A friend that I discuss displays with occasionally is looking for a new 60+ inch display. He likes several RP systems, but he has a pet heavy environment and is concerned about the amount of active airflow that RP sets require.

He was looking at LCD but of course at this size, LCD selection is thin and pricey. His lighting situation is not plasma friendly (sunlit windows in the reflection path). His TV room is not well suited for front projection geometrically, either.

I am wondering what to suggest for him to look into/do. Any suggestions? I did some searching here last night and see that a few (only a few) people have used air filters. Do any of the big guys have custom filters specifically for their sets? Any other techniques to mitigate pet hair issues? Is it actually not as much of an issue as I think? Maybe the lamp area is typically sealed off from the rest of the optics? This is an issue I have never looked into myself and I'm somewhat at a loss.

Thanks for any suggestions or comments...

I have 2 dogs and 2 cats, 3 of them young and active and the second dog older but still lively. I've had no problems with hair in the 26 months I've had my RPTV, when I opened the access door and looked in it had dust and cobwebs but no pet hair. I do however have to yell at the dogs occasionally not to wrestle right up against my $5500 home theatre.

I have two sheddy dogs and no problems except I have to vacuum the HT room a LOT. However, I had a spider get in the tv and there is one fine spider strand that you can see across the bottom left corner of the tv during bright scenes. My tv is the JVC 61FH97 and it has two sponge filters (one on each side of the tv case) that one screw will remove and I clean them out with water every now and again.

... I had a spider get in the tv and there is one fine spider strand that you can see across the bottom left corner of the tv during bright scenes. My tv is the JVC 61FH97 and it has two sponge filters (one on each side of the tv case) that one screw will remove and I clean them out with water every now and again.

You should also be able to see and remove this cobweb through the access door. A bright light in front of the screen might help.

A friend that I discuss displays with occasionally is looking for a new 60+ inch display. He likes several RP systems, but he has a pet heavy environment and is concerned about the amount of active airflow that RP sets require.

He was looking at LCD but of course at this size, LCD selection is thin and pricey. His lighting situation is not plasma friendly (sunlit windows in the reflection path). His TV room is not well suited for front projection geometrically, either.

I am wondering what to suggest for him to look into/do. Any suggestions? I did some searching here last night and see that a few (only a few) people have used air filters. Do any of the big guys have custom filters specifically for their sets? Any other techniques to mitigate pet hair issues? Is it actually not as much of an issue as I think? Maybe the lamp area is typically sealed off from the rest of the optics? This is an issue I have never looked into myself and I'm somewhat at a loss.

Thanks for any suggestions or comments...

how many pets are there? heh. I have two cats and I am more worried about scratches on the screen more than shedding hairs. Since May this year, no scratches. I do vaccuum the living room on regular basis and I'd fill up the bagless canister in that cheapo vaccuum FULL with cat hairs - should do that more often. Also, those standalone air filter machines might work (if placed in same room as TV) but they may be noisy.. I dunno - I was considering one but canned it.

After 6 months of use, tech came over and said the fans looks great still - doesnt even need cleaning.

I covered my set with furnace air filter material that I taped on covering all the air vents on the back of my set.You can buy this at any hardware store (I got mine at Home Depot). Just cut to size, and tape it on. I replace mine every 6 months. It doesn't prevent air flow, and keeps pet hair and dust out of your set and fan. Buy the stuff that looks like cloth. The inside of my set has been spotless for the last year and a half. It really works, and will extend the life of your set. This tip came from a tech who came out to service my set when my fan clogged from pet hair and caused a thermal fuse to blow.

Thakns for the input everyone. Friend seems to be leaning toward sacrificing enough size to make LCD a viable option at this time, but I am not sure if he has viewed them yet with "LCD-challenging" material. I am not sure what kinds of things his family watches but I know he is a sports fan. It's possible that he will keep looking at RP sets so this is quite helpful info.

broketoo, he has 4 dogs and 3 cats. I do not know what kind of dogs - obviously that will make a huge difference in the hair volume.