Mitsubishi DLP questions

[leirza]

Hi, I am not very familiar with DLP's and I am trying to find out some info for one I have at my office. If anybody could throw some advice my way with these questions I would be very appreciative

We have a Mitsubishi WD-73732 model rear projector DLP.

-does the memory card function accept small video/animation files? from the looks of the manual it seems like only jpeg, mp3 and wma files are compatible. we need to play animations on our dlp and right now we are just hooking up a dvd player to it, but we use it for live tv and dont like the risk of the dvd player skipping on air. so i am trying to find a solution to this. i was thinking there has to be some way to be able to play the animations via memory card...but it doesnt look like that is possible. any suggestions?

-im also dealing with color temp issues. we use jpegs in the monitor for live tv. the problem is that the monitor color temp is all wrong when it combines with our studio lighting of 3200K. i need to adjust the color temp on the tv to 3200K so i was gonna try to figure out how to do it with photoshop. however, after reading the manual it looks like there are some ways to adjust color temp directly through the DLP. would i be better off keeping the tv at factory settings and just adjust the color temp through photoshop? or should i adjust it through the DLP? the problem is that we are white balancing with the studio lighting...and then when we add the DLP to the shot with the image, the image just comes out way too blue.

-ive been trying to do research on the best resolution to use for the jpegs we send to the DLP. Im still not 100% sure, after reading the manual. I have clients sending me pictures to use in the DLP and they end up not filling the entire screen no matter what format i put the tv in or how how change the image size in photoshop. what resolution and dimensions do you usually use when putting images into the DLP? is it even possible to completely fill up the entire screen with a jpeg? i always have a tiny black border around the jpeg in the screen. i dont know what to do.

so obviously i am not an expert on DLP's, but I have been assigned to research these problems at work. I am continuing to look up info, but if anyone has any input here, it would help me out so much. thanks a lot guys

 

[allargon]

I won't speak for the memory cards. I have a 57732 which is smaller than yours but similar. (and about $1k cheaper considering the best sales at Fry's)

The color temperature issue can be resolved through calibration. If accurate colors are that important to you, you should get an ISF certified calibration (about $300) for the set. You can do self calibration with a calibration disc like Digital Video Essentials, Avia or Ultimate DVD. However, accuracy requires a expensive equipment used by someone with specialized training. This particular TV requires you to go into the service menu to accurate calibrate greyscale.

For Jpegs, I would suggest an external computer. I have a Dish Network 622 DVR (that I can upload media files to) attached to my TV. I use it for displaying photos at parties. Out of curiosity, how often have you had DVD's/CD's skip when displaying images?

 

[leirza]

hey thanks for the reply! i will do some research on these calibration sets you are talking about. as for the dvd skipping, i think we have only had a problem with it once. what i have been doing is just burning jpegs we get to dvds and then playing them in the dvd player because we dont have enough computers to keep a computer hooked up to the tv for on air shots all day to display the images. i know they had gone into the tv and played around with the "perfectcolor" features and all the internal color temp adjustments but said they were really crappy. i dunno, ill keep searching. thanks!