Thanks again Rick. I've got the computer set up on a wide screen resolution, I believe 1280X720, and then adjusting the aspect ratio of the RGB input, I got it to fit perfectly. It looks actually better than my DLP looked. I am loving this thing.
I will make that call later this afternoon. I really apreciate all your help.

Thanks,
Mark

Use the freebie patterns at Milori to double check your display is not stretching the image too much with the alignment settings on the set.

Another thing I do is to make a bunch of perfectly round circles in Illustrator (double click and enter the size parameters manually) and place rows of them all over a file that takes up the whole screen. If they become ellipses your stretch is too great and youneed to select a more appropriate screen resolution, or if they are different in the sides than in the center, the plasma is auto-selecting some 4x3 stretch that you will not want to leave on that input.

On an intial setup, browsing the 'web, or even viewing slides, the settings may look great, but it should absolutely have the ability to be dialed in perfectly with specific resolutions if the application is to view CAD files or something where scale and proportion must be accurate.

Since you are going to the trouble, you might as well try dialing yours in to that degree of accuracy.

If it's not too much trouble, call the number and throw some of this out to them.

Specifically mention that a consultant spec is involved and that CAD files were mentioned so resolutios need to be specified by the display manufacturer to ensure that scale and proportion will be accurate.
If they ask for the spec to be faxed or e-mailed for them to view, say that it is in the project manager's project binder at another location and that you just jotted down these specific questions.

See what they say and reply to this...

That was a good point about the CAD files, since I do a lot of drawings. I pulled up autocad, and covered the screen in circles. They looked perfect, so I'm really happy with the setup as far as scale and resolution is concerned. I will call them later, and ask them about the white raster setting, and the orbiter, although, I think I have seen the picture shift which I assume is the orbiter.

Thanks again,
Mark

Rick, since this white raster setting is not restoring pixels but pulling down all to the same level, would you not stretch out the interval for doing this as much as possible? Since you are in fact reducing the brightness of good pixels to match the others, perhaps you'd want to bring up a white raster with a windows screen and examine for any shadows before doing the other more invasive exercise.

MM
really 24hrs a day ? ...doesn't leave much time for fun and games, not to mention sleep. Bettter to burn out than rust out...
tjg

Oh Tom, absolutely....

I guess that wasn't as clear as it could have been, huh??

If you pull up a white raster, you can see every little detail of uneven wear. I wouldn't let this run for an hour at a stretch if all signs pointed to an even wear.

Thanks for pointing that one out Tom.

On the old Fujitsus, one of the factory guys/tech guys showed me how to program the raster to run for a specific time, I don't remember exactly how.

I always did it by eye.

People greak becuase they see a little burn on a plasma that can happen pretty quick, but it goes right away with some finesse.

I have replaced some CRT RPTVs and projos in my day that had severe raster damage that could not be fixed at all....

Bottom line, unless you are running fixed digital window signage for a pizza menu like the guys in Times Square, everything will be fine.

My display has the word "Pepperoni" burned in across the entire screen in 48 point helvetica...lol

Hey Rick, you don't happen to have the discrete code for the RGB input do you for this Hitachi?

Thanks,
Mark

Nope, as I said, I use it's cousin from Fujitsu and I know the codes are different...

I would bet that there are URC and/or Pronto NG files here with them in the "files" section...

I found all the discretes I need except the one for RGB input select. I'll just have to write a macro to select it using one of the known inputs as the starting point.

Mark

D'OH!!

What was that for Rick? Is that Homer Simpson's sound?

lol
Mark

Going back to the original post ... JVC D'ILA? .... I haven't seen a better "slim line" rear projection TV ... Black frame is just another "feather in the cap" .... again, the best i've seen ...

Yeah

Yeah lvguy, I'd have gone that way except I'm tired of buying bulbs, and I don't like the power up dwell and power down cool down period. Also my wife wasn't keen on a 70" tv. She thinks this 55" is plenty. She just doesn't understand...

Mark

In Chicago it has a few other uses...

In Wrigleyville, it would read "cheezburga, cheezburga, cheezburga"... or at least that's the way Belushi and Akroyd lampooned it.

Anywhere else in the City it would be a deep dish pizza, or hot dog and italian beef menu... and forget plasmas, marker on paper would be too fancy!!