[QUOTE=LuvMy 4805|Sep 24, 2009 4:39:21 AM] My Sanyo 1080p projector had a burning smell for about a month. Just about everyone who owns that projector said they dealt with a burning smell for at least the first 50 hours or more of lamp life. [/QUOTE] I just purchased a Sanyo plv-1080hd (rebadged plv-z700) from BestBuy (had it on clearance at the incredible price of $720), to replace an old Infocus 4805. It works great, but I've noticed a pretty strong smell from it (not exactly burning but like hot plastic or something). I exchanged it and the second one does the same thing (and I've seen some similar comments online, such as yours). My main concern is, is this a short term or long-term problem? Did yours improve significantly after a short period, or does it still smell to some extent? I'm trying to "burn it in" right now, just running it, but so far I only have 10 hours or so on it. I have 30 days to try it, and I would love it to work at this price but I can't put up with the smell permanently. Any more details on your particular experience (# of hours, level of improvement, etc) would be very helpful. Thanks!

Hello, I have recently bought a sanyo PLV 1080HD projector and i am very happy with it. I use it as a computer screen, connecting it with a 15ft., 1.3a gold plater HDMI cable from mycablemart.com to a HDMI-DVI adapter. Sometimes, however, i have a problem: i don't get a signal from my computer! Before, i had a dual monitor set up. I would have a regular monitor as a main monitor and i would "enable" the projector when i wanted to use it. But sometimes, after a restart, the computer would not recognize the projector as a monitor. I thought it was a video card issue, i have nvidia 8800 gts. So i updated the drivers. It didnt help. Then i got rid of the second monitor, using the projector as a primary AND only monitor. But it didnt help either. Currently, after i set it up, if i do not turn the computer off it works till the next restart. When i restart the computer, i get a logo, so i have to plug my regular monitor in, make sure it works. I unplug it and plug the projector in the same output, and unplug it and randomly keep trying to plug the projector in the 2 DVI outputs till, in 10-15 mins, it starts working. It is interesting to notice that sometimes it stops working even without a restart, like after standby, but never WHILE use, and the regular VGA monitor ALWAYS works when plugged in the projector output with a DVI adapter. This is tremendously frustrating! Also, x box never has this problem. Help Please! or refer to help. Thanks