DuffCalifornia
Novice Member
So, I just received an HW40ES I purchased off eBay. I fire it up, get everything aligned, and then I see this:
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The spot only shows up when the screen is dark. When the screen has color, the spot disappears. It also disappears in the letterbox part of the screen so long as the image in the main frame isn't dark/black.
Some research made me think it's a dust blob, but MORE research leads me to believe that the Sony has a sealed light path.
What's the likelihood that this is something on the bulb-side of the light path, or on the bulb itself? I'm a bit anxious to find this out because I only have a 30 day window to return this to the eBay seller, and I'm getting conflicting messages from Sony as to whether this is covered by warranty or not.
Anybody here experienced this with this or a similar model? If so, what was the fix?
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The spot only shows up when the screen is dark. When the screen has color, the spot disappears. It also disappears in the letterbox part of the screen so long as the image in the main frame isn't dark/black.
Some research made me think it's a dust blob, but MORE research leads me to believe that the Sony has a sealed light path.
What's the likelihood that this is something on the bulb-side of the light path, or on the bulb itself? I'm a bit anxious to find this out because I only have a 30 day window to return this to the eBay seller, and I'm getting conflicting messages from Sony as to whether this is covered by warranty or not.
Anybody here experienced this with this or a similar model? If so, what was the fix?