Official JVC RS40/X3 Owners Thread - Page 310

Makes sense, it was just a thought

Thanks Jason,

That info gives me some peace of mind. I never had read the info you just posted.. I haven't read any reports yet of people with the new bulbs, with the metal flap, having any premature dimming. So, hopefully the new bulb will do it. I watched a blu-ray last night on my RS40 and was still blown away at how good it looked. Today I received my Darbee Darblet from AV Science and can't wait to try it out this weekend to see what this magical little device does to my already great looking picture.

Thanks again,
Mike

I installed my new bulb today and quite happy with the picture. Weird thing happened twice tonight though...the projector just shut down for no reason two times! WTH? I'm stumped as to what could cause this...the picture went black and the lens cover closed. Any ideas from anyone?

I remember reading about this somewhere here, check the sleep timing setting it might be put to sleep after certain time.

That's what it was....when I reset the lamp I must have turned on the "1 Hour Sleep" by mistake!

Are jvc d-ila projectors susceptible to image retention or burn in. The manual has a warning about displaying static images, but I could not find anything definitive by searching.

It doesn't seem possible, but why the warning in the manual?

Are there any alternative glasses that work well with the X3 that are less expensive than the JVC brand?

Why go to the dealer? I've gone directly to JVC the two times I've had the bulb replaced, with no issues. They fought me a bit the 1st time, but when I called last time, it sounded pretty routine(which is sad). Both times they called it a "one time accomodation".

So whats the highest hours anyone has on an 03 bulb? Mine is up to 380 or so, it would be close to 1,000 if not for my back up projector. So I can't believe there isn't someone out there with like 700+ hours yet. The tech didn't advise me to do so, but since the most recent bulb I've been running in high altitude mode. It adds a little extra noise, but as soon as a movie starts it's out of mind. I wish there were a report of an 003 bulb failing so I could pre emtively contact JVC for a replacement and avoid the innevitable 1-2 month back order.

Anyone?

Yes the Monster Vision ones work using the 3pin, Only issue is on your screen.

If you screen holds polarization then the JVC glasses will be brighter.

The internal polarization of the JVC projector is Horizontal, the Jvc Glasses are horizontally polarized as well.

I believe the monster is Vertical polarized. Once again this only matters if your screen will hold the polarization.

Here is the link to the glasses http://www.monsterproducts.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=5938&id=9132

They are 59.95 now

Thanks for the info, I have no idea if my screen will hold polarization. I have an Elite screens cinawhite 106" 1.1 gain if that helps?

check this thread out,

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1300238/discussion-screens-for-3d-projection

had to remember where it was.

Wife called, my new X3 is waiting at home for me. Can you guess what I will be doing tonight?

The wife?

I don't know, I want some quality time with the JVC.

Ok, projector is up and on, I haven't done anything yet, just going to let it run for an hour or so with a directv source. Is there anything I should do or know before doing a basic calibration.

Thanks.

Had lamp replaced this jan 2012 and now at 875 hours it is dimming to 50% making 3d unwatchable and depending on station, need to use high lamp for 2d shows. Waiting to hear back from JVC on what theybsuggest or can do for me. This will be the 4th lamp since I bought it brand new jan 2011.

Ian B

Do you know what version lamp you currently have?

Here you go. Posted them back in jan when I got the lamp.

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1296327/official-jvc-rs40-x3-owners-thread/8610#post_21559679

Ian B

Thanks.

How did you get an 003 lamp back in January? I thought they started shipping those in April. Does it have the metal flapper? And have you been running in high altitude mode?

That's what they sent me and got the numbers from the new bulb before I installed it. Not sure about the flapper as that came up after mine was installed and don't want to remove it and mess up the counter for hours. What's the going price for a replacement one these days? Does Jvc have in stock or back ordered. Had to wait for replacement one as it was on back order. I love this pj but this short life of the bulb is frustrating . My RS-1 never had this issue. I always go over 2k hours on each bulb.

Ian B

JVC could solve this whole bulb problem with a transferable warranty of 5 years on a bulb that registers less than "x" lumens for "x" number of hours. Most of us will have replaced the projector by then so this would be more than fair. I'm not sure what procedure they could establish to check the validity of the claims but I'm sure there is a way that would work. Maybe one of the AVS folks could comment on this.

IIRC, you have to manually reset the counter. It doesn't automatically reset just because you remove the lamp. Perhaps someone here can confirm?

Are there any pictures of what the new lamp looks like?

Can someone help me try and adjust the picture settings? When I go into menu, I am not able to change the settings such as "natural" to another option. Also, most of the settings are not changeable for some reason. Any help would be great.

You may have to have a source connected to it such as a blu-ray player on or a cable box on. My old projector was like that, needed a source to activate the service menu.

Turning on the blu-ray allowed me to adjust the picture settings. Thank you!

Heard back yesterday from Customer Service and they are shipping me another lamp. This is why I recommend JVC for projectors to my friends. This model may have a lamp issue but their customer service is outstanding. Will post lamp numbers and if it has the flapper for reference. This will be my 4th lamp in a year and a half of owning the pj. I have watched less than 20 3d movies on it and it is my daily driver for 4-5 hours on with a single power on and single power off at the end of the night. Once I power on, it stays on till I go to bed whether watching it or not.

Ian B

The first version of the 003 lamps were out in Jan. then around the beginning of April JVC came out with an updated 003 version that included the flapper in the cooling vent.