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Author Topic: Series 2 NEC projectors: Anyone? Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 04-29-2010 04:07 PM                        Mark, I worked for NCS as a service tech which later became strong technical services. I left a little while after the merger a couple months after they changed the name. At that point they had not started sending out any of the software to service the nec machines... I now work at a facility that has 2 nec 1600 c's and am looking for an easier way to change macro's and such. What is so suspicious about that Mark? Didn't you used to work for GTS? Now THAT makes ME suspicious  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-29-2010 10:17 PM                     Sean, Yes I worked at GTS for 5 years and then CLACO for 7 years... and I still do lots of work for them, aside from the 100 screen chain that I service Mark  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 04-30-2010 01:18 PM                        I still don't understand what is suspicious about asking for software that I found out that oops! we actually already have my bad. But serious did you think I was some kind of spy for Strong or something?  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 04-30-2010 01:25 PM                     More funny is that in the manual for the NEC that it mentions for the service tech to do the bulb changes.. Really, 5 minutes to do the actual change and 20 to 30 minutes to calibrate it in to get the highest peak settings on all three adjustments...  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-30-2010 07:28 PM                     No Sean. But what is suspicious is that you want to work with it but have never been trained. That does seem a bit odd. Akin to flying a twin engine plane but never havinga second of instruction.... Mark  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 05-01-2010 02:22 PM                        Mark, Where did I say I had never been trained on the nec? I will repost what I wrote above for you so you can point it out to me where I said that... quote: Mark, I worked for NCS as a service tech which later became strong technical services. I left a little while after the merger a couple months after they changed the name. At that point they had not started sending out any of the software to service the nec machines... I now work at a facility that has 2 nec 1600 c's and am looking for an easier way to change macro's and such. What is so suspicious about that Mark? Didn't you used to work for GTS? Now THAT makes ME suspicious I said I did not get the software sent out to me not that I had never been trained on the nec machines. Also, that was AFTER you said it was suspicious so I would really like to know what was so suspicous? I pm'ed another member who said he had the software but did not know if he could post it and told him I used to work for a service company so that he would know he wasn't sending potentially "dangerous" software to just anyone. If he chose not to share it with me that is fine but I do not see how it involves anyone else but him and I. That person should have had the fortitude to say that they choose not to send it as they have every right to do, I just don't know why anyone else was involved? People come to this forum to request knowledge and assistance and to share thier knowledge and assistance not to have thier motives questioned. If any is "suspicous" of me they can choose to decline any requests for assistance that I make. If someone chooses to decline a request for assistance it would be nice if they would have the courage to decline directly or just not respond rather than involve other forum members who were not involved. If someone thinks someone else is not qualified for certain knowledge or tools it is appropiate to let them know privately that it is how you feel but in my opinion making assumptions and accusations of another member in an open forum is impolite. At the end of the day it is no one's business except for myself and my bosses what I do with the equipment I am responsible for. It is any one's choice to offer help if asked or not but not any one's place to question anyone else's motives. Also my boss is a member of these forum's and if he did not think I should have that level of access to the machines he would have said so. He hasn't. Now back to your regularly scheduled program....  |  IP: Logged Justin Gorka Expert Film Handler Posts: 174 From: High Wycombe, England Registered: Apr 2006 posted 05-01-2010 03:39 PM                     I've worked with NEC's (1600 & 2500) without any problems over the last year. Go with them. Especially the new phase two jobbies! Leave Christie alone and don't even think of the Barco crap!  |  IP: Logged Julio Roberto Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 938 From: Madrid, Madrid, Spain Registered: Oct 2008 posted 05-02-2010 02:42 PM                    The stock DVI inputs on the Nec's don't seem to be HDCP enabled. They do sell a separate DVI+HDCP input module. Before I start cursing, can someone confirm?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-02-2010 04:00 PM                     I thought all new projectors had to be HDCP compliant. Anyway, if they are not just a small box to scale the DVI going in is all you should really need. I doubt you'd need another entire input module. I'll be finding out next week though... Mark  |  IP: Logged Pietro Clarici Expert Film Handler Posts: 136 From: Foligno (PG) Italy Registered: Sep 2008 posted 05-03-2010 02:30 PM                        NEC doesn't advertise HDCP compliance, but it depends on the Cinema Board revision: I have a Series-1SK (Type 5) in my NC1600C-As, and they are HDCP compliant indeed. No need to get the super-expensive scaler and the interface board you mention.  |  IP: Logged Michael Hossen Expert Film Handler Posts: 136 From: Perth, Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 05-11-2010 05:24 AM                        Our NC2000C initially didn't support HDCP, but our Enigma Board died last week and we had it replaced. The tech told me that there was some confusion with the very first ones and they were not HDCP compliant, this new enigma board has now made it HDCP compliant, and we had no problem playing a Bluray through the DCI input today. Also, they're very nice on the inside, unlike the Series 1. Very well put together.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-11-2010 01:05 PM                     I am installing one today! It is a 100% improvement inside over the 1600 isn't it... Am doing Dolby 3-D on this one and it goes in exactly the same way it does on the NC-1600. The back end of the projector is more or less the same. Mark  |  IP: Logged Michael Hossen Expert Film Handler Posts: 136 From: Perth, Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 05-11-2010 08:26 PM                        Yes, Mark. It's ridiculously well put together inside. A very nice machine. Good luck with the install.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-18-2010 05:00 PM                     I just completed my first install of a NEC 2000 and all I can say is it certainly represents the highest value among any of the D-Cinema projectors available today. It's extremely well built, super well laid out inside, performs extremely well and being just a mid size projector can even accept 4kw lamps. Yes, the side mounted LCD screen is a bit awkward but once you get used to it there is no problem. It's certainly no worse nor any more awkward than the one that was used on the Christie ZX. The NEC communicator software allows log on at 4 different levels and can be left running on the booth PC without worries of someone infiltrating it. The base options available are BY FAR THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY. EPRAD supplies 4 different model bases and Strong still supplies their base. So take your choice among 5 different bases!!! Mark  |  IP: Logged David Favel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 764 From: Ashburton, New Zealand Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-18-2010 09:53 PM                     Mark, with the NEC 2000 can you fit in a 2k film xenon? Have heard rumblings that at least 1 of the Christies couls have 1 fitted/retrofitted.  |  IP: Logged

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