Official JVC RS15/ HD550 Owner's Thread - Page 29

I've always been a bit suspicious of calibrations on new projectors prior to delivery as they change so much during the first few hours of use. It might be that you just need an in room calibration done to account for the lamp ageing and the room's influence on the picture.

In terms of making DVDs look better, then perhaps try setting the Oppo to 1080p output so that it does the upscaling rather than the projector. If you are already doing this, then try the 'source direct' mode so that the projector does the upscaling to see if you prefer the result. For my HD350 I found that the order went as follows: Projector worst, then Oppo better, then finally Lumagen best, but the difference between my Oppo (93) and the Lumagen was small so Oppo is pretty good IMHO. Try turning off the various settings in the Oppo too as sometimes they don't improve the picture (noise reduction, sharpness to name two).

Off topic - I put a wanted ad in the Classified column (Accessories) for those who ceiling mounted and do not need the adjustment feet.

Thanks.

Hey guys, looking for some guidance to talk me off the ledge. The other night, I got this dreaded pink banding issue. Then today, the worst news ever, my Mastercard extended warranty is expired.

I purchased 4/28/10, 2 years with JVC and 1 with Mastercard, but no dice. Can someone explain what I am missing. I thought I get a year beyond manufacturer warranty, but they say up to a year if the manufacturer warranty is under a year.

I'd this so? Because it was not how I read it. How does Amex do it? I want to figure this out. Thanks

I never used my cc warranty so this is the first try, so far the experience is not fun.

Sorry to hear that Smakovits,
I can't help you with your warranty/CC question yet would like to know how many hours you had on your RS15. My RS15 is a Nov 2009 vintage and I have been knocking on wood and crossing fingers ever since I read the first mention of "pink". So it's 3.5 years old yet probably less than 1400 hours on the bulb/clock..
Have you actually spoke to JVC about a repair? I got the impression they couldn't even get the parts to do it. Would love to know if something specific is causing the failure of the optical block...

Good luck.

I will check the hours tonight. I think close to 2000 but I am not certain, when I fire it up tonight I will check.

As far as the warranty goes, can someone please interpret what this means.
EXTENDED WARRANTY

Doubles the original manufacturer's or store brand warranty for up to one year when you pay with your eligible MasterCard card.

Many thanks,

My interpretation would be it doubles the warranty period yet not to exceed one year. As in, a manufacturers warranty of one year old be a total of two. A manufactures warranty of two years would not mean four total just one additional totaling three.

I assumed the same, 3 years. However, as it is told to me, 0-12 month manufacturer Warranty gets me up to 24 months max, if the manufacturer has a warranty of 2 years, Mastercard gives you zilch.

As a result, I called Amex to ask about how theirs works. Well, if the manufacturer gives 2, you get 1 = 3, if 4 years, you get 1 = 5 years up to 5 years where you get a 6th year coverage. As a result of this, I think I know how I will be making all future purchases... Bye Bye mastercard

As of now the unit works, but it sucks to know what is coming of this.

1949 hours

Just a random thought as I have never used it nor do I know much about it and how it works, but what about the squaretrade warranties that can be purchased through Amazon. Is that for amazon only or any electronics? The thought is simple, if it is for any electronics device and it starts from original purchase date of a device, I can buy the 4 year for $450 which is way better than a $3100 optical block plus the repair/install fee...or is squaretrade for amazon only purchases?