56" JVC DILA? (1 Viewer)

[JoseLH]

Hey guys. I'm looking to get this set in the near future and I'm wondering if it requires frequent bulb changes? Is it like a DLP? Thanks

 

[ChrisClearman]

Like all RPTVs (except the new LED DLPs) it requires a high intensity light bulb as the illumination source, so yes, it needs bulb changes. In general these bulbs seem to have a min of 1000 hours with an average of closer to 3000 hours.

 

[Joseph DeMartino]

I've put about 4,000 hours on my 56" JVC H-DILA since I got it in October of 2005 and I'm on the original bulb. YMMY.

Regards,

Joe

 

[Patrick Sun]

Does this model come with picture-in-picture?

 

[Steve Schaffer]

Patrick, HD sets with PIP are few and far between due to the cost and complexity of including 2 ATSC tuners. The XBR2 Sonys have single tuner PIP-set's tuner for one pic and any external input for the second.

 

[Patrick Sun]

That would be enough for me. It does appear that the current JVC D-ILA line offers P-i-P. (I guess that call it multi-screen).