Projector problem. Just the bulb?

Obake · External Since: Sep 27, 2003 Posts: 24

I just got a hand-me-down LCD projector, an Epson EMP-5100 but the right side
of the image looks 'mis-aligned'. here's a quick photo of the image:

http://avidphotography.com/misc/projector/IMG_6709.JPG

Can this be fixed by a simple bulb change or is it something worse/more
expensive?

I don't have a spare bulb and don't want to find out after spending $800 that
i need to spend more money to repair it when I could just spend the money on a
new projector.

I had a look at the menu but all it has for video settings are brightness,
contrast and saturation. Its an simple, old projector but its all I need for
the xbox Smile

TIA

Alan Rutlidge · External Since: Apr 02, 2007 Posts: 87

Well, being able to view the picture would help.

"HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden" error when you try to access the page. Sad

Cheers,
Alan

"Obake" <obake DeleteThis @gehenna.com> wrote in message
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>I just got a hand-me-down LCD projector, an Epson EMP-5100 but the right
>side
> of the image looks 'mis-aligned'. here's a quick photo of the image:
>
> http://avidphotography.com/misc/projector/IMG_6709.JPG
>
> Can this be fixed by a simple bulb change or is it something worse/more
> expensive?
>
> I don't have a spare bulb and don't want to find out after spending $800
> that
> i need to spend more money to repair it when I could just spend the money
> on a
> new projector.
>
> I had a look at the menu but all it has for video settings are brightness,
> contrast and saturation. Its an simple, old projector but its all I need
> for
> the xbox Smile

>
> TIA

Obake · External Since: Sep 27, 2003 Posts: 24

In article <43689c51$0$1689$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, "Alan Rutlidge" <don't_spam_me_rutlidge@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>Well, being able to view the picture would help.
>
>"HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden" error when you try to access the page. Sad

>
>Cheers,
>Alan

weird. go to http://avidphotography.com/misc/projector/ then click on the
jpeg link

Alan Rutlidge · External Since: Apr 02, 2007 Posts: 87

"Obake" <obake.DeleteThis@gehenna.com> wrote in message
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> In article <43689c51$0$1689$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>,
> "Alan Rutlidge" <don't_spam_me_rutlidge@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>Well, being able to view the picture would help.
>>
>>"HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden" error when you try to access the page. Sad

>>
>>Cheers,
>>Alan
>
> weird. go to http://avidphotography.com/misc/projector/ then click on the
> jpeg link

Okay, the alternate way of viewing the pic worked.

Looks like one or more of the LCD panels has become misaligned or one or
more of the mirrors. It depends on how the three panels are converged
within the projector. Yes, it's fixable. Unlikely to need any parts
replaced unless something has broken which is contributing to the
misalignment. At a guess, a labour job only. I doubt if changing the bulb
would make any difference. Did the projector get dropped or handled a bit
roughly at some stage?

Cheers,
Alan

Obake · External Since: Sep 27, 2003 Posts: 24

In article <4368dd15$0$1722$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, "Alan Rutlidge" <don't_spam_me_rutlidge@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>Looks like one or more of the LCD panels has become misaligned or one or
>more of the mirrors. It depends on how the three panels are converged
>within the projector. Yes, it's fixable. Unlikely to need any parts
>replaced unless something has broken which is contributing to the
>misalignment. At a guess, a labour job only. I doubt if changing the bulb
>would make any difference. Did the projector get dropped or handled a bit
>roughly at some stage?

most definetely. it used to live at a high school and get moved from
room-to-room using a trolley. the troley had hard wheels so any vibrations
from the rough ground would have shook the projector.

i had a quick look inside but unfortunetly i couldn't find easy access to the
mirrors. thanks for your help, i now know what i'll need done.