Thanks for the info... Here is the sad part of how I got here: 1. Used the Projector w/o issue for 7 years :) . 2. Banding/Striping issue started, on far left and only after runing for hours at first. 3. After over 3,000 hrs on a 2,000 hr lamp (seemed OK), bought a new lamp, thinking this would help. 4. Realizing the lamp was not the fix, spoke to Visual Apex Tech (should have done this before lamp) - recommended checking internal connections. 5. Carefully removed case, mainboard, cleaned and reseated connections - issue persisted. 6. Remembered the Tech mentioned some projectors have a Reset within the Menu - went through all Menu items. This is when I found that the defect only occurs when in Ceiling Mode. So I have a Brand New Panasonic lamp (60 hrs now) in my old projector... I may try to build some kind of mount or mirror that allows me to keep it on the ceiling while in Rear or Desk mode while I decide on the replacement. I do like your idea of seeing if Panasonic would at least give me a repair quote. Anyway, thank you for your comments. -Wayne

I have two projectors with similar issues. I have one that has a yellowish point showing up in the middle of the projector screen, even when there is no image and a second with a purple hue round the edges. I have switched out the one with the purple hue with another projector and it has gone away so i know its not the cabling. So i need to know if its a bulb problem or i have heard maybe the LCD matrix or something that needs to be replaced. Any ideas would be appreciated as this is my first time working with projectors.