1500.1 CR? does the new bulb look noticeably brighter than the day 1 bulb?
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New Lamp HT1000 Calibration Results
I installed a new "K" lamp in my HT1000 this week. I had changed to normal with the old lamp for several months but at1500 hours the brightness was down to 9.5 FtL using the normal setting on my 80" Da Lite screen.
The new "K" lamp is results are different from the previous lamp at 1500 hours.
Here are the results for my calibration.
Please note that these results are with my system on my screen in my dark room with light yellow walls and a white ceiling. I did not super tweak since the lamp wil lbe changing a lot in the next 100 hours. The results below did get to 6500 degrees +/- 50 degrees or so with DVI and RGB.
New “K†lamp settings- Fl-D Hoya Color Filter
80 inch diagonal Wide Power (~ 2.2) Da Lite Screen
1 Hour on Lamp Iris Closed Eco mode 11.5 FtL CR =~1500 Calibrated
I have edited the gain M and Y levels after the iniital post based on AVIA and Video essentials DVD viewing using TT 2.0. I have not yet really tweaked the secondaries.
Color Correction
R=-7 Y=0
G=-6 M=-4
B=-7 Cy=-9
Gain = 0
RGB
BR=-12 CR=110
BG=-12 CG=131
BB=-14 CB=130
DVI
BR=-16 CR=99
BG=17 CG=124
BB=18 CB=128
DVI for DSS
BR= -18 CR= 114
BG=-19 GR=139
BB=-20 CB=145
The new "K" lamp is results are different from the previous lamp at 1500 hours.
Here are the results for my calibration.
Please note that these results are with my system on my screen in my dark room with light yellow walls and a white ceiling. I did not super tweak since the lamp wil lbe changing a lot in the next 100 hours. The results below did get to 6500 degrees +/- 50 degrees or so with DVI and RGB.
New “K†lamp settings- Fl-D Hoya Color Filter
80 inch diagonal Wide Power (~ 2.2) Da Lite Screen
1 Hour on Lamp Iris Closed Eco mode 11.5 FtL CR =~1500 Calibrated
I have edited the gain M and Y levels after the iniital post based on AVIA and Video essentials DVD viewing using TT 2.0. I have not yet really tweaked the secondaries.
Color Correction
R=-7 Y=0
G=-6 M=-4
B=-7 Cy=-9
Gain = 0
RGB
BR=-12 CR=110
BG=-12 CG=131
BB=-14 CB=130
DVI
BR=-16 CR=99
BG=17 CG=124
BB=18 CB=128
DVI for DSS
BR= -18 CR= 114
BG=-19 GR=139
BB=-20 CB=145
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What Da-Lite screen are you using?
Jack
Jack
Jack,
The screnn is an 80 inch diagonal puill up insta theater.
Joel
The screnn is an 80 inch diagonal puill up insta theater.
Joel
Thanks Joel....and for the e-mail.
I checked my bulb hours for the first time last night in some time....1640 hours. Time for a new one real soon.
Bill
I checked my bulb hours for the first time last night in some time....1640 hours. Time for a new one real soon.
Bill
Joel,
What screen material with what gain is it? This does make a difference on the settings, does it not? My screen is a High Power with 2.8 gain.
Jack
What screen material with what gain is it? This does make a difference on the settings, does it not? My screen is a High Power with 2.8 gain.
Jack
It is called "wide power" that Da lite uses with its insta theater line.
Gain abour ~ 2.2-2.4 I believe. I do not know what the fabric or the coating on it.
Joel
Gain abour ~ 2.2-2.4 I believe. I do not know what the fabric or the coating on it.
Joel
Thanks for your numbers Jim. I will try them.
Partially on your recommendation I also have the Da-lite deluxe insta-theater 80" screen in my living room and I also have the new bulb and have noticed the brightness difference.
I had read that the difference was subtle between the original bulb and the new one, but I find it to be significant. I notice the difference so much that I have kind of become a brightness junkie! The new bulb makes me want to run the projector in the full mode rather than eco because, particularly with high def material, the brightness is incredible. My old bulb was nearly dead but I had sent my projector in for repairs and in changing the board, NEC lost my bulb life settings. I love the new bulb.
Partially on your recommendation I also have the Da-lite deluxe insta-theater 80" screen in my living room and I also have the new bulb and have noticed the brightness difference.
I had read that the difference was subtle between the original bulb and the new one, but I find it to be significant. I notice the difference so much that I have kind of become a brightness junkie! The new bulb makes me want to run the projector in the full mode rather than eco because, particularly with high def material, the brightness is incredible. My old bulb was nearly dead but I had sent my projector in for repairs and in changing the board, NEC lost my bulb life settings. I love the new bulb.
A site did a comparison on the two bulbs, here's what they got.
http://www.cigarbest.com/sales/necbulb1.jpg
http://www.cigarbest.com/sales/necbulb2.jpg
http://www.cigarbest.com/sales/necbulb1.jpg
http://www.cigarbest.com/sales/necbulb2.jpg
Notice the difference in the red intensity in those 2 jpg files. Do you know if the projector was calibrated for each bulb or if this is the off the shelf settings that are the same for each bulb.
The settings at hour 1 that I got for the new lamp needed to tone down the red a lot (with the Hoya FL-D filter in) compared to waht I had with the 1500 old lamp ( with the Hoya filter in).
Joel
The settings at hour 1 that I got for the new lamp needed to tone down the red a lot (with the Hoya FL-D filter in) compared to waht I had with the 1500 old lamp ( with the Hoya filter in).
Joel
They set each PJ up identical, basic calibration. Didn't get into colorfacts cals.
The new bulb looks over 20% brighter.
The new bulb looks over 20% brighter.
Yes,
I agree the new bulb is at least 20% brighter.
Do you have the specs for how long the "K" lamp should last.
It would be possible to tell the NEC that there was a new lamp at 1500 hours for example if the new lamp supposed to last 3000 hours instead of 2000 and then run it for another 1500 hours before changing.
Joel
I agree the new bulb is at least 20% brighter.
Do you have the specs for how long the "K" lamp should last.
It would be possible to tell the NEC that there was a new lamp at 1500 hours for example if the new lamp supposed to last 3000 hours instead of 2000 and then run it for another 1500 hours before changing.
Joel
2000 to 3000hrs, looks like you can transfer over the specs from the units using the 220w NSH 260k bulb.
Also 1100ansi
880ansi in econo.
Also 1100ansi
880ansi in econo.
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