Hi there. I need an opinion or someone to say that I am on the right tracks with my research for a new proj if possible.
I have been using an XGA DLP now for years for HT home use (non smoking living room atmosphere). I tend to have it turned on every night and weekends for TV, XBox 360 and PC.
I originally bought a Dell 3200MP and the thing lasted 10 months before I got the color wheel scream or grind.
It was still in warranty and I swapped it for another 3200MP. That lasted 11 months.
I swapped again but this time they upgraded for a 3300MP (new)
That lasted 11 months and I swapped for a refurbed 3300MP.
That lasted 11 months and I swapped again for another 3300MP (new).
This one (still a 3300MP) has lasted longer (16 months) and it is now starting to scream again, but now my warranty has run out.
So I am on my fifth (or sixth, I lose count) DELL projector and I have only had to change the bulb once. I found it a little wierd that a projector couldnt outlast the bulb in a normal not too dusty, non smoking, living room environment, but before because it was always in warranty I didnt mind.
So now I need to buy a new one because DELL will definately not swap it again.
I dont want an LCD proj because I do like the detail of a DLP. The PC links up lovely on the native XGA at 1024x768 and I dont think LCD will cut it for me.
Hating the idea of the colour wheel going wrong again I stumbled upon the Casio XJ-A240 range and thought my problems had been solved (A DLP with Laser and LED technology bypassing the need to split the white light to RGB) however after reading the extensive post here:
SORRY NO URLS ALLOWED but it is the post discussing the Casio XJ series of LED DLPs
I now understand that they do in fact still use a colour wheel to pass the blue laser through phosphour to get the green for the RGB. So I am steering well clear of those for now at least until they have two blue lasers, and lose the colour wheel.
I do however think that the LED DLP will get there, it may just be a couple of years before the 1080p 3D ready LED DLP will be within my price range (£1,000)
So for that reason I need a good low priced (under 1k) DLP proj to tide me over, but I dont want to fall in the trap of another make that uses poor colour wheel bearings.
When trying to Google for quality color wheels and other searches it does seem to point to the fact that Samsung looks pretty much as bad as the DELL when it comes to getting a projector with frequent use to get its colour wheel to outlast the bulb.
I have seen some good Optoma HD series on ebay (I like the look of the HD70 or even older HD65) but I was wondering if anyone can confirm for me that I should have more luck with this or is there a known projector make that is low budget but still uses good quality color wheel bearings and parts?
Cheers for reading this far, and I hope this post may help others who search in future, because I couldnt find the answer to this specific question on here.
Lins.
I have been using an XGA DLP now for years for HT home use (non smoking living room atmosphere). I tend to have it turned on every night and weekends for TV, XBox 360 and PC.
I originally bought a Dell 3200MP and the thing lasted 10 months before I got the color wheel scream or grind.
It was still in warranty and I swapped it for another 3200MP. That lasted 11 months.
I swapped again but this time they upgraded for a 3300MP (new)
That lasted 11 months and I swapped for a refurbed 3300MP.
That lasted 11 months and I swapped again for another 3300MP (new).
This one (still a 3300MP) has lasted longer (16 months) and it is now starting to scream again, but now my warranty has run out.
So I am on my fifth (or sixth, I lose count) DELL projector and I have only had to change the bulb once. I found it a little wierd that a projector couldnt outlast the bulb in a normal not too dusty, non smoking, living room environment, but before because it was always in warranty I didnt mind.
So now I need to buy a new one because DELL will definately not swap it again.
I dont want an LCD proj because I do like the detail of a DLP. The PC links up lovely on the native XGA at 1024x768 and I dont think LCD will cut it for me.
Hating the idea of the colour wheel going wrong again I stumbled upon the Casio XJ-A240 range and thought my problems had been solved (A DLP with Laser and LED technology bypassing the need to split the white light to RGB) however after reading the extensive post here:
SORRY NO URLS ALLOWED but it is the post discussing the Casio XJ series of LED DLPs
I now understand that they do in fact still use a colour wheel to pass the blue laser through phosphour to get the green for the RGB. So I am steering well clear of those for now at least until they have two blue lasers, and lose the colour wheel.
I do however think that the LED DLP will get there, it may just be a couple of years before the 1080p 3D ready LED DLP will be within my price range (£1,000)
So for that reason I need a good low priced (under 1k) DLP proj to tide me over, but I dont want to fall in the trap of another make that uses poor colour wheel bearings.
When trying to Google for quality color wheels and other searches it does seem to point to the fact that Samsung looks pretty much as bad as the DELL when it comes to getting a projector with frequent use to get its colour wheel to outlast the bulb.
I have seen some good Optoma HD series on ebay (I like the look of the HD70 or even older HD65) but I was wondering if anyone can confirm for me that I should have more luck with this or is there a known projector make that is low budget but still uses good quality color wheel bearings and parts?
Cheers for reading this far, and I hope this post may help others who search in future, because I couldnt find the answer to this specific question on here.
Lins.
