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thanks for all the input guys. I ask about the receiver because if it would scale my satellite image up to look good then I could actually watch a lot of the channels I like that are not in HD. Funny, now that I have hd I can sit and watch a show that is just a tree blowing in the wind for hours, but have a hard time watching any other chanel. WEIRD!!! ANyway, is there much difference between the dcdi chip in the 805 in comparison to 875 onkyo? I had the bd 1200 for a few days and I was impressed with how nice it made my regular dvd's look. A little bit sharper, but mostly the color saturation and I guess the depth of the image was much better. Oh, and jaggies were NO WHERE to be seen. Sorry, my mind is wondering. So does anyone know the diff between those two chips and does anyone think these chips will do anything for the highly compressed pictures we get sent to make a difference. It's hard to make garbage look good. Finally about the projectors. Who votes for what??? Do I do the sanyo or spend the money to get the epson 1080? I am afraid of the Panny 1000 cause I don't like rebates, they always seem to get lost or denied for some reason. Not to mention it's like waiting for your taxes to come back. I'm allso afraid because of all the problems I have heard about with the 100ax. Are these similar builds? So that kinda leaves me with the epson for a choice. When do the new projector models come out?? How long till we see a Z6 or better?

Cool…..someone else with ADD on these boards.

The Epson is already out.
No idea on a Z6.
The Pany 100 is plagued with issues. Panasonic is general puts out a trouble free product. No issues with the 1000 yet.
The rebate takes about three months, but don’t worry, you’ll get it. Thousands have.
I have yet to see an AVR that does video processing well. DCDI is old news. They used to be good, but now they are just living off their good name.
Nothing will fix bad cable or sat TV. Sorry, you’re screwed. I know, I’ve invested thousands trying to improve it.

Before recommending a projector, need to know screen size, throw distance and how much ambient light you will have. And where is the projector mounted in relation to you seating.

Well guys, to give you an update on my projector.

There is a faint "Blue Haze" in the top left and bottom right of my projector that is only visible in dark scenes. I am quite disturbed about it and will probably send my projector into warranty repair on monday.

This has come up before on avsforum.com. Hopefully Sanyo Warranty will work with me and not try to just get rid of the unit and send it back to me. I noticed it last night when watching the Bourne Identity. I am having a LOTR trilogy viewing this weekend, I am hoping that I will be able to enjoy the movies and not focus on the top and bottom black bars showing a blue haze.

I'll keep you all posted with updates as they come. Another user got his LCD panel replaced with Sanyo Warranty, and it came back with no blue haze.

-Hutz

Good luck Rob.

If it bothers you enough, as a temp fix you could zoom the image a little and drop the blue haze into the frame. Not sure of the relative size of the haze, so this may not be doable.

I think the best I can do is to lens shift the black bar into the bottom of the frame. The top black bar will still show. However, getting rid of one black bar should be good enough.

-Hutz