[manoharshetty9]

How does one tell which DLP chip is being used in the projector? My projector, according to the manual says Darkchip4 is being used but when i connect to my computer the computer recognizes the projector as a monitor and the automatic title that appears on the name of the monitor has DC3 along with some other numbers. what does this mean? DC3 i assume stands for Darkchip3. Why would a Darkchip4 read as DC3?


Thanks in advance to anyone for your answers.

 

[Mike Garrett]

What projector are we talking about?

 

[manoharshetty9]



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Originally Posted by AV Science Sales 5  /t/1418126/which-texas-instruments-dlp-darkhip-version-is-the-projector/0_100#post_22179426


What projector are we talking about?

Truevue Vango

 

[AV Science Sales 4]

To my knowedge its the latest, DC4 plus or whatever.

 

[manoharshetty9]



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Originally Posted by AV Science Sales 4  /t/1418126/which-texas-instruments-dlp-darkhip-version-is-the-projector/0_100#post_22179461


To my knowedge its the latest, DC4 plus or whatever.

The literature already mentions that. My query(read the initial post) is that Why would a Darkchip4 read as DC3 on the computer?

 

[AV Science Sales 4]

I have no idea.

 

[coderguy]

Because the computer drivers and recognition are not that advanced, same reason a device might read "generic plug n play"...

 

[stanger89]

What the PC displays has nothing to do with what's actually it the projector, it just displays whatever the manufacturer placed in the EDID.

 

[coderguy]

Yes, and sometimes the drivers will just ignore it even if it is placed there and default to some other value.

 

[manoharshetty9]

Thanks for your replies.

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Originally Posted by stanger89  /t/1418126/which-texas-instruments-dlp-darkhip-version-is-the-projector/0_100#post_22179962


What the PC displays has nothing to do with what's actually it the projector, it just displays whatever the manufacturer placed in the EDID.

Normally when i connect to a display it shows the manufacturer name or generic plug and play. But if the manufacturer has not placed anything in the EDID then does the computer read the next defaullt reading? The DMD chip is the primary display device and the projector just surrounds it with the light engine etc. So will the computer read the DMD chip information? DC3 being read by the computer seems like a reading of the DMD chip as it correlates to the word DarkChip.

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Originally Posted by coderguy  /t/1418126/which-texas-instruments-dlp-darkhip-version-is-the-projector/0_100#post_22181446


Yes, and sometimes the drivers will just ignore it even if it is placed there and default to some other value.

Thats what i thought too that it is defaulting to the DMD Chip value. Just too much of a coincidence for DC3 to show up in the reading. Anyways, i guess there is no way to know for sure where the DC3 reading is coming from unless we get some expert intervention.


Thanks again.

 

[stanger89]



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Originally Posted by manoharshetty9  /t/1418126/which-texas-instruments-dlp-darkhip-version-is-the-projector#post_22181591


Thanks for your replies.

Normally when i connect to a display it shows the manufacturer name or generic plug and play. But if the manufacturer has not placed anything in the EDID then does the computer read the next defaullt reading? The DMD chip is the primary display device and the projector just surrounds it with the light engine etc. So will the computer read the DMD chip information? DC3 being read by the computer seems like a reading of the DMD chip as it correlates to the word DarkChip.

Nope, the computer can't talk to the chip at all, they speak different languages. It's most likely that the manufacturer just developed the EDID for a generic DLP that happened to be a DC3, and they just used that as is and either never bothered, or forgot to update the name in the EDID when they put it in the Vango.

 

[manoharshetty9]



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Originally Posted by stanger89  /t/1418126/which-texas-instruments-dlp-darkhip-version-is-the-projector/0_100#post_22181905


Nope, the computer can't talk to the chip at all, they speak different languages. It's most likely that the manufacturer just developed the EDID for a generic DLP that happened to be a DC3, and they just used that as is and either never bothered, or forgot to update the name in the EDID when they put it in the Vango.

Ok. Thanks for the information.