Hi everyone,
I was all set on buying either the Sanyo Z1, Studio Experience Matinee 1HD (Z1 clone), or possibly the Panasonic PTL300. From what I hear, these are all excellent LCD projectors.
Then I came across the following articles on the life expectancy of LCD projectors. According to the study by TI/Rochester Institute of Tech, the LCD projectors' image would degrade to an unacceptable level only after a couple of years! :evil:
Made me think that even before one has chance to use the full 2000 - 3000 hours of bulb time, the LCD panels will get damaged for a very expensive repair. This put me on hold on purchasing LCD projectors. So, I am looking into DLP guys. Well, InFocus X1 sounds like a very economical choice for me, as I already have a 65" RPTV. BB has them for $899.99 (10% coupon until Nov 17, 2003)
Anyone experinced the severe image degradation mentioned in the TI study?
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I was all set on buying either the Sanyo Z1, Studio Experience Matinee 1HD (Z1 clone), or possibly the Panasonic PTL300. From what I hear, these are all excellent LCD projectors.
Then I came across the following articles on the life expectancy of LCD projectors. According to the study by TI/Rochester Institute of Tech, the LCD projectors' image would degrade to an unacceptable level only after a couple of years! :evil:
Made me think that even before one has chance to use the full 2000 - 3000 hours of bulb time, the LCD panels will get damaged for a very expensive repair. This put me on hold on purchasing LCD projectors. So, I am looking into DLP guys. Well, InFocus X1 sounds like a very economical choice for me, as I already have a 65" RPTV. BB has them for $899.99 (10% coupon until Nov 17, 2003)
Anyone experinced the severe image degradation mentioned in the TI study?
link 1
link 2
link 3
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