I have an Epson Powerlite 720C LCD projector. One day I foolishly placed it on top of my 12 inch subwoofer cabinet. When I fired up the projector, I noticed a dark band primarily composed of red at the top of the screen (making up about 1/10 of the total viewing area) and a diffuse band of green at the bottom of the screen. the rest of the 80% of the screen has normal color. I immediately removed it from the speaker cabinet (realizing my error) but the problem persists--a month later.
I e-mailed tech support at Epson who were of absolutely no help, they simply directed me to a service center. The service center guy totally poo-pooed that the speaker had anything to do with and asked if I had dropped or otherwise badly jarred the unit--which I haven't. His diagnosis, replacement of the "optical engine"
but he didn't really recommend it as it's $1200.00!
Has this ever happened to anyone? Is it the same case with LCD's that it is with CRT's when a magnetic field is placed too close to the screen? Is there any way to "degauss" LCD panels in a projector? I am now in officially over my head.
kjaalto
I e-mailed tech support at Epson who were of absolutely no help, they simply directed me to a service center. The service center guy totally poo-pooed that the speaker had anything to do with and asked if I had dropped or otherwise badly jarred the unit--which I haven't. His diagnosis, replacement of the "optical engine"
but he didn't really recommend it as it's $1200.00!
Has this ever happened to anyone? Is it the same case with LCD's that it is with CRT's when a magnetic field is placed too close to the screen? Is there any way to "degauss" LCD panels in a projector? I am now in officially over my head.
kjaalto