Digital Projection dVision 30 1080 XL DLP Video Projector Basic Cleaning

[@Kujokouklos]

Ευχαριστούμε!

[@FixitFrank]

Wow! Thank you!!! This is my first Super Thanks! I appreciate it so much! You really didn't have to, but I seriously appreciate it.

[@Kujokouklos]

@@FixitFrank You deserve it more than anyone. I have learned so much from you and your videos, to the point that I do my own repairs and cleaning! 2 years ago I had ZERO knowledge of these masterful machines. Thanks again and this was not the last!

[@lesbclark1017]

Wow, a gold mine of information you offer here. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge! I was fortunate enough to score a ton of equipment from a very nice venue that sold and needed to get rid of all the equipment Fast. I had a truck and a fork lift and only had to take it down. Thanks again for sharing!

[@FixitFrank]

That is incredibly awesome!! Get in touch if you need any help with lamp timers if any of those have the built in lamp timer ICs.

[@lesbclark1017]

Thanks!

[@FixitFrank]

Very kind Les, I really appreciate it!

[@TheYoinks]

Thanks for the video. I got an F32, similar model from projection design, for free. They couldn't figure out what was wrong. I wish I saw this earlier. I took mime apart and cleaned it up. I saw there was a small cable disconnect with bent pins. Fixed the pins, plugged in the cable, added a new lamp...boom. it worked. I'm so happy I got this for free too.

[@FixitFrank]

They are awesome 👍! Get in touch of you need bulbs. I can reset the timer chips on those.

[@Kujokouklos]

Nice man! Barco owns this brand right now, so it is logical they are actually the same machines! Franky, keep being the best!

[@FixitFrank]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIa8YaGPZbWKns0 Looks identical.

[@dckelly5994]

What a beast of a projector. Would take me years to save up for this one, plus the misses would probably shoot me lol top video Frank keep em coming 👍

[@FixitFrank]

I was curious how my wife would react but I think she's seen enough now that me dragging in something like this is sort of par for the course. The Sonobouy sitting in our bedroom for 3 weeks was probably the worst of it. She's a great person.

[@J_Gill]

I bought one recently on eBay for ~$450. Works great... I use it for outdoor movies on an 18-foot wide screen and it looks fantastic.

[@superskier2]

That's a beast of a projector and the quality really shows but $16000,......yikes. Its amazing how well engineered it was, so many cooling fans and that heat sink was huge. Thanks for showing us Frank.

[@FixitFrank]

No kidding! I don't think the seller knew what they had. It was listed as the low lumen version in the ad, but the label clearly showed XL as does the firmware. I haven't gotten around to installing it at home yet. I'm debating how to hang it. My current mount is for an HT1075. I don't think the dVision will like that mount.

[@superskier2]

@@FixitFrank Lucky find for you, just get some strong mounts, you don't want that thing falling on your head....lol.

[@FixitFrank]

That is where it ended! I found a good mount but its just not going to work in the bedroom. Not unless I put it on a table or something. I decided to move it to the living room or the office. Still debating between the 2...

[@superskier2]

@@FixitFrank You will find a solution.... Have fun Frank. :-)

[@kevinduprey9326]

I'm guessing these units are made for running continuously with little down time for many years vs your average retail unit. It's also made for rooms with little air circulation. Your paying for that engineering as well.

[@karlmcdonnell5838]

Mad! I have only seen these as Barco!

[@FixitFrank]

I did a lamp video on one of those a while ago that I forgot about. They are pretty much identical. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIa8YaGPZbWKns0

[@chessguru900]

Looks pretty clean inside. I know the Evision ones go for crazy money. This one is similar to my F35 projectiondesign, same lamps too. Mine is sitting here waiting for network configuration etc etc. Pity. Hopefully with some help from Frank we'll make it work.

[@FixitFrank]

Now I have one to copy eeproms and stuff out of. We can revisit your F35 soon!

[@bartalbus]

16000$ without lens ;) That weird rear ports is for x-port modules, this modules for example allow to stack 2 projectors like this one and make passive 3D projection, like in cinemas (to make this you also need special cage with polarization filters)

[@BiffTannenBTTF]

I got a cheap one and put a new bulb in it. Just running the new bulb it’s extremely dim. I have the iris all the way open and the lamp power turned all the way up (8 out of 8 brightness positions). Maybe the bulb is just crap? It was from Amazon and was only $60. It does have the IR coating on it. It seriously looks like it’s putting out about 500 lumens. My 2000 lumen Benq is WAY brighter and that’s on an old bulb. Btw this thing puts out an insane amount of heat!! Like 5x my Benq.

[@FixitFrank]

All lamps on amazon are trash. for $60 you got a fake junk lamp. Seriously don't buy them. They are not the same regardless of their claims. One of these cant be sold for less than $100 and be any good.

[@BiffTannenBTTF]

Sounds about right. It looks like Jaspertronics has some with claimed Philips bulbs installed. The one I got has no branding whatsoever. I’ve also heard that low brightness can be caused by integrator rods failing. Is this true?

[@FixitFrank]

fF you bought a lamp from Jaspertronics, that is your problem. I wouldn't touch their stuff if you paid me. Pure trash. I have repaired so many units that were flat our ruined by their products. Then people post a real review saying that, and they go and buy a bunch of fake reviews to bury it. rinse and repeat. the day Jtronics goes out of business is a great day for the industry. It could be the integrator rod but I highly doubt it unless their lamp damaged yours. I hope it didnt. these are great projectors.

[@DLPHomeCinema]

I think you mentioned resetting the lamp hours somewhere? Can you explain how to do it on these? If I buy a new lamp now for one of these older DPI units will it have the lamp timer on it?

[@FixitFrank]

good question! The board on the lamp assembly is where the timer info is handled. Any reputable seller will have a 0 hour timer module on that lamp and once you install it, the timers should show 2000 hours left and 0 hours used. I know how to reset them myself but it is not info that I am comfortable sharing online because it could be used by lamp sellers with less than legitimate intentions. I have reset modules for people who want to only replace the bare bulb inside and re-use the housing. back in the day, these lamps were $800+ so it was worth it, but these days, they are $175-200. www.purelandsupply.com/projectiondesign-lamp_400-0400-00.html These for instance have proper timer modules and proper Philips UHP inside. I love these olde DPI units. So well made!

[@DLPHomeCinema]

@@FixitFrank thanks a lot, I just verified that pureland supply has lamp with timer module for the DPI I just bought.

[@FixitFrank]

great choice! If you have any issues at all, contact their support email. I have the same lamps in that projector in the video(currently)

[@DLPHomeCinema]

@@FixitFrank I sent you an email about an issue with my projector, if you get a chance can you please take a look? Wondering if you can service or if it's even fixable.

[@alyassiri1]

Do you have a video on how to reset the timer bulb?

[@FixitFrank]

Not yet. Full disclosure it is a process I spent many years perfecting using a process that cost me a lot of time and money to perfect. I don't want to just give it away as it could be abused by less than legitimate lamp sellers. However, if you need some timers reset, you can contact me (email is on the about page). and we can discuss it.

[@KryptonSvingar]

heck this one looks sweet inside! Rated for 24/7 operation too is pretty cool. Were you able to get the firmware updated and what if anything was fixed?

[@FixitFrank]

I was! That was for a projector for a local nursing home. It was a Projection Design F30SX if I recall correctly. Once they sent me the firmware file, I was able to flash it via the serial port. Its still running(10 years or so later) as far as I know. I've always wanted one of these for myself. I don't think it'll work out in the bedroom. The mount needs to be more substantial than I want to deal with in there. I'm moving it to my office or my living room as either a temp replacement for my TV(hang a screen in the front and put it on the coffee table) or use it in my office as a monitor. I'm leaning towards the office even though my wife is fine with me putting it in the living room.

[@KryptonSvingar]

@@FixitFrank man I'd use a projector as a monitor too if I had the space haha but yea super cool that you were able to update that. Seems like it's kinda a hit and miss thing to be able to find firmware on dlp projectors.

[@FixitFrank]

That seems to be the best option. I bought a stretchy screen to try it out in my office room at home. Working on projector lamp stuff on a projector seems appropriate.

[@BiffTannenBTTF]

How is the contrast on this projector? Seems like it should be nice given the 7500:1 number.

[@FixitFrank]

Its still pretty nice. My only complaint is getting the colors right. There are so many adjustments that its far harder to get right than my Sony. That said, once its set it is really nice. I would use it as a theater projector if I had the space. But currently its used outdoors on occasion since its so bright and the one I have has a wide short throw lens.

[@BiffTannenBTTF]

@@FixitFrank Very cool. I’m thinking of using one for a theater on a smallish 110” screen. I definitely would only use one lamp though lol. Does it have an iris to dim it further? What Sony do you have? How does the overall picture compare?

[@FixitFrank]

I would look at a Sony or JVC instead of the DP(unless its free/cheap). The fans are kind of loud to be close to it. I run a VPL-HW50ES at the moment as my main projector and have a newer NEC laser for other uses.

[@ralphj4012]

Why would you have a pressure sensor in a projector? Is it sensing fan operation (air flow across the heatsinks, which I would have assumed would be much lower with the covers off)?

[@FixitFrank]

I am not sure the real reason, but you might be onto something. My guess is to know how fast to run the fans depending on the ambient barometric pressure. In normal projectors, you have to select high-altitude mode, this might be a way to determine that by itself. I should probably check the manual. When I do and if they say why, I will update the comment.

[@ralphj4012]

Ah, yes, barometric pressure detection makes more sense (thinner air the higher the altitude, therefore higher fan speed required)

[@mikeallover]

Any way you can do a video replacing the color wheel?? I have a few I want to put a different, brighter, color wheel.

[@FixitFrank]

Replacing the color wheel in this projector or another?

[@mikeallover]

@@FixitFrank I have several ProjectionDesign f30 SX+. They are pretty much the same projectors. I want to switch out the current color wheel to a high brightness color wheel.

[@FixitFrank]

I have honestly never heard of a color wheel upgrade for these. That is super cool. Most of my dealings have always been with the lamp assemblies more than the internals(up until recently). I could do a video on replacing the wheel. What is the part # of the upgraded wheels? I'd like to learn more about them. I also must admit, I am politely jealous when you say "I have several PD F30 SX+" :)

[@mikeallover]

@@FixitFrank I believe they offer 3 different color wheels: VizSim, Graphics and High Brightness. I have 7 with the VizSim color wheel. This provides the the most realistic colors of the 3. I have 2 that are High Brightness color wheels and they are twice as bright and have outstanding color as well. I will look up a part number in the morning. Have a good one!!

[@FixitFrank]

This is awesome to hear! I did a little googling but did not find much. In theory it makes sense. The different glass coating methods(sputtering, vapor or vacuum deposition etc) would have different characteristics. I'll likely do that video this weekend for next week. Id be very interested in those part #s. I may see if I can get a pair for my projector.

[@keifferbs07]

I dont know if this will get anywhere but I recently bought one of these and for some reason it wont come out of standby mode. Any suggestions on how to get this projector back up and running right. Thanks for all the information on this projector too!

[@FixitFrank]

These are so cool. I still have this one. when you say it is stuck in standby, do you see anything? Does the LCD display come up? If not, you might have a power supply issue. I'd need to know what you have checked so far.

[@keifferbs07]

@@FixitFrank thanks for replying and when I say standby, when you plug it in the status light comes on but no LCD display. Nothing happens after that, just stays that way the whole time. I have a picture but dont know how to show you. wish i could send it to you to help fix it.

[@FixitFrank]

I had to remove my email but if you look at the about page links, there is a company listed as "good projector lamps" Email their support. I was getting far too many emails to keep up so I had to make it a little difficult.

[@bingobongo357]

the same model, the image flashes in different colors, what could be the problem? sensors? color wheel?

[@FixitFrank]

Definiltey a color wheel issue but it may just need cleaning. If the sensor is dusty, that will cause it. If its not dusty the wheel may be failing. If you replaced the lamp recently, make sure the IR filter glass on the front is the same reddish tint as the old lamp. an incorrect IR filter can cause this too.

[@bingobongo357]

@@FixitFrank thanks!

[@АннаПрусакова-з8и]

Hello, help me decide. I have a Sony 55 projector, just like you. I am offered to exchange it for a projector from the video: dvision 30 1080 xl. They say that it will be much sharper (because DLP), much brighter and will not lose to the Sony 55 in contrast, аnd it will be a high-quality replacement for the projector. Unfortunately, I can't see it with my own eyes. I'm also worried about the quality of the motion display. Can you tell me your opinion?

[@FixitFrank]

Anna Hello, I suspect the Sony may be better. The LCOS has very high sharpness compared to LCD. I still own this dVision 30 XL and I find setting the color is far more difficult. It also depends on the lens that is paired with the unit. I will say the dVision is a very very nice projector but it requires more intricate setup in my opinion. It is much brighter than the Sony but in a dark room, the brightness is not as much of a problem. If I was unable to try the dvision without giving up the sony, it would be worth investigating. But if I had to give up my Sony without seeing the other projector first, there are too many unknowns to be confident that it would be better. The dvision is a better projector but it requires a lot of space. it is physically quite a bit larger than the Sony and it requires 2 lamps instead of one. I think in the right enviroment and with the right lens, the dvision could be better but for a normal sized home, I think the dvision is massive overkill. If you can convince the owner to let you try the dVision first, that would be ideal but if not, I would caution against it. I could be wrong so please take all of what I said with a grain of salt. Thank you for your question!

[@АннаПрусакова-з8и]

@@FixitFrank Thanks a lot

[@alyassiri1]

The power cord cost about $5 max I found it for $2

[@FixitFrank]

I'd have to see what you found. That is not my experience. Those $5 ones use copper coated aluminum instead of pure copper. I do use plenty of the cheaper ones for lower powered things but this one I use a thick 14awg pure copper wire cord.

[@lesbclark1017]

Thanks!

[@FixitFrank]

Wow! Dang man, thank you! I really appreciate that