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Replace bulb in DLP or get a new TV?
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:44 pm
What would you guys do? I have a 60" Sony DLP that is 9 or 10 years old. Awesome TV with a great picture, but the bulb just went out for the second time. First bulb cost around $40 to replace and they now cost $75-$80. Would y'all replace it again or start shopping for a new TV?
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 9:26 pm to Vrai
New TV. Color wheel or something else isn't far behind.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 9:35 pm to Vrai
TVs are better and cheaper than 10 years ago.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 10:03 pm to Vrai
New TV and it's not even close.
Posted on 12/3/15 at 7:00 am to Vrai
I would just get the bulb. $80 is a small fraction of what you will pay for another 60" TV. If the repair costs get over 20% of a new one, then I would start to consider it.
Posted on 12/3/15 at 10:42 am to Vrai
I had the same TV. Replaced the bulb and months later the whole thing died. Time to let go...
Posted on 12/3/15 at 5:13 pm to Vrai
New tv...
Do those TVs even have HDMI ports?
Do those TVs even have HDMI ports?
Posted on 12/3/15 at 5:20 pm to Rico Tubbs
I've replaced two on my dad's TV. Paid $50 bucks 1st time and did it myself and $20 the second time. Found bulb cheaper on Amazon.
Posted on 12/4/15 at 8:30 am to Rico Tubbs
Do they have HDMI? Yeah, it's not a bad TV, 1080p
Posted on 12/4/15 at 8:53 am to Vrai
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Awesome TV with a great picture
Until you put it side by side with a new one
Posted on 12/4/15 at 9:26 am to shawnlsu
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Awesome TV with a great picture
Until you put it side by side with a new one
Posted on 12/5/15 at 1:12 pm to Vrai
I tried this with a 10 year old 50 Sony DLP. The new bulb was much brighter but flickered occasionally and stopped working after a month or two. I then bought a new bigger better tv for a third of the price a paid for the old DLP.
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