Official Sharp Elite PRO-70X5 and 60X5 Owners Thread - Page 414

have the 60's proven to be more reliable (based on reports here) than the 70"? or is it that most owners posting here have a 70" and are relating their problems?

I'd say the latter. My 70 gets 3x the use compared to my 60 and still no issues with either.

Yes I did purchase it from a BB Magnolia store.

Thanks for the advise on the HDMI cables, my main concern is that my entertainment rack is to the right of the TV, while the HDMI jacks are on the left of the TV facing right.

So I have a heavy HDMI cable running from my cable box, located to the right of the TV at the top level of the entertainment rack to the TV. The cable is suspended in mid-air and has to make u-turn to plug into the TV's HDMI jack, putting pressure on the jacks at both ends (TV and cable box). My old TV had its jacks in the center so the cable length and weight weren't and issue. I'll just order some longer cables and fix this asap.

I received a PM asking for pictures, so I guess I’ll just post them here just in case anybody else is curious.
My apologies for the picture quality but my old point-and-shoot camera or my cell phone weren’t doing a very good job at getting accurate pictures of what you actually see in person.

Since the test patterns are actually videos, the camera was picking up rapid moving horizontal bands, which do not appear in actual viewing


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Those lighter horizontal bands that appear at about the center of the screen are actually how the entire screen looks.

I also tried with my phone but again wasn't able to get an accurate picture.



There are no horizontal bands in actual in-person viewing, and the screen isn't green at both edges.

There is some very slight DSE, the pictures (due to the poor camera/cell phone) make it look much worse than it really is in person. I can just barely see it person, and I haven't noticed it while viewing actual content.

I am very satisfied with this TV.

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Some members have shown some interest in the program, so here it is....

From Readme.txt (Click to show)



*Notes

• The help message box will be displayed if the command line parameters are not entered correctly.
• This tool will NOT enable ISF Day and ISF Night modes. Those modes are only available if an ISF calibrator has enabled them.
• After a 20 second timeout, an error message box will be displayed if the TV cannot be contacted or the AV Mode parameter is incorrect or unavailable.

Why did I create this tool? If you have a Windows box that is running 24/7 like me, you can schedule the program to run at various times to set different modes. I have the program scheduled to run every hour from 8AM to 6PM to set ISF Day mode and ISF Night mode from 6PM on.

If you run into issues, you can PM me directly. Thanks.

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Ken.. Could it be a problem with using a different universal remote like the Harmony that maybe screwing up the IR circuit board on the set? I don't know just saying aloud.

My set looked cartoony as well until I had it professionally calibrated. I liked the picture even still-- probably due to the impressive blacks and whites. Took a few days for my eyes to adjust. Now the colors are much more natural and picture is stunningly good with blu ray. Pretty darn good on DTV movie channels too.

Can't wait to watch my Niners at home in the Super Bowl.

thanks - maybe there is still slim hope for me then!

Unfortunately, you opened the can of worms.

Digital signals are digital signals.

While HDMI allows for a certain amount of errors in the signal, any cable that passes the signal without visible errors is passing 100% of the digital signal. HDMI doesn't have a "degrade mode" where you see a picture without dropouts or "sparklies" that is less good than some other picture. It isn't analog and therefore there is no such thing.

If someone wants to use expensive (note my specific avoidance of the term "overpriced" here as to avoid a value judgment) Magnolia cables, they are welcome to do so.

That said, there is absolutely no need to do so. If you see the picture on your display without dropouts or "sparklies", your cable is moving 100% of the digital signal. This is not a topic that is open to debate any more than gravity is.

So true, 100% agreed.
I remember when Monster and a few others attempted to market "High End" printer, serial and other computer cables.
That didn't work out too well for them for the same reason you state.

Ahhhh, but what about interconnects and speaker wire........

They are on sale though http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=1267882&pid=1218245461668&tab=default

does it has built in projector or what? to justify such asking price ...

WOW! It should be illegal sell an HDMI cable for that price.

You got that right...illegal with over 1000% markup. I use Monoprice and no problems. BTW has anyone used the new Redmere HDMI from Monoprice?

I just swapped all my cables out for the redmere monoprice cables and they work great and are very very thin.

Thanks mlmadmax that's exactly what I want them for to "tidy" up my rack

I just placed an order for 4 Redmere cables, glad to hear that others here are also using them.

That's what I'm talking about! Our Niners are about to get #6!

i use firefold and mono price and they work great at a great price

All my HDMI cables are from Monoprice. Lengths range from 3" to 30" feet, never had an issue with any of them. I also purchase a wide variety of other cables and products from them. Actually, I've bought so much stuff from them that I've been upgraded to a Gold member.

+1

OK, thanks. So as far as we know the Nov 12 builds still have DSE issues? Has anyone received/bought a Nov build w/out the DSE issue?

-Brian

The only data point is from a nov2012 set dropshipped by Sharp via Cleveland Plasma, pics that were posted show absolutely perfect uniformity. I have not see uniformity like that ever, it is to the point that if I were you and can afford CP's price points I would buy from Chris at Cleveland Plasma. You may get lucky and get the set like the one pictured. It sounds like because it is actually shipped by Sharp they may weed out bad serial numbers. I am so impressed with pictures provided by the fellow AVSer.
Edited by dvzzz - 1/29/13 at 9:48pm

I could use some help on a couple things, would anyone have a link on discrete codes for hdmi inputs for the elite for a harmony one remote and a link to buy some extra 3d glasses like the ones the tv comes with. I know they are expensive but for some reason I want the same kind and can't seem to find them.

Thanks in advance,

Max

I really doubt that could cause a failure. I'd also doubt that statistically there's a significant difference between the type of remote an owner of a 60 uses relative to a 70 owner. I use a Harmony with no issues.

Although I agree with everything you say Mark, it doesn't explain my tendency to float to the ceiling every so often.

there is also nutsfu's from magnolia