Was the great deal from a forum sponsor?

No, I bought it on ebay! ;-)

I agree, in it's price range, Z4 is great and certainly will be much better than a DLP with a 1024x768 4:3 and widescreen resolution of only 1024×576 like the NEC HT1000. I've read comparison of the Z4 to a higher end DLP (and seen my friends in person) such as the InFocus IN76 and the IN76 wins out in pretty much every category. Then again, that projector is far more expensive at $2695.

I love my Z4 but I'm starting to get the itch for more after a year with it. Still in this price range it can't be beat. I'll probably stick with Z4 for another year or so then see what's out in 1080p territory. :) Hopefully a sub $3000 1080p in the next year or two.

I too am new to LCD projectors and I have to say the LCDs must have improved 1000% or their shortcomings must have been overstated.
I just finished watching "the super seven" on Discovery HD and I can swear it looked as good as the best Plasma does, only my image size is 110" on a plain wall from 17 feet viewing.
Every close up of the animals left me in Awe of how amazingly crisp, clear and sharp the PQ is and how accurate the colors are (in natural mode).

Yes, LCD projectors have come a LONG way...previously however, their shortcomings were not over stated though. LCD projectors were never close to this good. Previously their SDE has huge by comparison and they were not close to being 'bright'. They are now though. :)

That said, I don't think they look as good as the very best Plasma. To me that isn't close. My Z4 doesn't look nearly as great as my 1080p Westinghouse LCD. It's hard to compare to either though since one is 37" and the other is 106"! Any time you blow something up that big, it's not going to look quite as tight or bright, plus 1080p is a treat to see. I honestly don't think that LCD projectors look quite as good as a good quality DLP projector either. Reviews I've seen feel the same. They are definately in that league now, but still not quite as nice. It is what it is. For the price, I absolutely love my Z4, yet I'm not going to try to convince myself that it's as good as a $3000 DLP. If I had that money to spend, I'd trade up for sure (although I'd probably save and get the Sony 1080p). I've seen the In76 and it's considerably brighter, less SDE, and colors are better than my Z4. Again, it's also double the price so that's to be expected.

These newer LCD projectors are great in their price category however and for the money, can stand up to most of the lower end DLP's.

Yes, LCD projectors have come a LONG way...previously however, their shortcomings were not over stated though. LCD projectors were never close to this good. Previously their SDE has huge by comparison and they were not close to being 'bright'. They are now though. :)

That said, I don't think they look as good as the very best Plasma. To me that isn't close. My Z4 doesn't look nearly as great as my 1080p Westinghouse LCD. It's hard to compare to either though since one is 37" and the other is 106"! Any time you blow something up that big, it's not going to look quite as tight or bright, plus 1080p is a treat to see. I honestly don't think that LCD projectors look quite as good as a good quality DLP projector either. Reviews I've seen feel the same. They are definately in that league now, but still not quite as nice. It is what it is. For the price, I absolutely love my Z4, yet I'm not going to try to convince myself that it's as good as a $3000 DLP. If I had that money to spend, I'd trade up for sure (although I'd probably save and get the Sony 1080p). I've seen the In76 and it's considerably brighter, less SDE, and colors are better than my Z4. Again, it's also double the price so that's to be expected.

These newer LCD projectors are great in their price category however and for the money, can stand up to most of the lower end DLP's.

Yes, but you have to remember that a smaller screen can never really be compared to a bigger one. If your plasma was the same size as your projector screen and had the same resolution, woudlnt you agree that the image quality woud lbe the same, or at the least not as good as it looks now on the plasma. I think thats what most people mean. A 720P 110" screen can never be physically or mathematically "equal" to a 720P 42" sceen. For a projector screen to look reotely close to a small 42" is an amazing achievment. Take for example a video clip on your computer screen. If you open it up the 1/4 the size of your screen it could look better than HD, move your mouse to the corner of teh window and as you make the screen bigger, the same source and original resolution of the video starts to look worse.
I am sure there is a mathematical formula out there that can convert the resolution in relation to teh size, i-e what resolution woudl a 110" screen need to be if a 42" was 720P, and IF you had that kind of resolution on your projector, it would only THEN look "exactly" like a plasma.
Just my 2 cents

isn't that what I said in my post? ....that it can't be compared because of the size and any time you blow up something to 106" it won't be as crisp as the smaller screen? I'm pretty well versed in the size vs. PQ considerations. When I said that one is 37" and the other 106" (my screen) I was globally refering to a smaller flat panel (lcd or plasma) vs. a big 106" projection screen.

So basically what I'm saying is, that given the size, it doesn't look as good as any Plasma. You said it looked as good as any Plasma screen you've seen and I was just saying that I disagreed. It just doesn't. What if's don't really matter. Our eyes still see what's on the screen, not what 'could' be on the screen if it was the same technology. Keep in mind too, that a 42" Plasma isn't 1280x720 (I think they are 1024x720) so it has to scale up to HD resolution. 50" Plamsa are 1280x720 however.

I actually disagree that if a Plasma was 110" it would look the same due to the size. The thing you are forgetting is that one device is taking small LCD panels and blowing the image up in size and the other is a flat panel where you are seeing the pixels as they are. If a Plasma was 110" it wouldn't be a blown up image from the panel size as it's not projected, it's viewed directly on the panel. One is viewing the panel directly and the other is taking small panels and blowing them up. Plus, there's the technology of Plasma which wins out vs. LCD in most cases for pure PQ.

How about the other way around? What if you set the projector to display a 42" HD native picture on a high quality screen, how would you compare them then?

I still feel that a good quality Plasma looks better even at the same size, but for the sake of apple to apples, compare a 50" Plasma since the 42" isn't the same resolution. :)

But....that said...this isn't what was said. It was said that at 110" on a plain wall, it looked better than any Plasma. I disagree. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but it's my opinion that this is not the case at least to my eyes. Now obviously having a gorgeous picture that big adds a great deal of effect and enjoyment so it's still not comparing apples to apples. But for color, brightness, and overall PQ, it's pretty hard to say that it looks better at 110" than any Plasma. And as I said, even if you made the Z4 50", a high quality Plasma is going to look better as will a 50" SXRD. If I could only have my Z4 at 50" and never any bigger, I'd take the 50" Plasma or SXRD.

Anyway, to each their own. I'm glad it looks great and that you are enjoying it! That's what you purchased it for. And please don't misunderstand me...I have the Z4 and I love it. That's the bottom line. I just keep it in perspective for what it is.

A 720P 110" screen can never be physically or mathematically "equal" to a 720P 42" sceen. For a projector screen to look reotely close to a small 42" is an amazing achievment. Take for example a video clip on your computer screen. If you open it up the 1/4 the size of your screen it could look better than HD, move your mouse to the corner of teh window and as you make the screen bigger, the same source and original resolution of the video starts to look worse.

Just my 2 cents

That has been my point all along!

With high definition a projector can look almost as sharp as a tube tv because of the increased pixel count. BUT, the tube is still sharper, brighter, etc.etc.
For the projector to look even remotely as sharp as a smaller display the pixel count would have to be much larger than currently available. Exactly the as you describe viewing something on the computer desk top in full or 1/4 size.

Excellent comparison sir.

That has been my point all along!

With high definition a projector can look almost as sharp as a tube tv because of the increased pixel count. BUT, the tube is still sharper, brighter, etc.etc.
For the projector to look even remotely as sharp as a smaller display the pixel count would have to be much larger than currently available. Exactly the as you describe viewing something on the computer desk top in full or 1/4 size.

Excellent comparison sir.


Right...I agree 100%. This is why I would never say the Z4 looks as good as any Plasma I've seen. Who knew that disagreeing with that statement would be such an issue. It's ironic that I just had this debate with someone on the Westinghouse LCD forum and was saying exactly what you guys are saying.... They were griping because their 23" LCD looked better for SD than their 37" 1080P Westy. Size is the difference there fellas...seems they didn't want to hear that. I even gave that SAME EXACT comparison with a small sub window on a PC or even PIP displaying a movie or TV looking great, but on any larger TV it could look terrible because of the size difference etc...

So guys...I'm in full agrement with you. This 'debate' has taken a turn in a different direction than what I was originally saying. All I was saying is that just as mr. Kiwi2000 said...a smaller TV is always going to look better especially with a size difference of 110" compared to 37" or 42" or 50" etc...

That said, I stand by the fact that when I look at the picture on my Z4, even at 50", it doesn't look quite as good as a quality 50" SXRD or Plasma and as we've pointed out, nor is it expected to. It's obviously a great achievement for it to look as great as it does however. And again, the LCD projector is taking small LCD panels and projecting them in a huge size while with a Plasma, you are seeing the actual pixels. I have no problem at all if someone feels that their Z4 at 110" or even 50" is as good as any 50" TV be it Plasma, SXRD, or DLP. For me, it just isn't. As much as I love the Z4, I still know that for considerably more money the picture can and does get better. For me 90% of the fun of the projector is not that it's picture blows away a smaller HDTV, but that it achives a reasonably great picture and it's HUGE. Size matters in this case. ha! It's fun that it's so big and the PQ is great, no doubt about it. It's great for what it is and for what I could afford, it doesn't get any better. I'm happy with that.

I love my z4, I love my z4, I love my z4. :)

I've got someone wanting to sell me a new in box Z4 for $750 (won it in a sales contest and don't want it). My basement has about a 12 foot throw distance and ceiling is at 7 ft. Seems to be a good price and if I've read everything correctly, it should work fine. Correct? Just wanting a little reinforcement before I take the plunge.

Thanks.

That'll work just fine. Throw is a little close but still in the workable range. You can go to projectorcentral and use their calculator.

Thanks, and I appreciate the heads up on the calculator. Just one more question. If I'm reading that right, at 12 feet, my horizontal picture size can be anywhere from 52-103 inches, correct?

Can any of you pretty please PM me with a source for the Z4.. I have been seeing them go for around 850 on e-bay and I hear they may be getting cheaper than that. Anyone have ideas or suggestions on where to get one cheap? Thanks for any help!

Thanks, and I appreciate the heads up on the calculator. Just one more question. If I'm reading that right, at 12 feet, my horizontal picture size can be anywhere from 52-103 inches, correct?

Yeah it's actually 52-104. When I originally said your 12 foot throw was a little close I was thinking of my screen which is 106". Not sure why my brain fired that off, but I wanted to clairify. 12 feet would be perfect for another size screen and will work with 106 as well.

The easiest way to use the calculator is to decide on a screen size diagonal and put that number in the calculator. Make sure the throw range ratio button is selected on the left side. I'm sure you know this but it's worth mentioning just in case that screen size when you purchase is measured in diagonal not width. :) So for instance, a 106 diag screen can have a throw range of 10.7' - 21.3'.

It's been debated as to the actual visual differences between the Max zoom and no zoom, but as with any optical zoom lense, the middle of the zoom provides the least amount of lense distortion so as much as possible, aim for the middle of the range. I'm sure it's not that huge of an issue and many people are at one extreme or the other and report a great picture, but if at all possible, avoid the extremes of the range. So if your only choice for mounting the Z4 is 12 feet, then technically speaking, a 90" diag screen will give you the best PQ. That said, a 106" screen will work too since it's well inside the Z4's zoom range, but will be a few feet short of the optimal spot.

I have been in contact with service and they state the problem I am having has to do with the mounting procedure.
I have the projector mounted at almost the screen height. Does anyone else have the z4 mounted in this way and use the thumb wheels to center the picture?
Or does everyone have the projector mounted in the center of the screen, several feet down from the ceiling?

My Z4 is mounted 4" down from my 8' ceiling and projecting onto my 92" screen which is hung 3" down from the same ceiling. I have a 3" black header on my screen and yes, I use the lens shift to center my picture. No issues at all. The PJ is mounted exactly flush with the ceiling (not tilted) and my picture squares up fine. I think Sanyo is feeding you some wrong information.

Kiwi...I'm not sure why they told you that since one of the stengths of this projector is that it has an amazing lense shift compared to most projectors and unless you use the max lense shift along both axis, there should not be any significant skewing of the rectangle aside from small anomolies that can be caused by your wall not being straight (I have that issue) or the ceiling not being perfectly straight. Was everthing perfectly lined up previously and now all of a sudden it's off? If it was perfect before with the same mount how could they say it's the mount location that's causing this?

I have mine mounted flush on my 7' ceiling and my screen is about 15 inches down thus I shift down around 8 or 9 inches. It's also not quite in the middle of the wall so I have to shift it to the left about 5 inches as well. If I line up the picture perfectly on the sceen so that it just nudges against the black border all the way around, my lower left corner is about 1/4" overlapping more than the other sides for about 6 inches or so going up the left side. This is not unusual however as it's probably due to the wall not being perfectly straight. I tested this on another wall and it was fine using the same shift, same mount, etc...thus the wall is the variable. I spoke to a theater expert on the subject and he agreed it was the wall and that it was a very common thing to have happen. Not much I can do about it, plus it doesn't really bother me anyway as you don't notice it unless you specifically are looking for it.

Thank you both for your replies.
I appreciate the confirmation that my setup is O.K.

This is what service wrote in reply to the pics I sent.

Image shows off-angle mounting projector more to the right of the screen. Re-position projector that the centerline of lens is 90 degrees against the screen, meaning the lens is perpendicular at the left/right.center of the screen. The image also shows upward inclination meaning the projector is mounted too high in relation to the screen. Adjust lens shift to mechanical center first for correct orientation. Or consult a home theater installer - problem like this is very easily solved..

To answer your question. Yes it was good square picture up until a while ago now I cannot get it square only on one side of the frame, the left. It is ok while watching 16:9 ,1:85 material. I overshoot the frame to compensate. But letterbox and 4:3 material blows as it looks as if I am viewing at sea or in space or something.

In regards to the other problem with the pj not showing btb I read in the manual that the sanyo will "automatically" adjust for the hdmi input to the best possible picture. That explains why when I disconnect and reconnect the DVD player the picture changes. What it does not explain is why I cannot get BOTH btb and clean non crushed whites through hdmi as other obviously are getting on the z4.

Maybe when it goes for service this issue can be addressed also.

Yeah if 4:3 material (I'm assuming the STB upconverts to 720p or 1080i and puts sidebars) looks skewed, it sure sounds like your Z4 has a problem. Plus, it was fine before and now isn't with the same mount. Even though my image isn't perfectly aligned and is on the black border a bit on the bottom left and nowhere else, that issue is isolated to only that little area and the rest of the image isn't skewed. Sounds like your entire picture is skewed. Definitely send for service.

I have been in contact with service and they state the problem I am having has to do with the mounting procedure.
I have the projector mounted at almost the screen height. Does anyone else have the z4 mounted in this way and use the thumb wheels to center the picture?
Or does everyone have the projector mounted in the center of the screen, several feet down from the ceiling?
I think that this thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=705627) may help you out. ;)

Just for clarification...
Is the eco lamp mode the only thing that increases lamp life? The iris and presets mainly effect color and contrast.
JJ

First lamp finally failed tonight at 3958 hours. The last four days it seemed to be noticibly dimmer, even in total darkness, then tonight it shut off. Turned it on to see if it would fire up (I was out of the room when it shut down) - it just buzzed then closed the door again. Popped in my free bulb from last year and man, that new lamp is bright... back in business! :)

Regards...

First lamp finally failed tonight at 3958 hours. The last four days it seemed to be noticibly dimmer, even in total darkness, then tonight it shut off. Turned it on to see if it would fire up (I was out of the room when it shut down) - it just buzzed then closed the door again. Popped in my free bulb from last year and man, that new lamp is bright... back in business! :)

Regards...


Wow! How long have you owned your Z4? I'm at 2700 hours and 15 months right now. I've been thinking about putting in the new lamp and keeping the old one as a backup so I can have a new bright picture.

First lamp finally failed tonight at 3958 hours. The last four days it seemed to be noticibly dimmer, even in total darkness, then tonight it shut off. Turned it on to see if it would fire up (I was out of the room when it shut down) - it just buzzed then closed the door again. Popped in my free bulb from last year and man, that new lamp is bright... back in business! :)

Regards...

Wow, that is a fricking awesome number of hours on one lamp! Congrats!:D

the great thing about the Z4 is the lamp prices...I'm good for 7k hours :)

the great thing about the Z4 is the lamp prices...I'm good for 7k hours :)
After that many hours, it'll be time for a new 1080P projector! :)

Wow! How long have you owned your Z4? I'm at 2700 hours and 15 months right now. I've been thinking about putting in the new lamp and keeping the old one as a backup so I can have a new bright picture.

I picked it up January of last year - some quick math reveals that the Z4 really is my television set... After work it comes on and stays on till after midnight, weekends all day long. I'm just happy I had the extra lamp because I don't know what I'd do without it! Still loving this PJ :D

Hi All,

I spent several hours reading through this post and several others on the forum. I'd like to see if someone has compiled all the different "settings" that everyone has posted over the years in one place? Everyone has done a great job posting up options that have been calibrated for something specific (like through an HTPC, or utilizing an Oppo player, etc...) does anyone have basic settings for using it with HD cable and a standard DVD player, etc?... I totally understand there will need to be tweaks but I'd like to try them all and see which ones look best for my setup. Most of my equipment is run through HDMI with only a couple items using component (not to worried about them at this point) If anyone has a good starting point for regular viewing via HDMI or know where there is a compilation of all the settings let me know. TIA!!

Wow! How long have you owned your Z4? I'm at 2700 hours and 15 months right now. I've been thinking about putting in the new lamp and keeping the old one as a backup so I can have a new bright picture.


Well my lamp light came on and I have about 2900 hours on the lamp.

I spent a week debating on whether I should change it now or wait until it gave up. The brightness has dropped off considerably but it was still very watchable. I decided to change it yesterday and WOW, the new lamp is great! I feel like I just bought a new projector! I'll keep the old lamp as a spare. If the new lamp lasts as long as the first one, I'll probably just upgrade my projector when it goes out, especially if lamp prices don't come down. :D

I assume the lamp light is just tied to an internal 'counter' and not any specific data that the lamp is about to blow. It didn't turn off until I reset the counter.

Change the lamp....it's all about watching a good picture instead of losing out on a good picture watching bad image.

Hey all,
I wonder if anyone is still reading..
Anyway, I just replaced my Z4 lamp w/ 3500 hours on it. Followed all of the instructions, and the new lamp looked great (free spare lamp sent by Sanyo when I bought it), for about 4 hours. Then the z4 turned off with the power and lamp replace lights flashing. I let it cool down and turned it back on. About 2 hours of play later, it turned off with the power and warning lights flashing. I vacuumed the filters again, turned it back on and 2 hours later, it turns off with the power and lamp replace lights flashing again. That time I let it cool off for a couple of hours, and then I pulled the lamp out and reinstalled it, thinking maybe it wasn't seated properly. I played fine all day Saturday, Sunday, for a few hours Monday, Tuesday and today, and then at dinner time it just turned off again w/ the power and lamp replace lights flashing again. I'm going to put the old lamp back in now, I think.
Anyone ever run into this? Any ideas? Bad lamp? Screwed up projector?
Thanks,
Joe

Just a guess as I have a Z3, but did you reset the lamp counter? Maybe the Z4 automatically shuts down once the lamp counter reaches a certain level.

Good thought, but I did reset. I made sure to check the hours as it kept failing.
4, 6, 8, then 48. Odd.
Put the old lamp in last night. Up to 54 hours now. Who knows.
Ordered a new lamp from electrified.com. best price I could find and some good reviews of their service. Hope it's just the lamp.
Thanks,
Joe

First lamp finally failed tonight at 3958 hours. The last four days it seemed to be noticibly dimmer, even in total darkness, then tonight it shut off. Turned it on to see if it would fire up (I was out of the room when it shut down) - it just buzzed then closed the door again. Popped in my free bulb from last year and man, that new lamp is bright... back in business! :)

Regards...

Funny, I turned mine on last night and "POP". After 2.5 years and 4400 hours she finally died. Now, for the first year I ran the Z4 in "torch" mode. Full lamp with a pretty bright picture. Then I put it on econo mode there after. Pulled out my free bulb and I have to say I was once again wowed by the Z4 because for the last several months the picture was so dim but now it really looks great. I have been thinking about the Panny 1080P as a replacement, but I think I'll hold out a little longer.

Jerry

Hey...
I just wanted to post a couple things about the z4 and htpc.
1: If you want to do a custom resolution (IE...not 1280x720) you will probably have to use the vga input. I spent hours trying to get 1280x560 over hdmi and then read that it will only interpret hdtv resolutions over hdmi (this may not be a z4 thing, but still...).
2: If you notice major vertical banding when using 1280x720 from a pc, make sure the vertical refresh is 60. My xp machine defaulted to 45. I realized this after trying 800x600 and not seeing any banding (also the auto adj feature was enabled). I tried 1280x960 and it was without vb and the auto feature was enabled. When I tried 1280x720, though, there was banding and no auto feature. I went back to 1280x960 (this is all with powerstrip), clicked advanced timing, then custom resolution. On the custom screen, there is a checkbox for Lock Total Geometry. This allows you to change the resolution without jacking up the settings (note that both refreshes are 60 with 1280x960).
JJ

Edit...
I just spent 2 days trying to get a custom resolution of 1280x564 and I just figured out what I was forgetting (this edit is as much for my future reference as for other people). You need to set the projector for "normal through", "full through", or "zoom".
JJ

Does anyone know where to buy the thermal reset switch (sw902) from? I haven't been able to find it on the internet, yet.
JJ

Hey everybody,

Sorry to bring back a long lost link but I was looking for help. My parents said that their Sanyo Z4 projector was getting some discoloration. They sent me the picture below and you can see the discoloration in the lower right.

If my forum reading is correct, this is either a bad panel or dirty / damaged polarizer. Can anyone confirm which this is? Has anyone successfully fixed this on the Z4? My parents are quite a distance away so I won't be able to inspect it for quite a while and they don't have the receipt information anymore, so warranty work is out of the quesiton.

I appreciate any help. Thanks.

http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/Family_man9/BlueStreak.jpg

Looks like the panel is degrading or some other problem. Perhaps an example of inorganic panel degradation everyone talks about.

How many hours on this projector?

IT's probably out of it's 3 year warranty anyway.

Time to upgrade! For inexpensive options...the Viewsonic pro8100 or perhaps the Epson 8100.

Looks like the panel is degrading or some other problem. Perhaps an example of inorganic panel degradation everyone talks about.

How many hours on this projector?

IT's probably out of it's 3 year warranty anyway.

Time to upgrade! For inexpensive options...the Viewsonic pro8100 or perhaps the Epson 8100.

The projector is around 4000 hours. The projector is on its second bulb, which will need to be replaced soon. I had been hoping that it was something on the polarizers that might be able to be cleaned, so my parents could avoid the expense of the new projector. Although since the bulb is due to be replaced, I agree it would be better to upgrade then spend a tidy sum to fix it.

The upgrade route, if needed, would actually probable be an Epson 720. You can get one with an extra bulb for a few hundred less than the pro8100 or epson 8100 (or 6100 for that matter). Not that the pro8100 or epson 8100 aren't nice machines, but since my parents only have standard def sources, the 1080 isn't much of a priority.

last night i had a power outage and crazy surge. It appeared to have caused my lamp to blow, since the projector wouldn't strike the lamp. After swapping it out with the replacement bulb that came with the projector nothing. Finally figured out that i needed to open cover and hit the reset switch to allow the bulb to work after a improper projector shut down. So I kept the new bulb in anyway, and boy is it bright! I'm going to have to adjust my settings now. I actually only have 1600 hours on the original bulb, and I'm assuming it still works so i wrapped it up as my back up for now. anyway, after almost 4 years i still love this projector, it works great; even tho it would be awesome to have newer 1080p i think i'll hang on to this for now.

For those talking upgrade... just saw Sanyo 1080p at Bestbuy clearance, new for $1,100.00.

That is a great deal for a new 1080p FP.

last night i had a power outage and crazy surge. It appeared to have caused my lamp to blow, since the projector wouldn't strike the lamp. After swapping it out with the replacement bulb that came with the projector nothing. Finally figured out that i needed to open cover and hit the reset switch to allow the bulb to work after a improper projector shut down. So I kept the new bulb in anyway, and boy is it bright! I'm going to have to adjust my settings now. I actually only have 1600 hours on the original bulb, and I'm assuming it still works so i wrapped it up as my back up for now. anyway, after almost 4 years i still love this projector, it works great; even tho it would be awesome to have newer 1080p i think i'll hang on to this for now.

Same thing happened to me last year....lucky for me I checked the net...thermal reset and I was back in business. 3800 hours on the original lamp. Getting dim though. When I step up to a new 8500UB it will seem like looking into the sun!

you should just go ahead and get a new bulb don't ya think? or save up for it soon, thats a lot of hours and a bright new bulb will make it snap again. Tho i have to say i like the look of the image the best after a couple hundred hours. What kind of screen are you using, i need a new one.

I think mine was replaced after 3800 hours, or so. It was so bright with the new one (even on eco). You'll want a bigger screen to compensate for the additional light.
Hehehe...
JJ