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Sony KDF-42WE655 Pin-Cushion Geometry

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Just purchased a new Sony KDF-42WE655 over the weekend--really enjoying the screen, however--when I tune to local OTA stations, the picture initally comes up in 4:3 mode with bars on each side and I've got the pin-cushion effect on the vertical geometry on each side of the picture--best that I can measure it's somewhere between 0.05 to 0.10 inch deviation from vertical along each sidebar--I've called Sony and they say that it can be adjusted, but I was wonedering whether there is any one out there that knows what variables in the Service menu are used to adjust pin-cushion or is this an actual mechanical adjustment involving the LCD panels??


By the way--went back to the store and checked--the display model looked fine, but 2 more units they pulled from inventory and hooked up were as bad or worse than my unit??


I've seen this question asked by a few posters in this forum, but no replies.
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Any thoughts out there on Sony LCD's and whether the geometry is adjustable???
You will always have pincushioning on 4:3. Even tubed sets have it but the curvature of the tubes hide alot of it. Microdisplays will have pincushioning more pronounces as it has much to do with the length of the light engines and space from mirror to screen. It's not a fixable issue. Just part of the tech.


Good luck.
Seems like since the black bars are generated by the set, then their geometry should be adjustable--just a thought--


If rear projection LCD's have geometry problems and are not adjustable, then that's a real downside for rear projection LCD units--
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