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I have no idea why he did not just replace the color wheel...
What you have now is a keystone error and it is an adjustment; not a
reason to throw ones hands into the air...
Sorry to hear this is not going easy.
Richard Fisher
www.HDLibrary.com Published by Tech Services
A division of Mastertech Repair Corporation
Ray Reher wrote:
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> I have a 56" Samsung DLP which is two years old. Last fall, the color wheel
> on the light engine began to make noise. I am under warranty with Tweeter
> (Sound Advice) where I bought the TV. Repair man advised he would replace
> the whole light engine. The first replacement appeared to result in a
> crooked image on the display. Sent that back. After another month waiting
> for a new light engine (one month wait each time), the new light engine also
> provided a crooked display. The repair man finally spent several hours
> adjusting the mirrors inside the unit to get the image straight (that seemed
> incredibly archaic to me) and properly centered on the display. That seems
> to be in place now, but there is a remaining problem with the color bars
> that are displayed when viewing a 4:3 image. The left (as facing the
> monitor) color bar tapers from the top to the bottom - in other words the
> bottom of the color bar is about one-quarter inch narrower than the top. It
> is not crooked - it tapers. The right color bar is fine. This fact is true
> for both DVI input from DirecTV and from my DVD player. The repair man
> threw up his hands and said he would have Samsung call me. No one has been
> heard from since. Aside from raising hell with Rose who is the CSR manager
> at Tweeter/Sound Advice, I am wondering if anyone knows what might be
> causing this color bar problem and what kind of resolution I might expect.
> Thanks for any comments you may have.
>
>
> Ray in Sarasota
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I have no idea why he did not just replace the color wheel...
What you have now is a keystone error and it is an adjustment; not a
reason to throw ones hands into the air...
Sorry to hear this is not going easy.
Richard Fisher
www.HDLibrary.com Published by Tech Services
A division of Mastertech Repair Corporation
Ray Reher wrote:
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>
> I have a 56" Samsung DLP which is two years old. Last fall, the color wheel
> on the light engine began to make noise. I am under warranty with Tweeter
> (Sound Advice) where I bought the TV. Repair man advised he would replace
> the whole light engine. The first replacement appeared to result in a
> crooked image on the display. Sent that back. After another month waiting
> for a new light engine (one month wait each time), the new light engine also
> provided a crooked display. The repair man finally spent several hours
> adjusting the mirrors inside the unit to get the image straight (that seemed
> incredibly archaic to me) and properly centered on the display. That seems
> to be in place now, but there is a remaining problem with the color bars
> that are displayed when viewing a 4:3 image. The left (as facing the
> monitor) color bar tapers from the top to the bottom - in other words the
> bottom of the color bar is about one-quarter inch narrower than the top. It
> is not crooked - it tapers. The right color bar is fine. This fact is true
> for both DVI input from DirecTV and from my DVD player. The repair man
> threw up his hands and said he would have Samsung call me. No one has been
> heard from since. Aside from raising hell with Rose who is the CSR manager
> at Tweeter/Sound Advice, I am wondering if anyone knows what might be
> causing this color bar problem and what kind of resolution I might expect.
> Thanks for any comments you may have.
>
>
> Ray in Sarasota
>
>
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