome also makes video monitors (the G-07 series) for commercial coin operated video arcade games. I used to repair those things---NOTHING BUT TROUBLE---always failing. The flyback transformers were always EXPLODING!!!  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 03-27-2000 02:27 AM                        Hmmmm... Sounds like Electrohome will be right at home with their new owners.  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-27-2000 07:53 AM                     Electrohome also priced their replacement parts sky high, too. The flyback transformers were priced at $100. each! All the other manufacturers were priced at $25 to $30 each.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-27-2000 11:28 AM                     Electrohomes have always sucked! I prefer post war TV sets that have round CRT's. Gosh I recently restored an RCA 630TS, the forst TV set you could buy circa 1946, after replacing one multi section electrolytic and a pair of 5U4g's it came back to life....albeit just barely though. Didn't let it run too long till all other caps were replaced....but man thats amazing for something that old. Mark  |  IP: Logged Trevor Bailey Expert Film Handler Posts: 113 From: Woonsocket, RI Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-27-2000 06:36 PM                        I just have one question: Where are they going to put the drive belt?  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-27-2000 07:36 PM                     Don't worry about a drive belt---it's been replaced by underspec, under-rated capacitors along with an exploding flyback to help keep you on your toes.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-28-2000 07:39 AM                     The Drive belt....Thats easy.....they'll use up tons of shutter belts on the blower! Mark  |  IP: Logged

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