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Author Topic: Pros and Cons of buying used Series 1 Projector Tony Ratcliff Expert Film Handler Posts: 216 From: Madison, IN, USA Registered: Mar 2002 posted 08-07-2014 07:14 PM                     Revisiting an old topic here, but I have the opportunity to purchase a NEC NC1600C. What is everyone's thoughts in this? Good idea? Bad idea? Pitfalls to look for? Thanks!  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 08-07-2014 08:29 PM                        As long as it otherwise specs out for your situation, the main question would be how long NEC intends to continue providing parts and software updates.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 08-08-2014 05:04 AM                     Check wether it has the GORE board and wether it supports full panel triple flashing, if you're interested in doing 3D with it. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-08-2014 10:56 AM                     I don't have an issue with older Series 1's. The only down side is that on those projectors you really don't know when they will pull parts support for them. Those NEC's are very reliable so in all likelihood you won't have much trouble with it. You might want to see if the seller has any service history on it before buying and use that to help decide to buy or not. We bought a number of Series 1 Barco's from a Theater chain in CA and they had the full service history in each projector and server. And that service record was quite extensive on those projectors over the 3 to 4 years they were installed. Interestingly, they were all replaced by Series 2 NEC's. Mark  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 08-08-2014 11:18 AM                     Make sure you get the remote control. You need it.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-08-2014 02:20 PM                     For the NEC you don't need the remote just log in with the S1 software if you don't know the IP use the RS232 interface  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-08-2014 04:53 PM                     Thus far, I haven't seen any reason to worry about the GORE board either. Thus far, I haven't found any features that check for it. In not too much time, series 1 projectors are going to start to drop out of use as they fail and parts are not going to be available. Maybe not this year but certainly within the next couple. The NC1600 was towards the end of the series 1 so it is likely to have a bit more life in it than an earlier series 1.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 08-08-2014 06:04 PM                     When buying a series1 projector which will rather sooner than later be a source of severe spare part pain, I sure would try to get it equipped as current as possible, especially since HDCP capability for DVI usually will come with the Gore board as well (type 4 and 5). And Tony mentioned earlier that they do quite a few DVD/BluRay Screenings. So it's worth checking for that feature. Also TLS (which can turn out to be a real problem with Doremi servers running on recent software if missing). If this needs to be purchased later at regular prices, it will hardly be a bargain. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 08-08-2014 06:38 PM                        We have an NEC2500S at one of the two theaters in my organization. The only real disadvantage we're facing at the moment is the one I mentioned in the "Dolby server questions" thread: series 1 with a DSS200 server means compatibility issues with later versions of the software, and sticking with an earlier version can cause subtitle problems with SMPTE DCPs. However, if your venue doesn't show foreign-language movies or hearing-impaired subtitles, I can't see this being an issue for you. On the plus side, my understanding is that series 1 means immunity from the Enigma link bug.  |  IP: Logged

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