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post #4081 of 4492
3/2/13 at 11:26pm
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I wish they had offered to reimburse me. That is what I had done with my previous projectors I had the warranty on. This time they are ordering the lamp for me. When you put in for reimbursement and they saw how much it cost, they probably changed their policy:). As far as I know, there is no catch. They count on lots of people buying the warranty and either losing the paperwork or never needing to use it.

I think you're right, that many people get these lamp warranties and never collect on them.

 

For my Sony1000 lamp, I followed their protocol, which was that they would send me the lamp.   But they then informed me that their 'supplier' did not have this lamp and that I should get it and be reimbursed.

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post #4082 of 4492
3/5/13 at 10:21am
Just received my new lamp from Mack and it is a complete OEM lamp from Sony. I had already bought one from AVS but now I have a backup at a much cheaper price.
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post #4083 of 4492
3/5/13 at 10:27am
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Just received my new lamp from Mack and it is a complete OEM lamp from Sony. I had already bought one from AVS but now I have a backup at a much cheaper price.

I was just thinking I need a back up. Please PM a link. smile.gif
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post #4084 of 4492
3/5/13 at 11:36am
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I was just thinking I need a back up. Please PM a link. smile.gif

Joe, it is not a link for the lamp. Customer purchased a lamp warranty and ended up using the warranty to replace the lamp. For those that put a lot of hours on your projector, this is not a bad route to go. Just be prepared to have to work to get the replacement. smile.gif
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post #4085 of 4492
3/5/13 at 11:44am
What work is required? Does the existing lamp have to blow or just be dim?

Also - is the lamp blowing damaging to the unit in any way? Is it loud, or just a pop?
Edited by hifiaudio2 - 3/5/13 at 12:03pm
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post #4086 of 4492
3/5/13 at 2:46pm
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Joe, it is not a link for the lamp. Customer purchased a lamp warranty and ended up using the warranty to replace the lamp. For those that put a lot of hours on your projector, this is not a bad route to go. Just be prepared to have to work to get the replacement. smile.gif

Oh thanks. smile.gif

I will scout around for pricing.
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post #4087 of 4492
3/5/13 at 4:07pm
what's the cost for the lamp anyways?
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post #4088 of 4492
3/5/13 at 10:02pm
The lamp retails from Sony for $699. It is a little work to use the lamp warranty, at least it was for me. Took almost a month to get the replacement. You also have to buy the warranty within the first 30 days of getting the projector and provide a receipt and serial number for the projector. When it comes time to get your lamp they are going to want another copy of your projector receipt plus a copy of your lamp warranty and the receipt for your lamp warranty. They also make it difficult to speak to someone about your warranty.

My projector is in a separate room and I just heard a pop. The part of the lamp that breaks is surrounded by a screen mesh which catches most of the glass. I don't think any glass was loose inside my projector but after taking the lamp out small pieces of glass were coming through the screen when you tilted the lamp back and forth.
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post #4089 of 4492
3/6/13 at 7:00am
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Originally Posted by KRGM1 View Post

The lamp retails from Sony for $699. It is a little work to use the lamp warranty, at least it was for me. Took almost a month to get the replacement. You also have to buy the warranty within the first 30 days of getting the projector and provide a receipt and serial number for the projector. When it comes time to get your lamp they are going to want another copy of your projector receipt plus a copy of your lamp warranty and the receipt for your lamp warranty. They also make it difficult to speak to someone about your warranty.

My projector is in a separate room and I just heard a pop. The part of the lamp that breaks is surrounded by a screen mesh which catches most of the glass. I don't think any glass was loose inside my projector but after taking the lamp out small pieces of glass were coming through the screen when you tilted the lamp back and forth.

Yep. That is why I said above it takes a little bit of work and it is not a quick process. smile.gif
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post #4090 of 4492
3/12/13 at 8:39am
I talked to Sony dealer support this morning. There is no 1000ES2. There are some boxes used for shipping 1000ES that said 1000ES2 but I think it just was to designated latest software versions. I could find out nothing about what the latest software updates did.

My unit with the next to the last software updates does have the crawl stutter or jumping problem. i just live with it. Mainly I watch the picture above the crawl and it is fine. One can certasinly get the info on the crawl when needed. Sony denied any knowledge of the problem but that could be the person I talked to had no knowledge of the issue. If there is a fix, I don't think I would spend the money to ship it to service for the fix. Yea. I shut film mode off.
Edited by mark haflich - 3/20/13 at 7:30am
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post #4091 of 4492
3/12/13 at 6:09pm
I also have the stutter problem - it is in particular obvious with I tunes as the source
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post #4092 of 4492
3/12/13 at 7:38pm
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I also have the stutter problem - it is in particular obvious with I tunes as the source
I too was having the problem (especially on my Apple TV)... people on the thread pointed me to changing the film mode when it occurs and the problem went away.
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post #4093 of 4492
3/14/13 at 1:01pm
Found this, and seems promising:

Netflix's 'House of Cards' is already on-deck of Ultra HD treatment, "our own original House of Cards was shot in 4K. It's being mastered in full HD, but the raw footage, or a good chunk of it, was shot in 4K, and we hope to have some House of Cards 4K encodes later this year.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/4K_TVs_18_posts/Ultra_HD_1_post/Netflix/Netflix_Is_Talking_Ultra_HD_Streaming_in_One_to_Two_Years_Including_House_of_Cards/11335
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post #4094 of 4492
3/14/13 at 1:06pm
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Found this, and seems promising:

Netflix's 'House of Cards' is already on-deck of Ultra HD treatment, "our own original House of Cards was shot in 4K. It's being mastered in full HD, but the raw footage, or a good chunk of it, was shot in 4K, and we hope to have some House of Cards 4K encodes later this year.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/4K_TVs_18_posts/Ultra_HD_1_post/Netflix/Netflix_Is_Talking_Ultra_HD_Streaming_in_One_to_Two_Years_Including_House_of_Cards/11335

Netflix's idea of "4K" will probably disappoint you. smile.gif

Also, for $7.99/mo they are not going to solve your last mile problem which makes a movie download around 24 hours on a median cable ISP plan.
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post #4095 of 4492
3/14/13 at 1:09pm
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Netflix's idea of "4K" will probably disappoint you. smile.gif

Also, for $7.99/mo they are not going to solve your last mile problem which makes a movie download around 24 hours on a median cable ISP plan.

Probably not because my expectations aren't that high, but its nice to see SOMEONE at least step up with plans for real content. If they follow through.
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post #4096 of 4492
3/15/13 at 2:09pm
Does anybody knows where to get movies in 4k from Sony:

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/mkt-digitalcinema/resource.latest.bbsccms-assets-mkt-digicinema-latest-Sony4KDigitalCinemaTitles.shtml#2012
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post #4097 of 4492
3/15/13 at 2:57pm
Sweet! I can't WAIT for "That's My Boy" in 4k! rolleyes.gif

Go here and click the "my location" dropdown to find where to see them.

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/mkt-digitalcinema/resource.latest.bbsccms-assets-mkt-digicinema-latest-webapp4ktheatregmap.shtml
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post #4098 of 4492
3/15/13 at 7:21pm
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Does anybody knows where to get movies in 4k from Sony:

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/mkt-digitalcinema/resource.latest.bbsccms-assets-mkt-digicinema-latest-Sony4KDigitalCinemaTitles.shtml#2012

As noted above, that is a list of movies in commercial theaters to see Sony endorsed movies at 4K resolution. They are not available for purchase to use in the home.
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post #4099 of 4492
3/16/13 at 1:38am
And, ahem, any of the projectors those movies are being played on cost well over $3K.

Not all theaters showing those movies will have a 4K projection system however.
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post #4100 of 4492
3/16/13 at 1:53am
The problem with those commercial 4k projectors is the light paths are too opened up to put out too many lumens and then the bad theater lighting on the sides (because of safety issues). We might be seeing it in 4k, but the contrast won't be nearly as good as if we saw it at your house...

I saw 4k in commercial theater, was ok, but bad contrast in relation to home theaters. Going to go watch at another theater in a week or two and try again :P
Edited by coderguy - 3/16/13 at 2:15am
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post #4101 of 4492
3/16/13 at 3:07am
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I too was having the problem (especially on my Apple TV)... people on the thread pointed me to changing the film mode when it occurs and the problem went away.

Can you elaborate on which film mode you are referring to that stopped the stutter motion problem. I have seen it two or three times with my new Sony 1000ES and a couple of lip sync issues that I am in the process of trying to solve.

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1462405/problems-with-my-new-sony-vpl-vw-1000es-projector

Thanks,

Jim
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post #4102 of 4492
3/16/13 at 4:29am
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Can you elaborate on which film mode you are referring to that stopped the stutter motion problem. I have seen it two or three times with my new Sony 1000ES and a couple of lip sync issues that I am in the process of trying to solve.

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1462405/problems-with-my-new-sony-vpl-vw-1000es-projector

Thanks,

Jim

Just turn it off. I only saw this on tv broadcasts with a scrolling bottom.....after turning it off I haven't seen it again
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post #4103 of 4492
3/16/13 at 8:20am
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The problem with those commercial 4k projectors is the light paths are too opened up to put out too many lumens and then the bad theater lighting on the sides (because of safety issues). We might be seeing it in 4k, but the contrast won't be nearly as good as if we saw it at your house...

I saw 4k in commercial theater, was ok, but bad contrast in relation to home theaters. Going to go watch at another theater in a week or two and try again :P

But other things are better on commercial high wattage machines such as a wider color space (DCI vs rec 709) and high bit length.

I do agree that blacks will be darker than they are at your local theater and there will be a higher degree of resolving detail in the blacks.
Edited by mark haflich - 3/20/13 at 7:31am
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post #4104 of 4492
3/17/13 at 8:38am
Best Buy clearancing the Playstation 3D glasses that work with the 1000ES for $14. Great for extra sets for guests.
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post #4105 of 4492
3/17/13 at 9:21am
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Best Buy clearancing the Playstation 3D glasses that work with the 1000ES for $14. Great for extra sets for guests.

Do they need filters like the kids ones?
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post #4106 of 4492
3/17/13 at 9:23pm
Never mind, I can't endorse them any more until I figure out why they've stopped working for me all of a sudden. But I don't think they needed filters when they were working for me.
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post #4107 of 4492
3/20/13 at 6:48am
Hey Turls let us know ... I am interested in picking up a pair of these to try... I have not had anything other than the included Sony glasses so far.
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post #4108 of 4492
3/20/13 at 6:57am
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But other things are better on commercial high wattage msachines such as a wider color space (DCI vs rec 09) and high bit length.

I do agree that blacks will be darker than they are at your local theater and there will be a higher degree of resolving detail in the blacks.

Place that 4K commercial machine in a dedicated HT room (projector located outside of room for noise) and you have one heck of a theater. Looks great, especially when you consider how large you can go.
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post #4109 of 4492
3/20/13 at 10:29am
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Place that 4K commercial machine in a dedicated HT room (projector located outside of room for noise) and you have one heck of a theater. Looks great, especially when you consider how large you can go.


So how good is it?(The VW1000es) Inside CI recently visited Sony's Professional Solutions group, part of its Technology Centre facility, in Atsugi Japan. Here we had a chance to compare the performance of the VPL-VW1000ES against a 4K digital cinema projector running exactly the same native 4K content, specifically the theatrical trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man.

Amazingly, there was no significant difference between the two, once you factored out screen size and brightness issues. Picture performance was (appropriately) amazing. The VPL-VW1000ES employs a high specification ARC-F (All-Range Crisp Focus) lens developed specifically for this model, which maintains focus and combats aberrations right to the edge of the lens. Existing high-end home theatre owners should require very little persuasion that an Ultra HD upgrade is worth the investment, even with a lack of 4K content.
http://www.insideci.co.uk/articles/interview-why-sony-leads-with-4k-ultra-hd.aspx
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post #4110 of 4492
3/20/13 at 11:04am
Interesting...so does that insinuate that the 15k lumen $45k projector had similar real world contrast to the vw1000?
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