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Originally Posted by miniman82
DLP only seems to work long term in projectors, they probably have better cooling airflow being out in the open like they typically are. Every single DLP set I've come into contact with would drop a bulb on short notice (even a new bulb), and when it did if it didn't take out the bulb power supply/DLP chip/DLP board/power supply at the same time you were very lucky. I know, I went through it with a brand new Mitsu and I won't go back no matter how cheap one is. Most of the time you might pay up to $150 for one, but guess what? A quality bulb that isn't gonna pop on you right away will cost at least that much- and you have that cost to look forward to probably once a year. IMO go flat, or find a nice Trinitron and don't waste your time.
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OK, well I wasn't sure, I had heard mixed reviews about DLP technology in its various applications, whether it be in an LCD Projector or in a TV, either way I wasn't sure how easy of a fix the TV would be or if it was even worth my time, it was in the salvage bin at Goodwill where I work and I took a chance and at $8 I really didn't lose much, I can just take and junk it at the landfill for $10 and I'm still not a whole lot into it. I just thought that maybe if it was just a blown fuse or something like that that maybe it would be a decent unit to use. And True story I was given a 1987 vintage Panasonic 25" CRT Television set (Color set) that refused to turn on even though when you hit the power button it would sound like it was trying to turn on but you would get no picture or sound and what not, so I got the TV home and the first thing I checked was the fuse and sure enough the TV had 2 large fuses in it, and one of them was blown, $2 later and a new fuse in the TV and put the tv back together and powered it on and sure enough it powered right up. Which is what I thought maybe was the case with this TV but when I saw it only had one fuse in it I figured it was probably more than just a fuse being blown, but wasn't sure. I get paid on Thursday so maybe I'll just take the TV over to the Landfill and get rid of it there.
Anyways I do have a nice Sony Trinitron TV a 27" from 2000, one that I got from outside the Goodwill Dropbox near me (which I offered them a donation for it but they said not to worry about it, this was before I started working for them.) But I just thought that if I could of gotten this thing going it would of been a nice TV but I guess its not even worth my time.