I am ever so new to these chat forums so please excuse any typos or far to general questions- During the Olympics in Vancouver the 3 year old projector started to fade-we ordered a replacement lamp for when it finally died- We watched the Canada-USA hockey final and the colour was starting to fade so the lamp went in. Close up action during yesterdays hockey (van and LA) was great- wide angle shots with lots of open ice shows magenta/ purple on the left of the screen and blue / green on the left. ever trick was used from the manual-open this but no avail. we need help north of the border as Stanley cup hockey finals are starting up. Canaucks

I currently have an Epson Home 20, and am thinking about upgrading to an Epson Home 1080. I primarily watch SD-DVDs, but I am intrigued by the dynamic iris of the Home 1080 for increased contrast. Will the upconverted DVD image on the Home 1080 look softer than the native DVD image on the Home 20? Will upgrading give up sharpness in favor of contrast for regular DVDs? Thanks.

Hi all, thanks for your continued interest. I took a look at a test pattern from a DVD, and Sansui might be on to something concerning the blue shift. The menu's on the pj might not be the best test. I took a picture of the test pattern projection, and it's pretty clear that the red panel is offset above the green, and the blue seems to be displaced to the right. Another thing I noticed upon closer inspection is that the right side of the screen is noticeably better than the left side. All of the pictures I've taken have been of the left side. I found a guy on craigslist who is selling what he claims to be a new in the box Panny AE900U for $850. Says he got it as a gift and has no use for it--lives with his parents, and his room is too small for a pj. I'm sorely tempted, but am hesitant to pull the trigger and buy a pj with no warranty. Of course the AE900U is a 3 panel LCD setup as well. I'd hate to spend a bunch more money just to end up with the same problem (but with more pixels). Plus, the guy COMMUNCATES LIKE THIS WITHOUT USING PUNCTUATION AN STUFF LIKE THAT. Makes me a little leery.