Going back to say 2000, wich projectors have been the most reliable?

Is the Panasonic PT-L711 still one of the more reliable units?

There's no source for that info.

Haven't seen any info on long term reliability, but my VP4001 is still going strong after something like 7500 hours. In general I think you'll find DLP pjs will outlast LCDs. That's been my experience so far.

Haven't seen any info on long term reliability, but my VP4001 is still going strong after something like 7500 hours. In general I think you'll find DLP pjs will outlast LCDs. That's been my experience so far.

Why would you say that? The less moving parts the better IMO

The bulbs will always need cooling by fans but i would think an LCD would outlast a color wheel? wouldnt you?

There's no source for that info.

Yeah ive tried some searching and i couldnt find much.

There was a bulb life post i remember some time back but i cant remember how i found it. SOmthing liek a bulb life shootout or somthing and a few people posted resetting their counter 2-3 times or somthing?

Organic panels in LCDs and LCD polarizers seem to go bad more than color wheels. How long the new inorganic panels will last has not yet been determined.

Organic panels in LCDs and LCD polarizers seem to go bad more than color wheels. How long the new inorganic panels will last has not yet been determined.

Is that the green and yellow blotch that ive seen on a few of them or is tha ta sign of a dirty or burn smoke from the bulb? burn from alot of use on the lenses or somthing?

I have an HC3000 with over 4000 total hours on it and it is still going strong.

Why would you say that? The less moving parts the better IMO

The bulbs will always need cooling by fans but i would think an LCD would outlast a color wheel? wouldnt you?


As I said IN MY EXPERIENCE. The polarizers on the LCD projector I had went bad within 2 years where as the DLPs I've had have lasted far longer. I haven't had a DLP die on me yet.

There's no source for that info.

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Anything you get for a response will largely be based on people who have had a series of good/bad experiences with their particular purchases. No one purchaser here will have had enough experience to answer that question & there's nothing else out there that I'm aware of.

I'm on my third DLP, not sure if their any better or worse than LCD's but they sure don't seem to last as long as a TV set will.