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    3rd Semi-Annual B.A.S.S. Meetup in Connecticut, March 30, 3-9PM

    We are proud to be hosting the next semi-annual B.A.S.S. meetup, or "Basspig Audiophile Society Social", a gathering of audiophiles in the northeast US, a region starved for audiophile gatherings as few clubs or such organizations exist in this region. Like most B.A.S.S. sessions, we feature a...
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    Getting Service from X-Pand Vision? They Don't Answer Their E-mails!

    I have a pair of Xpand Vision X105-RF 3D glasses that I bought last April and which stopped functioning in September. I tried reaching them several times since then and no response. Has anyone succeeded in getting warranty repair on these glasses?
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    Sony VW-675ES Lens Shift Suddenly Limited

    Hmmm.. but if a pin disconnected, wouldn't you lose an entire axis of movement? It seems I lost the end of my range only, going down. Since the unit is ceiling mounted, I am using almost all the lens shift range to get the image on screen. That last 2-3% of shift is gone.
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    Sony VW-675ES Lens Shift Suddenly Limited

    I got a brand-new Sony VW-675ES projector in May, a replacement for one I'd bought on eBay that had a problem with one of the SXRD panels. It is ceiling-mounted, inside a custom cabinet bolted to the main carrying beam. It sets on a non-slip rubber mat, which is glued to the bottom of the...
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    Spring's Coming! Time for the Next B.A.S.S. Meetup! (Connecticut)

    Wow.. it's been four years since the cancellation. I have decided that I will have to have the next one in the spring of 2019, by hook or by crook. No, the OTL amp isn't finished, but there is quite a bit of other stuff that's new. If I get a move on, and put aside some time and a nice sum of...
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    Oppo 205 & 203

    The last couple of firmware updates seem to have fixed the problems with 3D movies not recognizing the player as 3D capable. However, I noticed that the Network portion of the menu works in a much more cumbersome way now. I used to select Network and look for the Penguin icon and click on it...
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    Sony VW 675-ES Dim Picture--Iris Not Working/Closed?

    LOL.. the camera phone. That's been killing my video production business.. but now I have a drone. :) In my case, not a penny out of pocket. Sony generated a return shipping label and I dropped it off at Fedex. I'm happy that the lens is a tad better and lens shift works more reliably, in...
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    Sony VW 675-ES Dim Picture--Iris Not Working/Closed?

    On June 7, Fedex delivered a factory new, seal, in box, VW675ES projector, as promised. On the same day, United Radio (the authorized service center for Sony) sent back my new projector lamp which was in the old projector when I sent it in for service. So I have the new projector and the new...
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    Sony VW 675-ES Dim Picture--Iris Not Working/Closed?

    Just got e-mail from Sony Service. They notified me that they have ordered a brand new replacement VW675ES. I should be receiving a tracking number in 5-7 days.
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    Sony VW 675-ES Dim Picture--Iris Not Working/Closed?

    Here's the latest.. my projector has been at United Radio Service since May 18. On the 25th it's status went to HOLD. I contacted them about it and they said the part had come in but that it had not been logged in to the system yet. So today, seeing as the status had not changed, I had a chat...
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    Sony VW 675-ES Dim Picture--Iris Not Working/Closed?

    We finally got power and internet back. The area is slowly recovering, though the carnage is visible on a drive into town. All new telephone poles line our streets now. Lots of trees down, MANY lucky homeowners, as huge trees fell but missed hitting anything of value. Huge oak trees uprooted and...
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    Sony VW 675-ES Dim Picture--Iris Not Working/Closed?

    News from Sony service... they've ordered a new optical block for my projector. Now the wait begins. So the big question is: which happens first? The projector repair completed, or the power and internet come back on? We ventured out to get fuel for our generator and the carnage was shocking...
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    Sony VW 675-ES Dim Picture--Iris Not Working/Closed?

    Our area was hit by a tornado last night around 5:45pm. Currently, no phones, no internet, no electricity. Cell service is spotty. I'm tethering off my phone right now to access internet. Much of the town is destroyed, the high school lost part of its roof, many homes damaged, trees down...
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    Sony VW 675-ES Dim Picture--Iris Not Working/Closed?

    So first day, projector arrived this morning at United Radio Service (Sony's authorized service center) and am waiting for them to log it in. It's not yet in their tracking system.
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    Sony VW 675-ES Dim Picture--Iris Not Working/Closed?

    Well the VW675ES is off to United Radio Service to have a magenta fade at the bottom of the frame fixed. I sent a photo of it to Sony service and they said one of the panels has slipped out of alignment. So they set me up with a warranty service and issued me a paid shipping return label. It's...
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    Need 4K HDMI Switcher that Stores Projector's EDID

    One of the baffling mysteries of the Sony VPL VW765ES is that it's EDID presents it as a HD projector, not a 4K projector. This makes it difficult to use a splitter or a switcher that stores EDIDs because it will configure its outputs to 1080P based upon what the projector is telling it. Why...
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    Need 4K HDMI Switcher that Stores Projector's EDID

    I got the Extron switcher installed, but we're hashing things out with an application engineer now. Apparently the switcher holds the EDID when the projector turns on/off, but switching inputs on the Extron causes the PCs to go blank and desktops to reshuffle, often to non-existent displays...
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    Sony VW 675-ES Dim Picture--Iris Not Working/Closed?

    I finally got a new lamp installed on Saturday. Makes quite a difference. I used a lux meter to get a reading. White screen output from PC. Measured 187 lux off the screen. It was hard to know if this is accurate because the meter and my hand were casting a shadow, so the meter was likely...
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    Oppo 205 & 203

    Until the BD format came out, prior standards were static. You didn't need a firmware upgrade on your DVD player for every new movie you rented. I learned that HDCP is a lot of the reasons why computer users have to put up with scrambled desktops when they turn on or off an HDMI display.
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    Oppo 205 & 203

    That's what STANDARDS are supposed to be for. Once they adopt a standard, ALL discs should be 100% compliant. Someone dropped the ball somewhere along the line.
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