P3D Re: About Projectors Under $500

[Oliver Dean <3d-image@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To the list:  Sorry about the premature transmission -- I accidentally
hit the Send button before I had written anything! Following is what I
had intended to send:

Gabriel Jacob wrote:

> Al Knecht wrote,
> >Alot of folks boo-hoo the Nord, but it is a simply-designed system and gives
> >me great results. And you can generally find them from time to time for less
> >than $350 on Ebay. The slides stay very cool and cleaning it is a breeze.
> 
> That's the impression I get too, but I'm not sure why. I have two of them 
> and I'm hard pressed to see any advantage with the TDC 116 (which I also
> have, got from Dr.T). Granted the TDC is better built (and much more
> heavier),
> but functionality wise it seems the same. Am I missing something?
> 
> P.S. Actually they go for much less than $350. 

Hi, Gabriel and Al!

No I don't think you're missing anything.  It is just that there weren't
very many Nords made and sold, while TDC had a number of distributors
along with a respectable advertising budget and sold a lot of
projectors.  Also, TDC had a distinguished reputation as a projector
manufacturer before building its stereo projector, and that helped its
market position.  I never came across a Nord or had an opportunity to
use one, but I have certainly run into a ton of TDC's!  If I recall
correctly, I believe also that Nord entered the game rather late, just
as the stereo market had begun to decline, and never reaped the benefit
of the short boom in the early fifties.

Cordially,
Oliver Dean