replace bulbs for dlp rptvs? (1 Viewer)

[Hal_J]

caught a glimpse of a smaller and more affordable dlp rptv this past weekend. dont quote me, but i think it was a 42" samsung and cost 3999. we were at frys, and they had it off in the weeds. it was the best looking thing in the whole store.

so i was having lunch with a friend yesterday and i told him about it, and how i didnt want a projector cause i didnt want to foot the bill for bulb replacement every 1500 hours or whatever it is, but i really liked the tv i saw. he said, 'but dont you have a bulb that needs to be replaced in a dlp rptv?'

i hadnt thought about that at all. is it the case? it this also true for the lcd ones? what is the light source anyway?

forgive me if this is elementary. i do not recall seeing it discussed here before.

 

[Randy_Sh]

Yes, bulbs would need to be replaced as well. I believe the rating is 8k hours. I having been trying to gather info on this new tech as well both from this board and avsforum. The sets do look really good from what I have heard. But, I have yet to see one of these live in the flesh. I saw an LCD set at CC and there was a ton of pixelation on whatever feed it had. I am not sure of the maintainence required for an LCD set.

If I had the 4k right now, I would seriously consider on of the ED Plasma sets. St. Patrick Day sale at a well respected website and the 42" Panny can be had for 3.5k including shipping. Saw several of these recently and the really nice (IMO). Plus, it has the appropriate WAF...

 

[MarkDesMarais]

Current quote for that Samsung bulb is around $250. Limited availability is probably keeping it there. Seems like most people expect it to drop to the $200 range once the pipeline is set up.

Markd