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More detail? Hmmm. What parts are unclear or what kind of info do you miss?
That part wasn't clear and you jumped directly to the FINE ADJUST SETTINGS rather than start with H STATIC CONV, V STATIC CONV, V CONV TOP, etc. as the manual calls for. The FINE adjustments are supposed to be for final tweaks.
There is also a test patten channel that shows dots. It is more helpful to adjust for convergence with that then the grid in some cases. Ideally, you'd use a test pattern generator that includes both dots and a grid.
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Interesting. I find it a bit weird that this is so rarely discussed, when people write about these monitors it is too often rave comments.
The defocus issue you both are having is likely due to miscalibration and the age/hours on the tube. If you have 40,000 or more hours clocked on your BVM you should also recap some of the boards. I would start with the deflection module and move on from there.
And just to point out again: both the D24 and D32 were designed to be used in a completely dark room for color grading. You can't expect it to perform like a consumer television in a brightly lit environment. The 20" monitors were more standard in this regard.
One other thing, I can see a new tube was installed from your pictures, but unless this came from Sony you can't be sure this was
really a new tube. New 32" tubes from Sony costs over $10,000 and that didn't include the installation fee. I'm assuming this was done by a reseller because the white sealant visible on the spacers isn't the type that Sony used. You also mentioned that a new deflection board was installed, but the service person didn't bother to adjust the convergence. I thought that was sort of odd.
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These BVMs go for a lot of money. I think it's important to know what you might get into if you're buying one. That's one of the reasons I wrote the review.
I completely agree. This is also why its important to buy a monitor from a reputable seller who actually knows how to setup these monitors properly – or be willing to dive into this material yourself and really learn the ins and outs of it.
Best Regards