Official Pioneer Kuro Reddish Tint Problem Thread - Page 4

Never seen it with a BD, and the TV is about 3500 hours old. But I will scrutinize next time.

I tried playing with the VideoEQ on my 5080HD. Can't eliminate the 0% reddish tint. I lowered the Red value to 0 from 64, no difference.

The problem is not the video processing. Its probably physical. I did notice that the red issue is most noticeable directly in front of the TV. Also, the screen needs to be black for extended amount of time like when watching 2.35:1 content. With black on the screen for a very long time, I started to notice heavy red on the corners and edges of the screen.

Finally, 10% white/gray is a little reddish. It is suppose to be beyond visible range by the numbers. But when I corrected it, the overall image is just a little less warm.

5080 bought in 2007 and used approximately 5-6hrs everyday since - No Red tint issue when displaying blacks.

Watched some more movies on cable last night, paying particularly close attention to the closing credits to see if the red clouding would show. Didn't see it this time, or at least no where near the extent that I saw during the end of Deathly Hallows. There is a narrow, purplish tint towards the bottom of the screen that will occassionally show up, but that has always been there and doesn't appear in the letterbox bars.

So, the mystery goes on.

I think that's different from the general red tint in black...on mine it covers the whole screen (though it's subtle).

Has anyone with this problem tried hooking up to a pc and disabled EDID for the display opting for a 6500k temperature instead? Enabling EDID causes me to see a red tint on the screen that's not there normally, so it might be worth it for anyone who's seeing this with any real settings to make sure you have your video equipment configured properly and haven't screwed with anything prior to noticing it.

So there is still no "cure" for the red tints. I was lucky and got a brand new panel. I only switch it on when i really want to watch, to save it from becomming red again. Before my set was on for 6 hrs a day. Did you guys check the difference in firmware? Maybe the red tints wont appear with certain firmware. Mine is on 0902-0301 sofware, 0x351 hardware. I got the red tints with this firmware, i didn't change it ( got a european 5090H)

Any update about this guys? I can't believe there's still no explanation to at least what's causing this, let alone a solution!

Both my and my friend's 5020FD Kuros have the red tint issue, both were built in Jun or Jul 2008 and have around 8000+ hours on the sets.

I feel like the red tint is becoming worse on my set, really disappointing since blacks are supposed to be Kuro's thing.

If anyone has Any possible solution for this, please let us know (like if there's any info if it's true that someone from the german forums was able to fix the red tint issue as mentioned in the main thread).

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My 6020 has about 3500 hours and a slight case of the reddish blacks. I do wish someone would post what is causing this issue, and if there is a cure short of a new panel.

Has anyone had luck with their warranty replacing or fixing their panel?

It would normally be in your video card's control panel. Might be worth it to double check that the problem is from the panel itself and not a defective part in the video source chain.

Is it normal for lights in the room to cause a 151 screen to look reddish/purple when the TV is off?

Yes, that's the anti-reflective layer you're describing.

This might sound like a very stupid question, but does the red tint issue have anything to do with the anti-reflective layer/filter/coating -or whatever it is- being kinda worn out and defected over time? Because my Kuro 100% didn't have this issue when I first got it.

Any way to try removing, fixing the anti reflective thing or is it like built in the glass screen and there's no way to mess with it?

Sorry if I sound totally stupid, just a desperate thought.

Calibrated 5020 with a buld date of February 09. No red tint problem.2 years of usage with about 5000 hours.

I was wondering the same thing on the reflective coating. It looks to be the same color of red. The thing that bothers me is that Pioneer has to know what the problem is. And if there is a fix. I went to LOVING my 500m. To having it drive me nuts every time I see the red tint to some of the blacks. Don't know what to do from here.

I am suprised that nobody has yet said what is causing this issue. A bit of lighting in the room, or mixed material on screen pretty much hides mine..but a total dark screen in a dark room..the reddish tint is visible on black instead of a more neutral glow to black.

I just spoke with Pioneer customer support this morning about my krp-600m and found out there is a software and firmware update available. They can not be installed your self but by an authorized service company. I setup an appointment for next week in hopes of fixing the red tint issue. Your display does not still need to be under warranty for this service to be covered.

I highly doubt a firmware would fix this, but please let us know if it does, because a LOT of people will want to get their hands on that firmware if that's the case.

I agree with the firmware...it's the software I'm questioning. I will let everyone no what I find out.

The guys name was Kevin from product support. customer.support@pioneerservice.com. He knew nothing about the issue but looked up the krp-M models, a firmware and software update was found. He said it was not posted on there website because these models are not consumer upgradeable.

Lol...yeah that was the first thing I asked about after I found out about the updates. He had no other info besides there being updates. Sucks I know. He said it applies to all krp-M models so I would assume the 500 & 600m.

[quote=mascior;21241279]Lol...yeah that was the first thing I asked about after I found out about the updates. He had no other info besides there being updates. Sucks I know. He said it applies to all krp-M models so I would assume the 500 & 600m.[/QUOTE

If there is such a thing I hope they have one for the 6020 models as well. Keep us posted.

Question is are these updates designed to address the reddish tint in black issues, since 'he knew nothing about the issue'?

None that he knew of...but from what I have read from other fourms the guy in germany's display was cured of the red tint issue with a software update. The firmware I haven't heard of until today.