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Graham Johnson · Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 6:08 am Post subject:

It appears the ISO file I use to copy the DVD's has been corrupted.

The last 5 disks I sent out have had 2 failures one in the UK and one in NZ.

I will have to repost the DVD's I sent out approx 2 weeks ago.

Apologies

GJ

deutschlnd · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 5

I live in Taiwan and have already paid for the DVD. Just wondered when I can get it. Thanks!

tromatus · Joined: 19 Nov 2010 Posts: 66

nice job

zich6 · Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Posts: 9 Location: United States

Looks good.

Graham Johnson · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:24 pm Post subject:

I am up to date with shipping of DVD's. There appeared there was an issue with the mail over Christmas I had 6 disks returned.

They where reposted a few days ago.

Graham Johnson · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:55 pm Post subject:

I have just had an email from a customer saying that the DVD wont play after chapter 8 . Seems that I may have been hit with a fault in the master again.

This could affect up to 8 DVD's.

If yours is faulty please put a post here so can gauge whi I have to send replacement DVD's too.

Graham Johnson · Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:17 pm Post subject:

I am up to date with all DVD postings. I have reposted 6 previously sent DVD's I beleive are faulty.

They should all be there quickly.

kabuby77 · Joined: 28 Mar 2011 Posts: 147 Location: Italy

Hi I've received the DVD last month, It's very useful for installation. I own a VPH 1292 so I would like to ask something I have not found. What are safe settings for brightness and contrast to avoid burning tubes too early?
Thanks

**kal** · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 3:13 pm Post subject:

kabuby77 · Joined: 28 Mar 2011 Posts: 147 Location: Italy

Thank you for explaining. I decided to change the old 4:3 screen and take a bigger 16:9. I know VPH 1292 is not so bright as other 9", I would try to correlate the light flux with the life of the tubes in order to choose the best size. You said that it is difficult to make comparisons, but since I do not have enough experience some examples would be useful from other owners of this projector.

**kal** · Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 12:50 pm Post subject:

Graham Johnson · Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 1:04 pm Post subject:

Kal pretty much summed it up. There are a lot of reasons for the brightness being set at one point.

1) MINDFUL of tube wear. Too much wears them quicker

2) Type of screen you have

3) gain of input source

1) many projectors Bloom badly as the contrast rises. This washes out detail in whites and doesnt add to the experience. The 1292 because of its modest gain actually doesnt bloom and you can comfortably run it flat out at 100% and the result is still very good. Focus does reduce at higher brightness levels. I used to run at 80-90% as a realistic level. BUT I had a gain screen as well and it was quite bright.

2) The gain of your screen is critical. a gain of one means that you will have to burn the tubes harder for the same reflective light output. My scrfeen gain was 1.3 which was a good alround brightness allowing the tubes to be run a bit dimmer to increase life.

3) not so much an issue now as it used to be when using analogue inputs. You could rig the input source to run a bit hotter whihc would compound through the video chain. This would for all intents and purposes run the projector harder. AND MADE THE ACTUAL CONTRAST NUMBER BASCIALLLY USELESS AS A MEANS OF MEASURMENT. Not as much an issue now with the HDMI input cards in use. The internal gain is set pretty right with them.

IMO set it to what makes you happy. Burn the bastard up. The machine isnt worth a nickle these days so use it, enjoy it and dont worry about tube life. Just throw it out when its done.

kabuby77 · Joined: 28 Mar 2011 Posts: 147 Location: Italy

Thanks for the speech , I understand that up to now the machine has been working below its potential.
It has recently passed the thousand hours of life, it is like new. I'll probably buy a 120" with a gain of at least 1.2

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(there are your sunglasses)

kjelli · Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 51

Graham, I have two of your disc. One I bought from you, the other I got along with a 1292 I aquired. Both discs stop working around the time you are talking about the astimagtism Sad

Any chance I can get a new copy?

Kjell

Graham Johnson · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:09 am Post subject:

I had some bad disks, BUT I did identify which ones they where and I actually shipped replacements for all the bad ones. So some people would have got 2 copies.

One that worked and another that was crap and should have been thrown out.

What date did you recieve yours ?? See earlier in this thread and you can see the faulty disk send dates.

I would be hesitant to ship replacements AGAIN after I have already sent out new one's for all the affected disks.

kjelli · Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 51

Graham Johnson · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:49 pm Post subject:

Where yours in DVD cases ???

I havent shipped in those for over 3 years. I only ship in cardboard envelopes since 2009. LOL

send me a PM and I will send you a new disk. There where no ISO errors previous to the last 12 months so I can only out yours not working to physical damage.

You really should have checked it out and let me know a little earlier dont you think?

kjelli · Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 51

What??? 3 years. Time really flies.
Well, I spent the last year building the HT, had to put a building on top of the HT room first. I only checked out that the disc worked when I got it, did not see the whole film. But you are right, I should have checked this a tad earlier Smile

Pm sent, thanks a million. You are a star Smile

Kjell

Graham Johnson · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:19 am Post subject:

I have caught up with all the outstanding posting of DVD's. You'all should have yours very soon.

Graham Johnson · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:28 am Post subject:

All outstanding DVD's have been sent out approx 2 weeks ago. If you are waiting it wont be long.