Re: New Sony KV-36HS510, purity question

From: ec (temp_at_no.com)
Date: 09/02/04 

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 00:16:11 -0700

"Jerry G." <jerryg50@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2pnr2nFmmfbrU1@uni-berlin.de...
> To start with, your set is a very good model. In any of these large CRT
> type
> sets, it is difficult to have perfect purity under many conditions. It is
> possible that there is something magnetic in the area that is effecting
> the
> set, that has nothing to do with the speakers near by.
>
> Just for curiosity, see if you can try changing the direction that the set
> is facing. These sets can be sensitive to something metal in the walls,
> such
> as electrical wiring, and or pipes in the walls near by.
>
> There is a tolerance for the convergence, pin cushioning, purity
> alignments,
> colour tracking, and all the other set-ups. Something like the purity
> specifications would be very difficult to verbally convey to someone,
> without doing some very precise testing, using colour analysis equipment,
> mapping out the screen, and then generating a colour layout map.
>
> In these large screen sets, I have never been able to see a set that was
> visually perfect. In theory, the purity should be very near to not having
> easy to see visible errors.
>
> --
>
> Jerry G.
> ==========================
>
>
> "ec" <temp@no.com> wrote in message
> news:L5yZc.187653$sh.111254@fed1read06...
> Ok, I just want to know if I have unrelaistic expectations for this set.
> In
> the top right corner, there is a *slight* blue hue, and the bottom left a
> *slight* yellow hue, only really noticeable in pure white screens. They
> extend inwards, diagonally, about 1 inch. While watching TV, you don't
> notice it, but when a commercial with all white or something comes on, you
> can see it.
>
> My Front speakers are older, 1996 DCM's, probably not shielded, and are 4
> feet away. Moving them had no effect. My center channel is 1 foot
> underneath the TV, underneath 2 shelves of glass. My sub is 12 feet away.
> I
> took the speakers out of the room, and had my wife watch the screen, no
> change. I also waved the center directly in front of the screen, to see if
> it was powerful enough to affect the screen, but no change..it didn't
> affect
> it at all.. How much distortion is tolerable, expected? Can these TV's
> produce a PERFECT 100% white screen? Am I being overly anal? It seems the
> only reason I see this is because I LOOKED for it. It isn't some eye
> grabbing problem. I got the TV brand new on sale at Good Guys for $999.00,
> so am very happy with the deal, but don't know if I am expecting things
> large tubes don't deliver.
>
> I also ordered Avia, and will be tuning the TV as best I can with that.
> Any
> tips, suggestions as far as purity?
>
>
>

Thanks for the reply Jerry. Unfortunately I cannot rotate the set :/ It was
hard enough for me to get it where it is, and there is no other wall for it!
I wish I could try that though. I am going to check for pipes tomorrow.

Mentally, my mind is screwing me over by forcing my eyes to look up there
and "check" for it constantly! I did get the 5 year service plan, so I
suppose if it gets worse, or if I've had enough of it, I can fall back on
that. I turned the color to zero, to force a black and white picture, and
the whole screen does black and white except up there in that corner you'll
see streaks of blue at times. Easy to spot when black and white.