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post #2371 of 3383
10/21/12 at 10:44pm
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Originally Posted by slennon View Post

Can anyone help me with a problem with my W7000? I went to watch a movie last night and the picture went to black several times. You could still hear the audio and the picture would come back after a few secods. Semeed to happen after bright scenes. It got worse today when my son was playing call of duty on the PS3 definetley would go to black after a bright scene. He could make it happpen at will with a big explosion. The picture wouldn't reset until he pressed the PS button. I thought maybe it had something to do with teh iris so I went into the menu and turned dynamic black off. Screen turned black and wouldn't go back. You could still hear audio. I checked all the connections and they were fine.
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post #2372 of 3383
10/22/12 at 2:41am
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RMA

Yes RMA is the only option for this issue.
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post #2373 of 3383
10/22/12 at 7:36am
RMA????

Does anyone or has anyone figured out a hush box type solution or something that deals with the high pitched, screeching, whinny iris? other than turning it off.
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post #2374 of 3383
10/22/12 at 8:48am
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Originally Posted by slennon View Post

Can anyone help me with a problem with my W7000? I went to watch a movie last night and the picture went to black several times. You could still hear the audio and the picture would come back after a few secods. Semeed to happen after bright scenes. It got worse today when my son was playing call of duty on the PS3 definetley would go to black after a bright scene. He could make it happpen at will with a big explosion. The picture wouldn't reset until he pressed the PS button. I thought maybe it had something to do with teh iris so I went into the menu and turned dynamic black off. Screen turned black and wouldn't go back. You could still hear audio. I checked all the connections and they were fine.
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IRIS failure.
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post #2375 of 3383
10/22/12 at 9:28am
That's what I thought / was afraid of. Just went through the Epson 8350 refurb run around and had to return 5 of them before they gave me a refund. Bought the W7000 hoping it would be trouble free but apparently not.
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post #2376 of 3383
10/22/12 at 9:46am
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Originally Posted by slennon View Post

That's what I thought / was afraid of. Just went through the Epson 8350 refurb run around and had to return 5 of them before they gave me a refund. Bought the W7000 hoping it would be trouble free but apparently not.

contact BQ support, they are very good at handling warranty issues. Mine has been solid for about 7 months now.
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post #2377 of 3383
10/22/12 at 10:52am
Does anyone know when your watching 3D is it 120hz or 144hz? The Benq w7000 seems more fluid in 3D than my JVC RS40 ever did at 120hz. I do notice some flickering when I look at a lamp or other light source but it seems less than when I used my JVC glasses.
One thing is for sure, I see no ghosting at all with the Benq W7000. I can't wait to see what and when Benq does with the W7000 successor!
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post #2378 of 3383
10/22/12 at 3:00pm
Ordered my ZD-201's from expansys and was told it would take a few days to get in then ship, after calling today to check on the status they are saying awaiting stock and they need to get back to me??? I want to watch some friggin 3D
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post #2379 of 3383
10/22/12 at 3:04pm
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Originally Posted by mattr6 View Post

Ordered my ZD-201's from expansys and was told it would take a few days to get in then ship, after calling today to check on the status they are saying awaiting stock and they need to get back to me??? I want to watch some friggin 3D

well i got the true depth ones from amazon and am very happy.. prometheus in 3D is glassy-smooth.. quite amazing. not sure how much 'better' the ZD's are.
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post #2380 of 3383
10/22/12 at 3:05pm
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Originally Posted by mattr6 View Post

Ordered my ZD-201's from expansys and was told it would take a few days to get in then ship, after calling today to check on the status they are saying awaiting stock and they need to get back to me??? I want to watch some friggin 3D

Mines took two weeks to come
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post #2381 of 3383
10/22/12 at 4:08pm
Ok thanks, two weeks huh...damn. Maybe I'll order the tru depth ones and have them much faster it looks like...then I guess I'd have 4 pair which is good but $$$.
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post #2382 of 3383
10/24/12 at 4:32pm
Wow, I just read all 80 pages of this thread. Thinking about finally upgrading my Sharp XV-Z9000 1st gen HD projector that has servied me well for 10 years. I'm very limited on choices because I want mount it on the ceiling 22.6' from my 133" Draper Targa HDTV screen in Matt White with 1.0 gain. The W7000 seems like it will work better than most for such a long throw. I want it mainly for HDTV and DVD or Bluray. Can anyone think of reason I shouldn't jump on the W7000?
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post #2383 of 3383
10/24/12 at 5:35pm
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Originally Posted by Scott Tucker View Post

Wow, I just read all 80 pages of this thread. Thinking about finally upgrading my Sharp XV-Z9000 1st gen HD projector that has servied me well for 10 years. I'm very limited on choices because I want mount it on the ceiling 22.6' from my 133" Draper Targa HDTV screen in Matt White with 1.0 gain. The W7000 seems like it will work better than most for such a long throw. I want it mainly for HDTV and DVD or Bluray. Can anyone think of reason I shouldn't jump on the W7000?

I was going to go to a two projector setup with the w7000 and JVC RS45.
Decided to sell my JVC and only use the w7000. Watching movies less and less these days and watching HDTV and sports mostly. Blacks are nowhere near the 45 but don't need them watching sports. The pop beats blacks anytime when watching sports.
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post #2384 of 3383
10/25/12 at 6:12am
many manufacturers such as Epson & Panasonic...etc already introduced or will soon introducing the successor of their previous year projector, wondering any chances BenQ will do the same for W7000?
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post #2385 of 3383
10/25/12 at 6:47am
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many manufacturers such as Epson & Panasonic...etc already introduced or will soon introducing the successor of their previous year projector, wondering any chances BenQ will do the same for W7000?

Look a few posts before yours...
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So is BenQ planning a successor to the W7000? I am considering picking one up, but with other manufacturers starting to roll out next years model, I am wondering if I should wait a little longer to see what BenQ will replace this with.
I see there is a 7000+ on BenQ's website. Is this the new model? What has changed from the 7000 to the 7000+?
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Originally Posted by chevychad View Post

I called BenQ about the W7000+. The guy told me that the + model is not sold in the USA. I also asked if there was a newer replacement model for 2013 and he said there is not, and there will not be... So I guess that answers all my questions. Just figured I'd post here as well to let everyone else know who may be wondering the same.
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post #2386 of 3383
10/25/12 at 6:58am
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Look a few posts before yours...
I have read that too, but I also just saw that BenQ is going to introduce a new W1070 3D projector, so wondering would they do the same for W7000
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post #2387 of 3383
10/25/12 at 7:14am
Got my Darbee, dumb question but just in a few minutes last night of tinkering I couldn't get the little Darbee display off the screen? My true depth glasses arrive today and my new Oppo bdp-103 tomorrow!!! I shall be spending a lot of time in my theater this weekend biggrin.gif
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post #2388 of 3383
10/25/12 at 7:30am
watched avatar 3D last night.. and was quite frankly FLOORED by how amazing it looked on the w7000!... super clear and very bright.. its definitely the showcase for when friends come over to gawk at my set up! (using true depth glasses).
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post #2389 of 3383
10/25/12 at 9:18am
Anybody have any comments about how the W7000 would compare to the Planar PD8150 (which I currently have)? I'd love to gain the 3D capabilities, but I'm not sure if I would miss the PD8150 when it comes to 2D viewing.
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post #2390 of 3383
10/25/12 at 12:05pm
Hi,
I'm looking at this pj but i have issues with 3d input lag.

I've owned around 15 3dtv's and all have had added input lag in 3d, makes 3d games abit rubbish, especially car games so.

Would anyboy be able to tell me wether or not the w7000 has alot of added input lag in 3d while gaming?

Thankyou smile.gif
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post #2391 of 3383
10/25/12 at 1:16pm
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Originally Posted by slennon View Post

Can anyone help me with a problem with my W7000? I went to watch a movie last night and the picture went to black several times. You could still hear the audio and the picture would come back after a few secods. Semeed to happen after bright scenes. It got worse today when my son was playing call of duty on the PS3 definetley would go to black after a bright scene. He could make it happpen at will with a big explosion. The picture wouldn't reset until he pressed the PS button. I thought maybe it had something to do with teh iris so I went into the menu and turned dynamic black off. Screen turned black and wouldn't go back. You could still hear audio. I checked all the connections and they were fine.
Ideas?
When the picture goes black, can you still see that the lamp is on through the vents. The iris has likely closed completely.
Does this happen all the time, from the moment you turn it on? Or only after it has been running for a while?
My W7000's iris goes wonky like this sometimes. But it only happens after it has been running for an hour or two. And then if I turn the projector off and on the iris works normally again.
It has only happened to me once recently though. It was happening more often a month or two ago. I wonder if it has something to do with heat. (It doesn't happen until the projector gets hot but my room has been cooler this past month.)
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post #2392 of 3383
10/26/12 at 1:06pm
Just got my free bulb from BenQ (they had a promo for Canadian customers a while back), and as per AVS Forum advice I read some time ago, I decided to install it right away, even though my original bulb only had about 400 hours on it.

It didn't seem quite as bright as first expected, but that's not the issue. The image seems to flicker occassionally. Roughly speaking, every 15 minutes or so. Not the entire image, but horizontal areas about 1/5 the image area or so. It's like static interference, very quick, like a blink, usually along the lower half of the image.

The casual observer probably wouldn't even notice it, but I hate to think it will get worse over time when the bulb warranty expires.

Does anybody have any ideas about this? Is the bulb defective? Has it been seated improperly? Nothing else has changed in my setup since the new bulb went in...
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post #2393 of 3383
10/26/12 at 2:52pm
Question: how are you guys charging your true depth dlp link glasses? Can I use iPhone/iPad chargers? Or my laptop? New Oppo player arrived setting it up...I think the glasses come fully charged?
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post #2394 of 3383
10/26/12 at 3:46pm
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Originally Posted by mattr6 View Post

Question: how are you guys charging your true depth dlp link glasses? Can I use iPhone/iPad chargers? Or my laptop? New Oppo player arrived setting it up...I think the glasses come fully charged?

any POWERED usb charger will do.. that should include any laptop or powered USB hub (which is what i'm using to charge them). i think mine were pretty low when they arrived, i charged them overnight.

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post #2395 of 3383
10/26/12 at 4:29pm
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post #2396 of 3383
10/26/12 at 9:55pm
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When the picture goes black, can you still see that the lamp is on through the vents. The iris has likely closed completely.
Does this happen all the time, from the moment you turn it on? Or only after it has been running for a while?
My W7000's iris goes wonky like this sometimes. But it only happens after it has been running for an hour or two. And then if I turn the projector off and on the iris works normally again.
It has only happened to me once recently though. It was happening more often a month or two ago. I wonder if it has something to do with heat. (It doesn't happen until the projector gets hot but my room has been cooler this past month.)

The iris is screwed up, like lots of others out there. It's pretty ridiculous IMO.
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post #2397 of 3383
10/27/12 at 7:43am
Watched Avatar 3D last night on w7000 with my new Oppo bdp-103, true depth glasses, and the Darbee...just completely amazing. Ridiculous.
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post #2398 of 3383
10/27/12 at 6:55pm
Today is a different story, I feel like there is a haze or something over the picture. Text like Espn scores etc look blurry. I feel like I can't get it focused or 100% dialed in?? I now have directv running through the hdmi input of the Oppo 103 so I will try it back like it was
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post #2399 of 3383
10/27/12 at 7:16pm
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Originally Posted by mattr6 View Post

Today is a different story, I feel like there is a haze or something over the picture. Text like Espn scores etc look blurry. I feel like I can't get it focused or 100% dialed in?? I now have directv running through the hdmi input of the Oppo 103 so I will try it back like it was

I actually had to go my pc to get my focus straight. Somehow, i can't eyeball the focus
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post #2400 of 3383
10/27/12 at 7:43pm
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Originally Posted by mattr6 View Post

Today is a different story, I feel like there is a haze or something over the picture. Text like Espn scores etc look blurry. I feel like I can't get it focused or 100% dialed in?? I now have directv running through the hdmi input of the Oppo 103 so I will try it back like it was

ESPN logo looks blurry here. But it's the source not the w7000.
I pull up my Directv hd guide and its sharp as a tack.smile.gif
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