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I am looking for some suggestions on my projector. I purchased it new probably almost exactly a year ago (early April). It is used almost exclusively for movie watching, and the bulb has 249 hours on it currently. I keep reading about people having bulb failures and severe dimming with this model years projectors. I did not take any light measurement readings when the bulb was new, and I am not sure how much it has dimmed, if any.
My questions are:
Given my current bulb time, in a darkened (black carpet) environment, on a 125" EliteScreens 1.1 gain, 16 ft throw, what type of light output should I have (generally)?
Should I ask for a new V3 bulb from JVC, and how likely am I to get one? Given my current watching habits, this bulb could last me another year or more even with low hours.
The thing is, since I do not really get to watch too many movies, I want to ensure my picture, which looks great now, has actually dimmed on me.
Last question, being as the projector I have is the X9 "high quality parts" version, is this likely to influence the bulb dimming, meaning it may not even be an issue? Or is it 100% of the units have dimming due to a bulb manufacturing issue? If this is the case, I feel like I should get a new bulb, and have no problem giving up my old one for it.
Thank you!
My questions are:
Given my current bulb time, in a darkened (black carpet) environment, on a 125" EliteScreens 1.1 gain, 16 ft throw, what type of light output should I have (generally)?
Should I ask for a new V3 bulb from JVC, and how likely am I to get one? Given my current watching habits, this bulb could last me another year or more even with low hours.
The thing is, since I do not really get to watch too many movies, I want to ensure my picture, which looks great now, has actually dimmed on me.
Last question, being as the projector I have is the X9 "high quality parts" version, is this likely to influence the bulb dimming, meaning it may not even be an issue? Or is it 100% of the units have dimming due to a bulb manufacturing issue? If this is the case, I feel like I should get a new bulb, and have no problem giving up my old one for it.
Thank you!