Finally posting some pictures...

[Lason]

Never even heard of them to tell you the truth, that bulb life is impressive though!

[2K2 LS1]

Have you ever used one of these larger CRT projectors? It has an amazing picture, full 1080p. I changed the board in the rear of it, adding 2 HDMI inputs. Plus these bulbs last 40-50,000 hours.

Nick did you take pics of the conversion?

[71chevellejohn]

Never even heard of them to tell you the truth, that bulb life is impressive though!

That's because they are not actually bulbs, they are CRTs(picture tubes). 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green - just like an old big screen tv. Just laid flat instead of into the rear projection setup.

Replacing one of those when it goes out takes considerably longer than a lamp in a DLP; and isn't something for the average person to do.

[Lason]

That's because they are not actually bulbs, they are CRTs(picture tubes). 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green - just like an old big screen tv. Just laid flat instead of into the rear projection setup.

Replacing one of those when it goes out takes considerably longer than a lamp in a DLP; and isn't something for the average person to do.

Yeah I figured it was RGB with the 3 lenses showing but I have never seen one like this. How much do these sell for and are they really better than ceiling mount projectors? There has to be a downside to them other than the weight, right?

[Lason]

Oh and I forgot to mention, sweet setup Nick! Did you used to have AV123 speakers? I know you recommended them a few times on here and I picked up a set based on that before they shut down. Glad I did, they are sweet and were very inexpensive considering what you got. I went with a HSU sub instead of the problematic ones AV123 sold though.