Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the 3LCD prism in the projector - in this case, the blue LCD failed. Unless you can line up an individual blue LCD and adjust it so it’s properly calibrated, you usually need to replace the prism with a pre calibtaed assembly with all 3 LCDs attached. The issue is aligning it on 3LCD systems can be difficult. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire prism with a known good one that you do not need to mess with. The primary issue is you usually need to calibrate the other LCDs to be sure everything lines up. Every panel is slightly different and it's not easy.'''
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Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the 3LCD prism in the projector - in this case, the blue LCD failed. Unless you can line up an individual blue LCD and adjust it so it’s properly calibrated, you usually need to replace the prism with a pre calibtaed assembly with all 3 LCDs attached. The issue is aligning it on 3LCD systems can be difficult. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire prism/light engine with a known good one that you do not need to mess with. The primary issue is you usually need to calibrate the other LCDs to be sure everything lines up. Every panel is slightly different and it's not easy.'''
In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into issues with these 3LCD projectors is usually cost. Parts tend to cost significantly more then even used equivalent replacements - with many having fewer verified lamp hours as a bonus.
You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue. I’ve dealt with this on DLP before, and I replaced the entire projector. Original had 1,224 (now 1,227) hours and the one I bought to replace it only has 454 hours (now 457). I know how to change the DMD, but 454 verifiable hours makes up for the waste of a unit.
Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the 3LCD optical block in the projector - in this case, the blue LCD failed. Unless you can line up the individual blue LCD and adjust it so it’s properly calibrated, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems can be difficult. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire optical block with the 3LCD prism inside as an entire assembly to avoid difficult to correct LCD alignment issues. The primary issue is you usually need to calibrate the other LCDs to be sure everything lines up. Every panel is slightly different.'''
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Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the 3LCD prism in the projector - in this case, the blue LCD failed. Unless you can line up an individual blue LCD and adjust it so it’s properly calibrated, you usually need to replace the prism with a pre calibtaed assembly with all 3 LCDs attached. The issue is aligning it on 3LCD systems can be difficult. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire prism with a known good one that you do not need to mess with. The primary issue is you usually need to calibrate the other LCDs to be sure everything lines up. Every panel is slightly different and it's not easy.'''
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In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate it’s not worth the attempt.
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In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into issues with these 3LCD projectors is usually cost. Parts tend to cost significantly more then even used equivalent replacements - with many having fewer verified lamp hours as a bonus.
You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue. I’ve dealt with this on DLP before, and I replaced the entire projector. Original had 1,224 (now 1,227) hours and the one I bought to replace it only has 454 hours (now 457). I know how to change the DMD, but 454 verifiable hours makes up for the waste of a unit.
Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the 3LCD optical block in the projector - in this case, the blue LCD failed. Unless you can line up the individual blue LCD, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems is so difficult to do. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire optical block and 3LCD prism as a unit to avoid difficult to correct LCD alignment. The other issue is you usually need to calibrate Red and Green, as the LCDs are individually aligned and corrected since every panel is slightly different.'''
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Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the 3LCD optical block in the projector - in this case, the blue LCD failed. Unless you can line up the individual blue LCD and adjust it so it’s properly calibrated, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems can be difficult. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire optical block with the 3LCD prism inside as an entire assembly to avoid difficult to correct LCD alignment issues. The primary issue is you usually need to calibrate the other LCDs to be sure everything lines up. Every panel is slightly different.'''
In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate it’s not worth the attempt.
You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue. I’ve dealt with this on DLP before, and I replaced the entire projector. Original had 1,224 (now 1,227) hours and the one I bought to replace it only has 454 hours (now 457). I know how to change the DMD, but 454 verifiable hours makes up for the waste of a unit.
Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the 3LCD optical block in the projector - in this case, the blue LCD failed. Unless you can line up the individual blue LCD, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems is so difficult to do. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire optical block and 3LCD prism as a unit to avoid difficult to correct LCD alignment.'''
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Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the 3LCD optical block in the projector - in this case, the blue LCD failed. Unless you can line up the individual blue LCD, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems is so difficult to do. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire optical block and 3LCD prism as a unit to avoid difficult to correct LCD alignment. The other issue is you usually need to calibrate Red and Green, as the LCDs are individually aligned and corrected since every panel is slightly different.'''
In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate it’s not worth the attempt.
You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue. I’ve dealt with this on DLP before, and I replaced the entire projector. Original had 1,224 (now 1,227) hours and the one I bought to replace it only has 454 hours (now 457). I know how to change the DMD, but 454 verifiable hours makes up for the waste of a unit.
Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the optical block in the projector. The issue is typically due to a bad LCD in the 3LCD block itself. Unless you can line up the individual Blue LCD, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems is so difficult to do. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire optical block and 3LCD prism as a unit to avoid difficult to correct LCD alignment.'''
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Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the 3LCD optical block in the projector - in this case, the blue LCD failed. Unless you can line up the individual blue LCD, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems is so difficult to do. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire optical block and 3LCD prism as a unit to avoid difficult to correct LCD alignment.'''
In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate it’s not worth the attempt.
You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue. I’ve dealt with this on DLP before, and I replaced the entire projector. Original had 1,224 (now 1,227) hours and the one I bought to replace it only has 454 hours (now 457). I know how to change the DMD, but 454 verifiable hours makes up for the waste of a unit.
Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the optical block in the projector. The issue is typically due to a bad LCD in the 3LCD block itself. Unless you can line up the individual Blue LCD, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems is so difficult to do.
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Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the optical block in the projector. The issue is typically due to a bad LCD in the 3LCD block itself. Unless you can line up the individual Blue LCD, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems is so difficult to do. '''Depending on your experience level, you’re usually better off replacing the entire optical block and 3LCD prism as a unit to avoid difficult to correct LCD alignment.'''
In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate it’s not worth the attempt.
You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue. I’ve dealt with this on DLP before, and I replaced the entire projector. Original had 1,224 (now 1,227) hours and the one I bought to replace it only has 454 hours (now 457). I know how to change the DMD, but 454 verifiable hours makes up for the waste of a unit.
Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the optical block in the projector. The issue is typically due to a bad LCD in the 3LCD block itself. Unless you can line up the individual Blue LCD, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems is so difficult to do.
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In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate it’s not worth the attempt. You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue.
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In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate it’s not worth the attempt.
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You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue. I’ve dealt with this on DLP before, and I replaced the entire projector. Original had 1,224 (now 1,227) hours and the one I bought to replace it only has 454 hours (now 457). I know how to change the DMD, but 454 verifiable hours makes up for the waste of a unit.
Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the optical block in the projector. The issue is typically due to a bad LCD in the 3LCD block itself. Unless you can line up the individual Blue LCD, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems is so difficult to do.
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In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate. You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue.
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In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate it’s not worth the attempt. You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue.
Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the optical block in the projector. The issue is typically due to a bad LCD in the 3LCD block itself.
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Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the optical block in the projector. The issue is typically due to a bad LCD in the 3LCD block itself. Unless you can line up the individual Blue LCD, you usually need to replace the LCD block assembly since aligning it on 3LCD systems is so difficult to do.
In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate. You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue.
Sony uses 3LCD, so that’s typically due to a bad LCD on the optical block in the projector. The issue is typically due to a bad LCD in the 3LCD block itself.
In most cases, the cost to repair the projectors when you run into 3LCD block issues is usually significantly more expensive then even a vetted one that’s identical or newer used that has low enough lamp hours which are verifiable to be accurate. You run into this same problem with cost on the DLP ones, so this isn’t a 3LCD specific issue.