Sanyo Z2 (1 Viewer)

[Mike MMMM]

My Sanyo Z2 is about 1 year old and I have started to notice faint, fuzzy, verticle lines, mainly on large grey or nearly grey areas, am I being a bit too picky?, is this normal?, or do I have a problem that needs to be fixed?
Has anyone else with a Z2 noticed the same?

 

[Jack Gilvey]

This seems to be a known/common issue with the Z2, and LCD projectors in general (there's mention of it in this review , for example). Try a search for "vertical banding", or "VB", over here .

 

[Mike MMMM]

Thanks Jack, I guess that after a year I am starting to notice minor imperfections, the VB is only minor and when watching movies it is rarly noticed. I must say that I am still very happy with the Z2.
The silly thing is that the bulb is likely to blow in a couple of years and because it is so expensive I will problably end up buying a new machine, but then maybe thats what the manufacturers what me to do!