NEC NC900 dead/faulty IMB slot.

[Leo Enticknap]

The only Dolremi IMS with NEC weirdness I've come across is that in some NEC series 2 projectors (not just the 900), if you actually shut down the IMS from its web UI (as in, press the power button and then select shutdown, as distinct from standby or reboot) while the projector's card cage is still awake, the only way to boot it up again is actually to power cycle the projector. Putting it into standby and then turning it on again in DCC won't work. It never occurred to me to try poking the recessed button, though.

[Sean McKinnon]

Steve, I've run into it twice with two different IMS2000's where the network activity will light up but the software will not boot until you do a reset. In both cases it was rare one was a new server install into an existing projector and the other was after removing the server to swap the SSD.

[Mark Gulbrandsen]

Leo, NEC's traditional policy for extended warranty is that if you want to start it up again in year 5, you still have to pay years 3 and 4 in addition to 5.

As for Barco, I think your statement is more than misleading. Barco/Cinionc's continuing policy has been one of a "Health Check" (to ensure no pre-existing conditions) so yeah, you have to pay a relatively low fee (significantly less than a year of warranty for most any model and a certified tech as to certify the projector is in proper condition (or magically, they'd be on the hook for bad light engines or ICPs...etc.). That call takes as long as a C-Maintenance...which should be done annually anyway. They let you rejoin extended warranty without paying the years skipped. So, on year 5, you can start back up on year 5. They now offer (substantial) multi-year discounts too. Since Barco/Cinionic does not break down the light engine very far (the integrating rod is separately serviceable but not much else), one almost has to get the extended warranty unless one can afford to keep a light engine about and they have REALLY jacked those prices up (though now have an RX program for them). Lastly, if one gets a Laser Light Upgrade, they let you push the entire projector's warranty out to 13-years. So, if your projector is 6-7 years old, it could be merely at "half-life," in terms of warranty support.

Well, Now, you actually get a full three year warranty on NEC lamp based projectors. It used to be two years.

[Steve Guttag]

Christie was the first to the 3-year warranty.

Mark, did you read the article...they were referring to their A/V projectors and listed the model lines. "NC" was not one of them. Nor do they offer a 5-year warranty on their cinema laser projectors (at least not at this point). So, it would appear, that Christie stands alone in the 3-year projector warranty for cinema.