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*Sold* Infocus Projector, round 2
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shardian:
Can the image be shifted or shrunk to get rid of the defect, or does it go with the adjustments?
ChadTower:

I didn't try too hard but I imagine it would go with the adjustments.  It's not a signal issue.  The pics actually make it look worse than it is because of the contrast in the photo.  I wouldn't use it if I were building an elaborate theater but it is definitely good enough for messing around or for more casual use.  For $150 on a bulb with 85% or more of its life left it's a no brainer for someone looking for a projector.
Angry_Radish:
The line stays where it is no matter what you do with the image.
We have/had about 10 of these here at work and maybe 4 of them ended up looking like this.
From talking the end users about it, my guess is that they haven't been waiting till the fan shuts off automatically before unplugging it, and put it in the case while it was still warm. My guess is something shifted somewhere in the DLP engine slightly blocking the side while it was in the case and still warm.
I managed to get a few fixed by Infocus since they were under warantee but there were a few that had just passed the date and Mgmt decided to just get new ones from a new manufacturer.
ChadTower:

Hrm... so they are repairable... question is, could we do it, or is it just dropping in new OEM parts we wouldn't have access to?
Angry_Radish:
Well, they are "kind of" repairable.
Infocus was more than happy to fix my out of warrantee units... for $1200.
All they were going to do was change the entire DLP engine, which is pretty standard with electronics mfgrs... why troubleshoot and repair small items when it's cheaper to swap out the entire assembly?
The insanely high repair price was just a method for them to upsell me anyway.
They offered a discount on a newer model in exchange for the busted ones, soI told them where they could shove it and we switched to Epson projectors  :)
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