Wow! My Toshiba DLP bulb just blew after only 3 months...

[aphex]

Jebus H.... Couldnt have been more than 400 hours.... if that....

 

[BigJ]

Extended Warranty FTW!

 

[nboy22]

what's a new one cost? $500? $600? I don't know much about the bulbs.

 

[pmoa]

bend over

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: nboy22
what's a new one cost? $500? $600? I don't know much about the bulbs.

$350, but its covered for the first year....

Noticed it was significantly dimmer today....

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: nboy22
what's a new one cost? $500? $600? I don't know much about the bulbs.

$350, but its covered for the first year....

Noticed it was significantly dimmer today....

At least it's covered, Last I heard bulbs were more than that but I haven't been paying attention to those for about a year or more.

 

[cliftonite]

They are pretty easy to change, took about 15 min to chnage the bulb on our grand wega.

 

[Theguynextdoor]

There's always a defective one in every batch.

That's why they every company has a success rating for every product.

I bought a five year warranty on my bulb. Only costed me $80.

 

[SampSon]

That sucks.
One of my TV's is still going strong after 20 years.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Theguynextdoor
There's always a defective one in every batch.

That's why they every company has a success rating for every product.

I bought a five year warranty on my bulb. Only costed me $80.

Actually, from reading over at AVS, seems that the Toshibas are notorious for quick dying bulbs....

 

[Theguynextdoor]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: Theguynextdoor
There's always a defective one in every batch.

That's why they every company has a success rating for every product.

I bought a five year warranty on my bulb. Only costed me $80.

Actually, from reading over at AVS, seems that the Toshibas are notorious for quick dying bulbs....

That sucks then. My Samsung is 6 months now. Still bright as hell and great contrast.

 

[arcas]

This is actually one of the things that makes me hesitate to buy a projection TV. Paying $2500 for a TV is one thing but having to shell out $300-$400 for a replacement bulb after the warranty expires would be painful.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: arcas
This is actually one of the things that makes me hesitate to buy a projection TV. Paying $2500 for a TV is one thing but having to shell out $300-$400 for a replacement bulb after the warranty expires would be painful.

Well luckily i used AMEX, so i get 1 year from toshiba, 1 year from AMEX.

I'm sure in 2 years ill want to upgrade again

 

[Pocatello]

Originally posted by: aphex
Jebus H.... Couldnt have been more than 600 hours.... if that....

The firefly lifespan of the bulb, the main reason why I haven't put down $$ for a samsung DLP yet.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: arcas
This is actually one of the things that makes me hesitate to buy a projection TV. Paying $2500 for a TV is one thing but having to shell out $300-$400 for a replacement bulb after the warranty expires would be painful.

It's insane that bulbs cost that much (1/4 - 1/6 of the TV!) and you have to replace them ever so often. Plasma > DLP

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Pocatello

Originally posted by: aphex
Jebus H.... Couldnt have been more than 600 hours.... if that....

The firefly lifespan of the bulb, the main reason why I haven't put down $$ for a samsung DLP yet.

Actually, i just figured it out...

I watch an average of 4 hours of TV a day (erring on the VERY HIGH side - its prolly closer to 2). That means over 90 days, i used the bulb for 360 hours. A bulb that is rated for 3000-4000 hours. Thats just sick.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: arcas
This is actually one of the things that makes me hesitate to buy a projection TV. Paying $2500 for a TV is one thing but having to shell out $300-$400 for a replacement bulb after the warranty expires would be painful.

It's insane that bulbs cost that much (1/4 - 1/6 of the TV!) and you have to replace them ever so often. Plasma > DLP

Unfortunately, all the good plama's in the 46"-50" range were 2x the price of what i paid for this DLP.... The toshiba has a BEAUTIFUL picture (when the bulb works)

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: Theguynextdoor
There's always a defective one in every batch.

That's why they every company has a success rating for every product.

I bought a five year warranty on my bulb. Only costed me $80.

"costed" isn't a word.

 

[Crucial]

Plasma say what?

 

[aphex]

Was i a bad person today or something?

Now my backup HD with half my life on it is failing.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: SampSon
That sucks.
One of my TV's is still going strong after 20 years.

Those picture tubes last forever. We have 2 tvs which are 20 years old at home. One 25" Goldstar which is in my parents bedroom and one 13" Sony which happens to be sitting in the closet ATM. Both still work fine though.

 

[cerebusPu]

*hugs* my plasma

 

[aphex]

calling right now to get a new bulb....

Partsstore sells them for $250, not as bad as other places...

 

[aphex]

Well thats good, at least it was in stock (according to the CS rep).

Should be here Tuesday.