Chinon
Chinon 4100 Super 8mm projector with Sound
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- SKU:
- G204538
- MPN:
- 4100
- Condition:
- Refurbished
- Warranty Information
- 90 Day Exchange Warranty! Buy with confidence. We offer helpful customer service and support for all our products from sale to installation.
- Availability:
- Currently In Stock! Due to the nature of our inventory this item will only be in stock for a short period of time. Quantity available for bulk purchases
Description
Chinon 4100 Variable Speed Super 8mm Sound Movie Film Projector - IN STOCK and ready to ship. This is a refurbished item that comes with a 90-day exchange warranty. This has been serviced and calibrated to work as new. Servicing can include replacement of belts, gears, capacitors, cleaning and re-lubricating all internal mechanisms. Porter Electronics prides itself on only acquiring top quality used products that show minimal signs of use. Buying from Porter Electronics you should expect a very nice, refurbished unit. We do offer an extended warranty that can be purchased during checkout and will apply at the end of our already 90-day warranty
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Product Details - The Chinon 4100 Projector is a versatile and compact Super 8mm film projector, popular in the 1970s and 1980s for home movie viewing. Chinon, a well-regarded Japanese electronics company, produced several reliable and user-friendly projectors, with the 4100 being among the more advanced models for its time.
- Super 8mm Film Compatibility: The Chinon 4100 is designed to play Super 8mm film reels, a format that offered higher image quality than standard 8mm, making it ideal for home movie enthusiasts.
- Automatic Film Threading: One of its standout features is automatic film threading, making it easy for users to load film without manually guiding it through the projector. This reduces the risk of damaging the film during loading.
- Variable Speed Control: The projector allows users to adjust the speed of playback, typically offering speeds such as 18 and 24 frames per second, with 24fps being the standard for movies, and 18fps common for home movies.
- Forward and Reverse Projection: The Chinon 4100 supports both forward and reverse film playback, making it easy to rewind or replay certain scenes without removing the reel.
- Sound Capabilities: This model is equipped with a built-in speaker for sound playback, supporting magnetic sound tracks on Super 8 film reels. This was a significant upgrade from silent projectors, allowing users to enjoy home movies with synchronized sound.
- Adjustable Focus and Framing: It comes with manual focus and framing controls, letting users fine-tune the clarity and positioning of the projected image.
- Lamp and Lens System: The projector uses a bright projection lamp and high-quality lens system to produce a sharp, vibrant image on a screen or wall.
- Portable Design: The Chinon 4100 is relatively compact and easy to carry, making it suitable for personal home use or small gatherings.
Given its sound features and automatic threading, the Chinon 4100 was highly regarded as an accessible projector for those who wanted a user-friendly device with enhanced capabilities, such as sound playback and straightforward film handling. Like other vintage projectors, maintenance may be needed for the lamp, belts, and sound system to ensure it works smoothly.
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2 Reviews
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Finicky but good sound and picture quality overall
This projector works very well once the film is properly threaded. Like the other review said this projector is an auto load and is very finicky sometimes. I haven’t tried their tip of holding down the red button it I have had success with keeping the side cover removed whilst threading just so I can make sure the leader is going in properly and if i can see that it’s not then I stop and rewind immediately to salvage as much of the leader as possible. Mine didn’t come with a film clipper so I just used a new fingernail clipper to trim the edge so it’s slightly curved. Once threaded through ok I put the cover back on and start the projection. I think the picture and sound quality is pretty good though I don’t have too much experience with other projectors so not much to compare it to. Just make sure you always have a nice size leader on all your films before trying to auto thread them into the machine and you should be good to go!
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Good projector, but it can be temperamental.
This projector is an autoload projector, which means great care must be taken when loading it and films must have plenty of leader. Sometimes, the projector will decide not to play the film and fold it up like an accordion just inside the loading gate. Pushing the red trigger on the top down as far as it will go appears to help avoid this, even though it already depresses when the projector is in "thread" mode. The sound is decent, and it has a 3.5mm out, which will make recording audio out extremely easy. The speed control is great, since it not only allows for 18 or 24 fps, but it is infinitely variable within that. Finally, the brightness of the projector is a little underwhelming, presumably due to the bulb being 8v instead of 24v and the inclusion of a 4 blade shutter.