Looking for some help. I just upgraded from the ae900u to the ae1000u. The picture is alot brighter,punchier, 3d, and just overall better except for one thing....I am seeing alot more what looks like grain,posterization, or something of that effect. Any tips on help would be grateful. I am using HDMi through the PS3 and my screen is a Carada brilliant white 118". All connections including the HDMI cord are the exact same as I had them with the ae900u only now the grainy stuff is bugging the crap outta me. I notice it all over the screen and it's really noticeable in backgrounds and on peoples faces.
Edit: I just popped in POTC: dead mans chest and messed with different setting but couldn't get rid of it. It is Really noticeable on the opening of the movie. You can't even really distinguish the fog from the artifacts. I tried out both HDMI inputs on the projector and both displayed the problem. I have no idea what the culprit could be. Like I said, my 720P ae900u didn't show any of this running 1080i from the PS3.

I just gave my ae1000u a test run onto my wall (I havent decided on a screen yet) and saw the same grainy effect on the background. I havent really tried to calibrate, but I was hoping this would not be an issue once I get a screen and tweak the settings. I was running an HDMI from a Blu-ray player.

Check out this post..

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/show...&&#post11057702

That link seems to be busted

Looking for some help. I just upgraded from the ae900u to the ae1000u. The picture is alot brighter,punchier, 3d, and just overall better except for one thing....I am seeing alot more what looks like grain,posterization, or something of that effect. Any tips on help would be grateful. I am using HDMi through the PS3 and my screen is a Carada brilliant white 118". All connections including the HDMI cord are the exact same as I had them with the ae900u only now the grainy stuff is bugging the crap outta me. I notice it all over the screen and it's really noticeable in backgrounds and on peoples faces.
Edit: I just popped in POTC: dead mans chest and messed with different setting but couldn't get rid of it. It is Really noticeable on the opening of the movie. You can't even really distinguish the fog from the artifacts. I tried out both HDMI inputs on the projector and both displayed the problem. I have no idea what the culprit could be. Like I said, my 720P ae900u didn't show any of this running 1080i from the PS3.

This pj delivers one of the smoothest images out there. If you've got 'grain' it's either in the film itself or you've got noise coming from calibration issues or a dud. Try a thorough calibration first.