The official Epson 8700UB thread - Page 76

Originally Posted by bassage

Just got my 8700. How do I register for my 2 year warranty? I didn't see a registration card or anything to send in? Do I have to do anything?

Originally Posted by domingos38

go to epson.com
u will need serial #
did u get the voucher for free lamp?

Originally Posted by Mitch P.

Grrrr, the unit (less than 20hrs) takes a long time to start up and now I have a flashing red light for bulb...it'll start after 3-4 attempts, but I just gave a call into Epson and they are fed-ex'ing a new bulb out. I hope it's the bulb and not the unit itself.

On a different note, last night I was calibrating with the AVSHD and I had to set my Lenovo (pc) to RGB limited, and PJ to HDMI expanded to see the bars. After I did this, brightness and contrast were still very close to 0, 0 and the image is slightly washed out. I see better shadow detail, but it still is a bit washed out. Am I missing something here or is it due to my defective bulb?

Originally Posted by FendersRule

It can do that when the bulb needs to cool down from prolonged use.

Originally Posted by whiteypeterson

Does the 8700UB support HDCP?

I recently replaced a 7 year old Infocus which did not.
If it does, I guess I should have ordered 2 DVI to HDMI converters instead of one that I did.

whiteypeterson

Originally Posted by chong67

I see you can reset your lamp.

Because of this reset feature, nobody is going to believe what is the real hours on the lamp anymore when you sell it.

Then why did Epson put this reset feature on it?

Originally Posted by chong67

At 60 hz, the 4-4 pull down is grey out. When I put it back in 24 hz on my video card, the 4-4 can be changed.

Ok, the manual on page 39 tells me nothing about what 2-2 and 4-4 means.

Please explain if you know. Thanks.

Originally Posted by jayfsee007

Does anyone have the SwitchResX settings for 8700UB outputting 1080P?

I've searched the forum and online and haven't been successful in locating them.

I basically want to hook my iMac up to the 8700 and use Plex to watch movies.

Any help or direction on how to figure this stuff out would be highly appreciated.

Thanks

John

Originally Posted by bommai

How old is your iMac? My 2007 iMac running lion has no problems running in 1080p with my Epson 1080ub. No extra sw needed.

Originally Posted by stepyourgameup

4-4 pulldown only works with 24fps content. It is supposed to help motion blur. However, if you don't like it then you can use the creative frame interpolation instead. Consequently, CFI will make the movie look like a soap opera.

Originally Posted by bassage

My open box 8700 only has 24 hours on the lamp, I was expecting a lot more. Nice.

Originally Posted by chong67

Did you go to the hidden menu to see the real lamp hours? See a few post up and I dont know where the hidden menu is.

Originally Posted by bassage

I don't know where the hidden menu is, but I'm assuming this is the real number. If someone was going to reset it, wouldn't they send it to me with 0 hours? Why would they reset it, then run it for 24 hours, then send it to me?

Originally Posted by tommyv2

Exactly - and 24 hours is nothing, anyway. You'll get a new bulb every time you get a replacement from Epson. In the next two years, that might be a lot of them, and they'll probably upgrade your model, too.

Originally Posted by tommyv2

Your projector isn't square to the screen. It's a lot of work to get it just right! If you're projecting onto a wall, make sure it's straight, too. Appearances can be deceiving!

It took me almost an hour adjusting the X-Y-Z axes to get it just right, but it's worth the work. You'll get the best focus that way, too.