My AE900 has a really annoying issue that has reared it's ugly head once again, and my searches on the topic have proven mostly fruitless, and am hoping someone can help. [B]THE PROBLEM:[/B] My pj has just started doing this thing where the light output changes (basically it dims, then goes bright, dims, etc, etc.) every few seconds. This is NOT a "the flicker issue" ... this is a light output issue. It happened on my last bulb and it only had about 500-600 hours on it, and I had Panny send me a new one, and this new one has started doing it after only about 300 hours, so I'm guessing it is not the bulb. It is EXTREMELY annoying when watching a movie, and is very noticeable in all but the darkest of scenes, and even those once you start seeing it. Switching back to ECONO mode, then back to NORMAL mode has no effect. This project sees relatively light use, and is well maintained (clean the filter normally every 50 hours, max every 75-100), very clean environment, not subject to vibrations, never abused, etc. I read about this issue with at AX100, and there was some kind of "black-tape over a sensor fix" but could never find any more about it, or if it would even apply to the AE900. I doubt it is a power issue as it just pops up out of nowhere, and the power supply/source has not changed at all. In fact nothing has changed. Also, it does not matter what input I am using (HDMI HD-DVD, COMP1 DVD, COMP2 BLU-RAY, HD-CABLE TV, etc, etc.) Has anyone had any experience with this or heard about any remedies to this problem? I would GREATLY appreciate any input. Thanks!

I went on vacation about 2 months ago and my lamp indicator was flashing, the bulb had like 2200 hours on it. About 2 days before I left,I was watching a movie and the picture started fading until it was so dim, It was just a very dark blue/black. I looked at the light coming out of the projector and instead of coming out of the whole lens, it was only coming out of like, a very small circle in the center of it (if that makes any sense). I disregarded it and said it was the projector bulb, so I ordered one so that by the time I got back from my vacation, it would be there. Well, I got home yesterday, replaced the bulb, and the same thing happened. I only had light coming out of the very center of the lens, and it was a very very dim light, that just showed up as blue. I touched the button to bring up the menu but no menu came up. I held a piece of paper really close to the lens, to see if that would allow me to see what was on the screen better, and on the paper it looks like there are a series of green dots, and one red dot showing. If any of this makes sense, please let me know what you think it could be. It doesn't seem like the projector is "running". I can see light coming out of it but I can't hear the fans really spinning, its just not making the noise as if its on. It is a Panasonic PT-AE900U projector, and panasonic's projector customer support isn't open until tomorrow but I dont wanna wait (or pay 500 dollars so they can fix it) If anyone has any ideas please let me know!