I have been having an issue with the overheating of my projector. I bought it about three years ago (it is a Sharp Notevisiion PG-A10X - which at the time, had some of the best specs for the cost on the market). In any event, A couple of months ago there was a bright flash and the bulb went out. At the time, the bulb was at about 60-70% of it's life (meaning, it was over half used). I always use it in "econo" mode. I have the projector mounted in the family room which is about 15 feet from wall to wall. It is usually not terribly hot and has normal ventilation. The projector is mounted on the ceiling very close to the back wall. Now to the problem: it keeps overheating! Usually it just suddenly turns off and you have to wait a couple of hours before you can turn it back on (this can be annoying for movies!!) It can often go for a month or more without shutting down, but it will eventually happen. Since I bought a new bulb, I though the problem might be better, but it's not. On a warm day we'll run a fan in the room, but I'm not sure if that's actually helping. Is overheating a common problem? I havent' seen much on the forum, so I'm wondering if there is something wrong with my unit. Any ideas? I'm really hoping not to burn through anymore bulbs!!

My projector works fine from work. Tonight I brought it home to watch a movie on it. However, I have white bands slowly, but consistanly moving up the screen. Some are thin, some are thick, and they kind of blend into each other. You can see the picture through them, but they sure are annoying. I have tried connecting the prjector to my DVD player via S-Video and a regular RCA video cord. I have also tried my Xbox and all have the bands of white moving up the screen. I also tried plugging the projector into various outlets in the house to no avail. Any help in this matter would be appreciated. Erik