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post #15511 of 17191
5/19/09 at 10:20am
besides the green or yellow issue being corrected, how else would you describe the pq improvement once the new ob is in place? if the ob is indeed a new improved version, does it enhance the pq from what you remember it originally being?
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post #15512 of 17191
5/19/09 at 11:15am
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Originally Posted by Parrish View Post

besides the green or yellow issue being corrected, how else would you describe the pq improvement once the new ob is in place? if the ob is indeed a new improved version, does it enhance the pq from what you remember it originally being?

The blacks seem a tad more crushed, and the color needs to be turned down quite a bit. It is still as sharp as ever. I'll take this PQ over the yellow and green problems anyday...for as long as it lasts.
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post #15513 of 17191
5/22/09 at 8:04pm
Hi to all...

Apple is making us "pioneers" retire all the original dotMac websites we created. As a result, I've taken the bulk of my Q006 website and migrated it to a new location.

One item is new; I've posted a full PDF of the factory service manual.

Happy Memorial Day to all,

Ray
http://web.me.com/raythompson/Sony_Qualia_006/HOME.html
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post #15514 of 17191
5/23/09 at 8:56am
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Originally Posted by brt3 View Post

Hi to all...

Apple is making us "pioneers" retire all the original dotMac websites we created. As a result, I've taken the bulk of my Q006 website and migrated it to a new location.

One item is new; I've posted a full PDF of the factory service manual.

Thanks Ray. Post #1 has been updated with the proper links.
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post #15515 of 17191
5/24/09 at 4:40pm
I believe the PQ of my replaced OB is better than the original. Unfortunately, I never did prof. calibration, so I have to go by the old eyeball test.

FWIW, I'm on my fourth lamp. One got dim, another exploded, but the third was different. It still had some light output left, but it cycled on and off every thirty seconds to a minute. The on/off LED blinked green during the "off" mode. Qualia service and support had no answer, so I just changed the bulb. My local Sony tech, who had replaced the OB, was unavailable as his area near Daytona Beach was under near Biblical flooding. After cleaning the lamp cavity, the new bulb once again showed that the Qualia still had great PQ left in her.
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post #15516 of 17191
5/26/09 at 3:25am
Looks like the green monster is trying to return again, just starting to see a hint of greenish yellow color on the corner of my Q again. Had the original OB replaced last year.
Hope everybody had a great Memorial Day.
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post #15517 of 17191
5/26/09 at 10:09am
Hey guys,
tomorrow at 10am I am getting my first new o.b. replaced! I hope and pray my satisfaction with pq will be restored! I also hope that it will last more than a year before it goes south on me again!
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post #15518 of 17191
5/26/09 at 10:11am
MJW2095-
May I ask what your viewing schedule has been like during the last year? How many hours per week have you been averaging on this latest OB? The tech I talked to mentioned that the lens gets warped due to heat which causes the ob to fail in most cases.
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post #15519 of 17191
5/26/09 at 5:10pm
When transferring everything over to my new Qualia website, I couldn't resist modifying the photos ever so slightly...
LL
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post #15520 of 17191
5/26/09 at 5:40pm
Parrish,
I have been averaging about 35hrs a week.
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post #15521 of 17191
5/27/09 at 1:05pm
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Originally Posted by brt3 View Post

When transferring everything over to my new Qualia website, I couldn't resist modifying the photos ever so slightly...

I like it...OH, brt3, did you get my PM?
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post #15522 of 17191
5/28/09 at 6:25am
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Originally Posted by mjw2095 View Post

Parrish,
I have been averaging about 35hrs a week.

I think over that last 2 years I averaged a few hours per week, but now after moving the set into my bedroom I anticipate viewing approximately 35 hours per week as well! I got the new ob in place and the vibrancy, depth and color accuracy seems to be back, although I'm not sure if I can say it is as good or better than it was in the very beginning! However, I watched ota hd last night for a few hours and it captivated my attention much more than before the ob replacement. I do want to mention though that after examining the new ob compared to the old ob, the serial number on the old one was 2000248 and the number on the new one was 2000233! So, I'm not really sure whether my replacement ob is refurbished or one that was just never put into a set- but it was definitely manufactured prior to the one being replaced! What opinions do you all have about this? At this point, I think I am happy again- I just hope it lasts!
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post #15523 of 17191
6/1/09 at 10:28am
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Originally Posted by Parrish View Post

I think over that last 2 years I averaged a few hours per week, but now after moving the set into my bedroom I anticipate viewing approximately 35 hours per week as well! I got the new ob in place and the vibrancy, depth and color accuracy seems to be back, although I'm not sure if I can say it is as good or better than it was in the very beginning! However, I watched ota hd last night for a few hours and it captivated my attention much more than before the ob replacement. I do want to mention though that after examining the new ob compared to the old ob, the serial number on the old one was 2000248 and the number on the new one was 2000233! So, I'm not really sure whether my replacement ob is refurbished or one that was just never put into a set- but it was definitely manufactured prior to the one being replaced! What opinions do you all have about this? At this point, I think I am happy again- I just hope it lasts!


Well,
I watched golf, hockey and tennis over the weekend and I have to say that the picture quality was pretty impressive- it seems as though my original calibration settings in Pro mode still work pretty well with the new ob. The blacks are definitely improved upon now- I just can't get over how bad the set had gotten over time! Now all I can think about, unfortunately is how long before the deterioration takes place again. I'm trying just to enjoy the improvement for now. I want to respond to Sony and thank them for standing behind me and my Qualia 006- maybe I'll wait another week or so just to make sure everything is still kosher!
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post #15524 of 17191
6/6/09 at 4:54am
Next week I'll be attending the InfoComm show in Orlando. All of the major display companies will be there. If anyone has a model they want me to ckeck out or questions they would like me to ask, let me know. I'm primarily interersted in an LED LCD set for another room, and any news on the prospects of a 70-80"er going forward in a couple of years if the Q gives out.
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post #15525 of 17191
6/6/09 at 9:10am
Thanks, Sofer. I'm interested in 73-80" RPTV with something other than the current projection lamps. I say RPTV because it's the most cost-effective at these sizes and the "thinness" of flat panel really doesn't matter if one is going to put decent speakers to each side. I do not want to be tied to hi-wattage 2000 hr-life lamps that dim to 50% after only a few months and mess up callibration. So, will LED lamps be able to illuminate this large a picture? I see many great leaps in LED-based streetlamps; so I'd guess that it's not out of the question. Has Mits worked out the kinks in laser lighting with plans to replace the lamps in their large RPTV's with laser?

Second topic: Does anyone have any plans to produce a large flat panel or RPTV with 2.37 aspect ratio?
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post #15526 of 17191
6/6/09 at 11:26am
Hey guys- I thought you might be interested in knowing that only due to the problems I have been having with my Qualia 006 I ended up buying a Pioneer Signature Elite Kuro 141fd 60" plasma display to replace the Q for watching bluray and I couldn't be happier! The difference in size has absolutely not been an issue due to the improvement in picture quality and especially the blacks! I would highly recommend considering one of these displays before you are unable to get one anymore! Also, the Panasonic Premiere 65" Plasma would also be an exceptional choice!
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post #15527 of 17191
6/6/09 at 4:52pm
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Originally Posted by Ted99 View Post

Thanks, Sofer. I'm interested in 73-80" RPTV with something other than the current projection lamps. I say RPTV because it's the most cost-effective at these sizes and the "thinness" of flat panel really doesn't matter if one is going to put decent speakers to each side. I do not want to be tied to hi-wattage 2000 hr-life lamps that dim to 50% after only a few months and mess up callibration. So, will LED lamps be able to illuminate this large a picture? I see many great leaps in LED-based streetlamps; so I'd guess that it's not out of the question. Has Mits worked out the kinks in laser lighting with plans to replace the lamps in their large RPTV's with laser?

Second topic: Does anyone have any plans to produce a large flat panel or RPTV with 2.37 aspect ratio?

Yeah, that's also what I will want, eventually at the death of the Q. It looks like Mits has a lower cost DLP based RPTV (large, not laser), but it isn't LED back-lit. I'm kind of surprised the Samsung DLP/LED sets didn't fill this niche. Samsung, Sony, LG, Sharp, Mits, Hitachi, among others are all displaying at the show. I'm pressing for details, details, details.
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post #15528 of 17191
6/6/09 at 6:16pm
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Hey guys- I thought you might be interested in knowing that only due to the problems I have been having with my Qualia 006 I ended up buying a Pioneer Signature Elite Kuro 141fd 60" plasma display to replace the Q for watching bluray and I couldn't be happier! The difference in size has absolutely not been an issue due to the improvement in picture quality and especially the blacks! I would highly recommend considering one of these displays before you are unable to get one anymore! Also, the Panasonic Premiere 65" Plasma would also be an exceptional choice!

Congrats on the Kuro. It's a great set and probably the best picture in history. Maybe someday LCD technology will match the contrast and blacks of these sets, I hope sometime soon. I actually believe that in most real world environments the newest LCDs are just about there, but the Kuros are amazing. Maybe the future Panasonics will incorporate Kuro magic; after all, apparently the company hired dozens of Pioneer's best people.
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post #15529 of 17191
6/8/09 at 3:51pm
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Originally Posted by sofer View Post

Next week I'll be attending the InfoComm show in Orlando. All of the major display companies will be there. If anyone has a model they want me to ckeck out or questions they would like me to ask, let me know. I'm primarily interersted in an LED LCD set for another room, and any news on the prospects of a 70-80"er going forward in a couple of years if the Q gives out.

For what it's worth. No flaming please

Held my own marathon viewing of all the better sets available today.
Spent several hours viewing the high end of all the major lines and compared what I saw to my Qualia. Here is what I saw and what I think.

Panasonic Plasma OK. Nothing exceptional. Looked better than the LCD sets. And better than the new Samsung "LED" sets.
The Pioneer Kuros were good but not better than the Qualia except in the area of the blacks. The Qualia was more real and had less of the effect of viewing a screen.
The Mitsibishi Laser set was a disappointment. Vivid colors but when watching you are aware of a lot of " noise " in the picture. Very distracting.
The 70 inch Sony LCD ($19,900 MSRP) was gorgeous. Best of all I saw except for the JVC projector.
The JVC was the best projector I have ever seen. ($7500.00 )
Blew ALL the Sony SXRD projectors out of the water. I have to have one. Only problem was I viewed it on a Stewart curved 130' screen that was $19,900 and the Anamorphic lens for 235:1 was $7500.00
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post #15530 of 17191
6/8/09 at 4:05pm
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Originally Posted by thestewman View Post

For what it's worth. No flaming please

Held my own marathon viewing of all the better sets available today.
Spent several hours viewing the high end of all the major lines and compared what I saw to my Qualia. Here is what I saw and what I think.

Panasonic Plasma OK. Nothing exceptional. Looked better than the LCD sets. And better than the new Samsung "LED" sets.
The Pioneer Kuros were good but not better than the Qualia except in the area of the blacks. The Qualia was more real and had less of the effect of viewing a screen.
The Mitsibishi Laser set was a disappointment. Vivid colors but when watching you are aware of a lot of " noise " in the picture. Very distracting.
The 70 inch Sony LCD ($19,900 MSRP) was gorgeous. Best of all I saw except for the JVC projector.
The JVC was the best projector I have ever seen. ($7500.00 )
Blew ALL the Sony SXRD projectors out of the water. I have to have one. Only problem was I viewed it on a Stewart curved 130' screen that was $19,900 and the Anamorphic lens for 235:1 was $7500.00
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thestewman

No flame from me; even if I don't necessarily see eye to eye, I respect the right to one's own observations. FWIW, I agree with all of your assessments, except I haven't been able to compare the recent JVC and SXRD models, but all of the reviews seem to support your conclusion. Where was everything you checked out?
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post #15531 of 17191
6/8/09 at 6:22pm
No flame from me; even if I don't necessarily see eye to eye, I respect the right to one's own observations. FWIW, I agree with all of your assessments, except I haven't been able to compare the recent JVC and SXRD models, but all of the reviews seem to support your conclusion. Where was everything you checked out?

ABT Electronics, Glenview,IL
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post #15532 of 17191
6/8/09 at 6:30pm
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No flame from me; even if I don't necessarily see eye to eye, I respect the right to one's own observations. FWIW, I agree with all of your assessments, except I haven't been able to compare the recent JVC and SXRD models, but all of the reviews seem to support your conclusion. Where was everything you checked out?

ABT Electronics, Glenview,IL


Through the years I've bought stuff from ABT. There's no place anywhere near where I live with that kind of selection under roof. At least I'll see most of the goods at the InfoComm show on Friday.
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post #15533 of 17191
6/10/09 at 11:19am
BD-30 owners, f/w v2.9 is up:
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post #15534 of 17191
6/10/09 at 1:12pm
I am so sorry to forward this email that I just got........

Gary Nachtigal (divedude) wanted me to notify you if he died. He died on
5-18-09 from complications with cancer but I misplaced your email
address until today. He said to "let my friends on the AVS Qualia Forum
know that divedude went for that wonderful last dive." Today is Gary's
birthday so I guess it is a good day to remember him. Please let
everyone on the Forum know of Gary's passing.

I was afraid of this as we had not swapped email in a bit!

So sorry,

Dave...AKA MPSAN
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post #15535 of 17191
6/10/09 at 6:03pm
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I am so sorry to forward this email that I just got........

Gary Nachtigal (divedude) wanted me to notify you if he died. He died on
5-18-09 from complications with cancer but I misplaced your email
address until today. He said to "let my friends on the AVS Qualia Forum
know that divedude went for that wonderful last dive." Today is Gary's
birthday so I guess it is a good day to remember him. Please let
everyone on the Forum know of Gary's passing.

I was afraid of this as we had not swapped email in a bit!

So sorry,

Dave...AKA MPSAN

I would like to extend my deepest sympathies and condolences to Gary's family and friends. He was the heart and soul of this thread and will not be forgotten by those of us fortunate enough to have known him.
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post #15536 of 17191
6/10/09 at 8:00pm
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Originally Posted by sofer View Post

I would like to extend my deepest sympathies and condolences to Gary's family and friends. He was the heart and soul of this thread and will not be forgotten by those of us fortunate enough to have known him.

I feel a large sadness on hearing of Gary's passing away. Never having personally met Gary there was a closeness developed over the last 5 years developed here on the AVS Forum. My deepest sympathy and regards to his family and friends

Stew
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post #15537 of 17191
6/11/09 at 4:39am
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Originally Posted by mpsan View Post

I am so sorry to forward this email that I just got........

Gary Nachtigal (divedude) wanted me to notify you if he died. He died on
5-18-09 from complications with cancer but I misplaced your email
address until today. He said to "let my friends on the AVS Qualia Forum
know that divedude went for that wonderful last dive." Today is Gary's
birthday so I guess it is a good day to remember him. Please let
everyone on the Forum know of Gary's passing.

I was afraid of this as we had not swapped email in a bit!

So sorry,

Dave...AKA MPSAN

Farewell dear AVS friend ... I hope that the waters you now dive in are are as warm and deep as you no doubt were throughout your life. Hope to see you one day in those crystal blue waters!

I offer my heartfelt thoughts and prayers to all who had the pleasure of knowing Gary.
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post #15538 of 17191
6/11/09 at 6:24am
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Farewell dear AVS friend ... I hope that the waters you now dive in are are as warm and deep as you no doubt were throughout your life. Hope to see you one day in those crystal blue waters!

I offer my heartfelt thoughts and prayers to all who had the pleasure of knowing Gary.

I couldn't say it any better. I've been more a lurker on this thread, only rarely contributing, but I always enjoyed posts by Gary, united by mutual love of the Qualia and the sea and the deep and cancer battles we face in our family.

Could always tell he was a special person and I have all faith that he resides in a better place now where I hope to see him one day.

Chris
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post #15539 of 17191
6/11/09 at 7:49am
The passing of a good man is always hard on those left behind. My condolences to his family and friends.
Dave
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post #15540 of 17191
6/11/09 at 8:41am
Divedude, Farewell, Thanks for all the input in all Our AVS Forums. Plus the Wonderful Pictures. We are always told to stay on the subject... But a bit of fun, hummer, & imagination, in Pictures has made this forum so unique Thanks to You...
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