From big to giant: Behemoth TVs start to take off
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From big to giant: Behemoth TVs start to take off
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I guess my 61 incher isn't so big anymore.
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The driving trend is probably that the 65+ers are now cheaper than the 50 and under TVs were a few years ago when people bought their 50 inch.
I know my 73" Mitsi DLP was cheaper than a good quality 60" or so plasma.
With me, LCD/LED need not apply.
With me, LCD/LED need not apply.
Well, you've probably bought your LAST DLP.
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Unfortunately true. My mits is still my favorite display among the 7 I have
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Yep, Mitsi was the last to make them and the 2012 models were the last they did.
Mine is about 1.5 years old and still on the original lamp without discernible change. And I've got 2 more lamp assemblies that cost me exactly $0!!
Mine is about 1.5 years old and still on the original lamp without discernible change. And I've got 2 more lamp assemblies that cost me exactly $0!!
Shame that Mits stopped making DLP, but I guess with all of the DMD quality issues, it was costing them a lot to replace them under warranty. Lparsons can look forward to a DMD swap within 5 years and then the tell-tell color wheel grinding. I've probably put $500 into my 2008 DLP on lamps and repair parts, but I'll be ready for a new set as soon as feature-rich 4K LCDs at 70" or greater start coming in at under $3000. At least I can make my set produce a picture like a brand new set by replacing lamps. Can't replace the cells in an LCD or Plasma when they go bad/dim.
Supposedly the 2012 models didn't use a DMD according to the tech that replaced the main board about 3 months after I bought it. While he was working on it, it appeared to only have 3 assemblies. Main board, Power Supply and Light Engine, but that was just a cursory look.
I have a 5 year extended warranty and 2 spare lamp assemblies, so I'm good to go for that period of time. And at my age, in 5 years I may not want a behemoth TV when this one craps out.
My understanding of why Mitsi quit making them was that the selling prices were too low to make decent profits on them and the volume of sales was just too low.
I have a 5 year extended warranty and 2 spare lamp assemblies, so I'm good to go for that period of time. And at my age, in 5 years I may not want a behemoth TV when this one craps out.
My understanding of why Mitsi quit making them was that the selling prices were too low to make decent profits on them and the volume of sales was just too low.
"...My understanding of why Mitsi quit making them was that the selling prices were too low to make decent profits on them and the volume of sales was just too low...."
That's what I've read too. People want thin and sexy and no moving parts, not even a fan. LCDs are just perceived to be newer and better. And they simply couldn't cut costs enough to sell them low enough below. LCDs to get attention and sales. Plus, there was the bulb issue.
If LCoS RPTVs were around today, when my current set dies, that's what I'd buy. Over 9 years on my JVC and it's going strong. I only expected it to last 5.
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That's what I've read too. People want thin and sexy and no moving parts, not even a fan. LCDs are just perceived to be newer and better. And they simply couldn't cut costs enough to sell them low enough below. LCDs to get attention and sales. Plus, there was the bulb issue.
If LCoS RPTVs were around today, when my current set dies, that's what I'd buy. Over 9 years on my JVC and it's going strong. I only expected it to last 5.
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I bought a 55" Vizio for $1500 at the end of 2009. I could replace it with a 65" for half the price, but I suppose that would still be too small ...
I'm not sure one much bigger than that will fit in the space where the tv goes.
I'm not sure one much bigger than that will fit in the space where the tv goes.
I still have my Samsung LED DLP (no color wheel) 67" television. I think I have had this television for 6-7 years. I see dots (dead pixels?) in the upper part of the television scattered. I wonder what the cause of this is? I started noticing them recently and there are several of them. I read some of the bulbs were supposed to be good for 60,000 hours. I also read that they were known for a certain part failure. I expect any good television to last at least 10 years.
If I remember correctly Samsung and Mitsubishi both had the same problem. It's the DMD chip. The micromirrors are becoming frozen. I had to replace the DMD chip in my Mits DLP 2 years ago because of the dots problem. Still works like a champ today
http://www.shopjimmy.com/samsung-mitsubishi-toshiba-4719-001997-dlp-chip.htm
http://www.tvserviceparts.com/Samsung_DMD_Chips.html
do a google search for your tv model number and dmd chip for pricing and installation info. On my Mits it was fairly simple took me half an hour follow instructions on the internet and that came with the chip.
I have two 2007 DLPs still going strong. Samsung replaced the DMD chip in both for free when the white dots appeared. Replaced the bulb in one at 16000 hours and the other is still on the original with only slight dimming. Still love the picture quality, the DMD pixels overlap slightly so I don't see the annoying individual pixels like LCD TVs.
I've just recently began to consider installing a third lamp in my 2005 JVC 61" D-ILA. Had I known that the improvement would be so great, I wouldn't have waited seven years for the first lamp to burn out.
Replacement cost: $20.92 (Amazon Prime) (was $43 last time)
This TV is going to have to last me until someone offers a significantly more compelling case to go UHD.
When I was shopping TVs, Screen Door Effect was how you discerned the DLPs from the LCoS RPTVs. The DLPs had it in spades as Wobulation wasn't a thing yet.
