Hello all - done a number of searches and found a few things to try / retry but am just checking something out as my 1 year of owning this set is about to be up in case I need to try an in-warranty repair.
I have had my set repaired once (DSP board swap out or something) following spurious subtitling boxes appearing. This fixed the problem. However now I am really bothered by 'dark patches' which are static on the screen, and visible on really light and bright pictures - really bad on football or golf but now I've seen them I'm spotting them in the same spots more, even on DVDs. Re-watched galdiator the other night and were there on sand / desert shots quite a lot.
I will admit I've messed with the settings A LOT however these patches are always in the same spot and only noticable with moving or panning scenes. Dark images, cartoons, still shots they can't be seen. I'm convinced its not MPEG artefacts as they don't look the same they are, as I say, just patches always in the same spot. Rougly around the centre third of the screen in a non-uniform pattern
I'm going to have a try at black-strech settings and a play with the backlight / brightness again as I keep these really low. Other points of note I have a two year old who can reach the screen and have seen him put his hands on but using a screen cleaner / micro-fibre cloth gets the screen completely clean. My big worry here is that he has pressed on and permanently damaged the screen. Other thought was some kind of screen burn but am very careful about leaving the set on unattended.
It might just stop bothering me but as I have to live with this set for some time (and like watching golf) was just getting fed up over the weekend with it and want to know if I can do anything before any remaining warranty is up.
TIA for any help or pointers, Ian.
I have had my set repaired once (DSP board swap out or something) following spurious subtitling boxes appearing. This fixed the problem. However now I am really bothered by 'dark patches' which are static on the screen, and visible on really light and bright pictures - really bad on football or golf but now I've seen them I'm spotting them in the same spots more, even on DVDs. Re-watched galdiator the other night and were there on sand / desert shots quite a lot.
I will admit I've messed with the settings A LOT however these patches are always in the same spot and only noticable with moving or panning scenes. Dark images, cartoons, still shots they can't be seen. I'm convinced its not MPEG artefacts as they don't look the same they are, as I say, just patches always in the same spot. Rougly around the centre third of the screen in a non-uniform pattern
I'm going to have a try at black-strech settings and a play with the backlight / brightness again as I keep these really low. Other points of note I have a two year old who can reach the screen and have seen him put his hands on but using a screen cleaner / micro-fibre cloth gets the screen completely clean. My big worry here is that he has pressed on and permanently damaged the screen. Other thought was some kind of screen burn but am very careful about leaving the set on unattended.
It might just stop bothering me but as I have to live with this set for some time (and like watching golf) was just getting fed up over the weekend with it and want to know if I can do anything before any remaining warranty is up.
TIA for any help or pointers, Ian.
