View Full Version : Odd warping on screen of my 57h84
twisted85
06-10-2008, 04:06 AM
I got a GREAT DEAL on this TV. It looks awesome...except for the two spots that warp the image around on the screen :headb: . To put it simply...imagine a perfect square in the middle of the screen. The left side at the top of the screen looks like a backwards "C" and the right side looks like a regular "C". Any idea what might cause this? My initial thought was it was the screen being warped...but is it possible that it is the lenticular or the lenses? The mirror is spotless (had to take it apart to get it into my basement, so i cleaned it while it was right there). Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as this is the first projection TV that I bought so I'm a little bit behind ;). Thanks guys! :thankyou3
You may need to completely redo the convergence on this TV in the service menu, using an overlay on the front of the screen, or a set of straight lines (strings perhaps). You need to converge the green first to the lines, then the red and blue can be converged to the green.
It's also possible you have the beginnings of a convergence IC problem - see the following thread on that topic:
http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?t=28929
If you can take some pictures, upload some photos to a sharing site like Flickr and post the URLs here, we could have a look and possibly advise further.
Splicer
06-10-2008, 12:03 PM
Pics are a must for accurate assistance...
twisted85
06-11-2008, 12:45 AM
ok...i will try to get my roommate's digital camera and take a picture of it...as mine got dropped one too many times. ill will try the convergence in the meantime and see what i can come up with. Thanks guys
kevinw
06-11-2008, 10:28 AM
If the geometry is way off, which it sounds like a possibility, Do the multipoint convergence first if that does not cure it you will have to access service mode to correct alingment and convergence
twisted85
06-13-2008, 03:01 AM
well...i got it through the local rent-to-own place and they are going to take care of the repair costs...so im just going to send it out to be fixed by the professionals. im glad now that i signed the 90 day warranty paperwork ;).
kevinw
06-13-2008, 12:37 PM
well...i got it through the local rent-to-own place and they are going to take care of the repair costs...so im just going to send it out to be fixed by the professionals. im glad now that i signed the 90 day warranty paperwork ;).
You renting a 4 year old discontinued TV? I hope your deal was about 400 dollars. That TV may not be worth the repair cost.
twisted85
06-14-2008, 04:44 AM
You renting a 4 year old discontinued TV? I hope your deal was about 400 dollars. That TV may not be worth the repair cost.
I'm not renting it...I would never get roped into paying double the price of anything...nothing is worth that much to me. My buddy is a manager there and got it cash price for 200. Since I complained about it right after it was delivered, they are picking up the tab for whatever repairs are necessary. So this is still very much a great deal for me. The loaner they dropped off though was a 46" Regza...I am kind of liking this more right now lol.
Splicer
06-14-2008, 06:12 AM
You sir...are one lucky mo-fo!!! ;)
twisted85
06-15-2008, 02:18 AM
Yeah...it pays to know people ;). I'm hopin that the 57h84 comes back lookin good...or i might just have to get the deal on this one lol
twisted85
06-23-2008, 02:52 PM
Well...just got the call about the TV today...whatever is wrong is going to cost 650 bucks to fix. They didn't give me any details, just said that it's not going to get fixed. So now I get to figure out what to buy now...
Ratman
06-23-2008, 04:15 PM
Hope you can get a full refund of the purchase price to apply to a new TV.
twisted85
06-24-2008, 05:53 AM
yeah i am getting it all back since i complained about it from the get-go...so heres hopin. til then...i've still got this sweet REGZA :).
Splicer
06-24-2008, 05:57 PM
Maybe apply the $$$ to the REGZA???
twisted85
06-25-2008, 03:03 PM
haha i wish...but thats a little out of my price range right now...if i wanted to do the rent to own i would...but i definitely am not going to get suckered into that ;). my buddy is trying to get me a good deal on some other tvs that they have since this one took a trip to the farm up state ;).
