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I can raise my center channel mount higher to raise the screen maybe another 12" for 24" total off the floor.

Also how will an 80" image look on the GW 92" screen?? Any problems doing that?

Have any of yall setup their harmony remote with the DV10 yet. If so can you offer any recommandations on how you setup or any problems you had to work around setting up.

Thanks

I have Harmony remote(659) set up for the DV10. I used the learning function to learn the orignal remote control function(like Proj menu, Projector left right etc). It is working fine.

OK this is the problem i am having hopefully you can help.

When you add a device to add the remote what choice did you use?

I was thinking i need to enter television under device catagory and TV DVD for device type instead of chosing projector for device type. This way when i add a activity for lets say Watch DVD w/ Optoma the setup would recognize the DV10 with the built in DVD. Then use lean commands after setup to add any that are missing.

Thanks.

TV DVD was the way to go. Just had to use learn missing commands from the original remote (for play, stop, pause, etc.) after adding device was set up. Also had to rename the inputs to D-Sub, Composite, S-Video and DVD then used input next as the command for all of the inputs.

I Just have to figure out now how to turn of the projector being the DV10 requires you to power toggle twice to shutdown. I'm sure i will figure it out then all would be good to go.

If anyone has any advice on doing the above better than this it will be appreciated.

Bought my harmony 676 just a couple of weeks ago and depending on your setup can be quite time consuming setting up the way you like it but the end result is great!!!

I've been trying to get more than a 480p input to work, if i set my HD tuner to anything more than 480p it turns all green and loses signal.
I says in the spec's accepts 480p, 720p, 1080i?
I been using the VGA out of my LG3510 to the VGA of the DV10.

Update......... had to set it to component out and use a component to vga cable i had laying around.

Also is it ok to leave it plugged in and on standby mode?, the blue light flashes and the optical out is lit up all the time.
Also anyone get the free screen and how long did it take?, do they give you a greywolf 2?

Hi Bud Man, Personally I wouldn't leave the projector plugged in at all times. But that's just my personal opinion. I got my free screen a few months ago and it was in fact a Greywolf II. It took about 4-5 weeks to get the screen. Believe it or not I still have yet to mount it because I had went out and purchased a Greywolf I right after getting my DV10 because I didn't have the patience to wait for the free screen to arrive. Maybe I'll take down my Greywolf I soon and mount the GW II. I'll let you know if I see any difference between the 2 screens. I hope that helped answer your questions?

can someone please post a link to the region free firmware or send me the files via e-mail?

thanks

Region free baby!

Made my region 3 DV10 region free.

Burn to a CD after unzipping. Finalize and burn as data. Do not make the disk bootbale and do not burn as an image.

Use at your own risk.

 

dvdrom.zip 435.9326171875k . file

Thanks tsb for the firmware, been looking around for it with no luck, it was mostly e-mail traded.

no problem

did it work for you? I was told it worked for all regions, but I've only tested on region 3

I'll load it after work, i have a region 2 DVD i'll test it on, if this player played Xvid it would a real nice setup.
Anyone have any settings they like to share?
I like it in game mode with a few tweaks, HD cable looks the best in this mode for me.

I just got the DV10 with free Greywolf II and D&K sub. question though...

what's the best way to hook the sub to my a/v reciever? my reciever seems to only have a single rca line-level sub output. could I simply hook an rca splitter and run 2 rcas to the sub? or am I better off attaching it to like... the "out" of the audio on the reciever.

I'm sitting at work looking at these boxes... can't wait to get home tonight and play with it all :-)

nm, I read more into it. It's just a 2x mono rca input. so I'll just split my single rca to 2 and that should be fine.

I hooked up the sub at work... actually not too bad for a free 50w sub haha. decent quality and crossover.

Guess I can give my first impressions.

I purchased the DV10 with free 92" Greywolf II and free d&k 50 watt subwoofer from compusa for $999.99 + tax. Pretty awesome deal, and even now it's $899.99 I think (I emailed compusa to try to get a $100 credit, I'm still working on it)

This is my first front projection system, and I must say... I'm extremely impressed. Right out of the box, plugged the unit in, and began the process of lining it up to the (to me) HUGE screen. amazingly it only needed to be about 9' away from the screen, and I put a couple of books underneath it. I fit the screen in horizontally, turned the manual focus, and used the keystone keys on the remote to give a square-edged image all within 5 minutes. I was amazed at how fast it was to align the image to the screen fairly dead on.

First thing we did was pop in Pirates of the Caribbean and WOW. How is it that I've been watching these movies on a 32" HDTV?!? THIS is real movie watching... I don't notice any of the caveats mentioned with rainbows, or screendoor effect or anything. I do see a... "texture" I guess from the glass beads on the greywolf, but it's not distracting at all. First settings I changed were setting it to "game" and then turning off "bright mode" everything looked vibrant and clean to me, so I'll probably leave it at that for now.

After the movie, we decided to play some gamecube. This was just a 480i composite input, and that looked amazing too! We couldn't believe the crispness or the vibrance coming from it. Of course 480p gaming will be much better, and we'll probably hook up the xbox another day and play with those settings since it can output 1080i, 720p, 480p etc.

I was also VERY impressed with the speakers on the dv10! I didn't even hook up the sound system during all this testing, the sound was full, and immersive. I played with the sub independently, and it was far above my expectations for a 50w sub that was free.

The only reference I have for the screen is that we projected onto a yellow/tan wall at first, and that was amazing looking, but onto the Greywolf II whites are blinding and the blacks are nearly pitch black with no pixaltion or anything like that I see on my hdtv even.

So after 4 hours of "testing" I don't think I can ever watch a dvd or play a video game on a regular tv ever again... I can't wait to really get some time on this; get the xbox hooked up, and get some real high quality video pumping through it. Thanks all for the great recommendation on this projector!

Great!!, glad you like it, how long did it take to get the screen and sub?, i sent my stuff in a few weeks ago.

I didn't have to send anything to optoma for them. CompUSA took care of everything, that's why I got it through them, plus free shipping and they financed it for 0% for 18months. I got the projector, screen, and sub all at the same time within 5 days of ordering it all.

so I'm looking at getting a backup bulb for my newly acquired dv10. Anybody have a favorite place to get them? so far I've found 2 for under $350:

http://www.visualapex.com/accessorie...oma&Type=Lamps

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Speci...cation.do#tabs

circuit city has free shipping, and they offer a 4 year protection plan for it for $70! does anybody have incite or experience with a CC protection plan? how does it work with a lamp? I read through most of the small print, and I'm under the asumption that even within normal failure they'll replace up to 2 bulbs within that 4 years... so that's 3 bulbs in 4 years for $420? sounds like a good deal to me...

Also, is there anything I can do to help my current bulb stay in top shape? I'm guessing keep the machine dust free with some canned air, and only spray when it's not hot. Would it be advantageos to say... add a fan internally or externally, or even watercool it? haha. I have some extra watercooling equipment sitting around; I could probably rig something up.

ideas? thanks

-cj

I do not have a CC service plan for a pj, but I have bought plans for several pieces of equipment. My experience with CC has been hassle-free; my claims were handled quickly and with no fuss. I wish I could say the same about my BB warranty experiences...

As for lamps, my understanding is that the lamp has to fail completely in order to be replaced, not just dim.

Brian

well... that's not too hard... just unplug the projector while in use haha. I'm sure after a couple times the heat will crack it

So, I got this thing now to replace my dying CRT projector.

I am impressed with light output and screen size in general. I can project to a 10 foot wide wall in my living room. However, some things are annoying about it and I wonder if I can change them.

1) as others have noted, the angle of the projection is so that the projector has to be really low. To project from accross the room, you have to angle it down to not have half the picture on the ceiling.

2) still you angle it down so much that you almost exhaust the keystone setting.

3) anyone sitting in front of the projector is in the way, throwing a shadow. So, you can't actually use the big image size.

To fix this, I consider turning it by 180 degrees upside down and project from the ceiling. The problems with this are

a) the built-in DVD player can't be used any more, because there's no way to rotate the image. But I can still use a computer (which I do anyway to watch the XviD films), the VobSub subtitle program has a convenient feature to turn everything upside down.

I'm waiting for a firmware update, or a firmware hack to change that.

b) how do I securely attach it to the ceiling? How can I easily detach it again from there?

No, the DVDs aren't the issue. Mechanically that's not a problem, it can work upside down. Inversion is the only problem with the builtin DVD player. A firmware upgrade could fix that.

But that DVD player in there is a gimmick anyway, and so is the sound system. In all reality for good quality, you want to use the VGA in anyway and run audio to the surround system. You can then let the PC invert the image. So, ceiling mount is very much an option, and indeed seems to me the only option to get over its flaw with the steep upward throw angle.

I figure I can somehow tie the box to a board which would be screwed to the ceiling, but it takes some time to figure out to look nice. I'm afraid of hooking it on the built-in feet, as they might pop out and then the whole thing should fall. (shudder).

Dvd's are snap fit into the centor hole, just like any portable cd device like a walkman, so upside down mounting is no problem for dvd's
I thought in the adjustments there was a full 180 adjustment, i'll have to fire it up and see.
I bought a HD70 just to ceiling mount it, the DV10 is made to just lay on a floor and shoot, i had mine on a lil table 2' off the floor.

Can you get as big of a screen with HD70? One reason I decided for DV10 was because the throw ratio allowed for real BIG screen. But may be it's not so special in that regard?

if anybody knows how we can force this unit to do a vertical flip... it'd be greatly appreciated. It's true, things played from the computer would flip vertically, but I also have an xbox, and eventually a Wii and I doubt they individually have the ability to flip vertically.

Or is there a device, component based, that'll flip all signals running through my components maybe?

I'm looking to ceiling mount the projector as well.

I'm looking at a product...

http://www.provantage.com/startech-v...v~7STRV013.htm

I emailed the company to see if there's anyway for it to vertically flip the image; if so... this'll be the best/cheapest option.

I contacted STARTECH.COM and that item won't do what I want it to...

but I think I might play with mirrors tonight... if I mount it in regular position, with the back up... so that it shoots level with the lens - but like ~1ft from the ceiling and backwards, pointed at a mirror, that will be placed... well not too far so that it's a small mirror. The image will be flipped horizontally, but the projector has the ability to invert horizontally.

We'll see...

I got my free screen and sub today, i dont think they gave me a greywolf 2 screen, it just says panoview screen model # DS-9092PM, no GW2 in the part number, did i get hosed?