Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz G0 @3.6GHz |
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Motherboard | MSI P35 Neo2 FR |
Cooling | Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/Scythe S-FLEX 1600rpm |
Memory | 4 x G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 1066 |
Video Card(s) | SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 |
Storage | OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 90GB SSD/Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB/750GB WD Caviar |
Display(s) | Samsung 24" LCD/Samsung 941BW |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano DX |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Logitech Z-5300e |
Power Supply | Mushkin NANOPOINT 550W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06 - 15647 |
System Name | Work in progress |
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Processor | AMD 955---4Ghz |
Motherboard | MSi GD70 |
Cooling | OcZ Phase/water |
Memory | Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000 |
Video Card(s) | CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz |
Storage | SSD 64GB |
Display(s) | Envision 24'' 1920x1200 |
Case | Using the desk ATM |
Audio Device(s) | Sucky onboard for now :( |
Power Supply | 1000W TruePower Quattro |
Just hope you don't mind replacing the bulb for $250-$350 every 2 years...
Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz G0 @3.6GHz |
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Motherboard | MSI P35 Neo2 FR |
Cooling | Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/Scythe S-FLEX 1600rpm |
Memory | 4 x G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 1066 |
Video Card(s) | SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 |
Storage | OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 90GB SSD/Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB/750GB WD Caviar |
Display(s) | Samsung 24" LCD/Samsung 941BW |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano DX |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Logitech Z-5300e |
Power Supply | Mushkin NANOPOINT 550W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06 - 15647 |
Processor | Intel i7-5930k |
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Motherboard | ASRock Taichi X99 |
Cooling | Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
Memory | 4x8GB HyperX FURY DDR4-2666 15-17-17-15 |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G |
Storage | 1x Plextor PX-512M6S SSD, 1x WD 750gb HDD, 2x Hitachi 2TB HDD, 1x Seagate 4TB HDD |
Display(s) | 2x Dell P2314H |
Case | Fractal Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Corsair AX860i |
Mouse | ROCCAT Kone Pure Color White |
Keyboard | Corsair K95 RGB - Cherry MX Brown |
Software | Windows 10 Professional x64 |
Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz G0 @3.6GHz |
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Motherboard | MSI P35 Neo2 FR |
Cooling | Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/Scythe S-FLEX 1600rpm |
Memory | 4 x G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 1066 |
Video Card(s) | SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 |
Storage | OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 90GB SSD/Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB/750GB WD Caviar |
Display(s) | Samsung 24" LCD/Samsung 941BW |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano DX |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Logitech Z-5300e |
Power Supply | Mushkin NANOPOINT 550W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06 - 15647 |
System Name | Back in Black |
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Processor | AMD Opteron 180 @ 2.6GHz (Dual Core) |
Motherboard | Asus A8N-SLI Premium |
Cooling | All Antec Case Fans (3-speed and Quiet as they come.) |
Memory | 2GB DDR440MHz (Corsair XMS LED Series) 1GB x2 [Dual-Channel] |
Video Card(s) | 8800GTS G92 512mb (eVGA-745/1000) 9474 in 3Dmark06 at Defaults. |
Storage | 2 WD 74GB Raptors in RAID Zero for Vista. WD 250GB for XP and Storage |
Display(s) | Acer 22' widescreen. 1680x1050 res / 5ms |
Case | Antec Black Server Chassis / Logitec G7 Wireless-Laser Mouse |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi Music w/ 5.1 Surround Sound Headphones |
Power Supply | Antec 500Watt ATX2.0 Modular |
Software | Vista Ultimate (64-bit) / Playing: Crysis in DX9 on XP @ 1680x1050 High with 30FPS |
Benchmark Scores | Over 9k in 3DMark06! That's better than 80% of all systems tested and logged according to 3Dmark's s |
DLPs aren't very heavy...also I still disagree with the smaller monitor having a better IQ. This is speaking from many years of A/V experience. A Pioneer Elite 60" Plasma has way better IQ than most 40" and lower LCDs.
System Name | Budget Gaming |
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Processor | AMD FX6300 |
Motherboard | Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3 |
Cooling | Coolermaster Hyper 212+ |
Memory | 8GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600 |
Video Card(s) | HD7850 1GB |
Storage | 1TB Sata2 |
Display(s) | Acer 24" LED |
Case | Generic black |
Audio Device(s) | Stock onboard |
Power Supply | FSP Aurum Gold 650W |
Software | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
System Name | Desktop |
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Processor | i5 13600KF |
Motherboard | AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U9S |
Memory | 4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000 |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB |
Storage | WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x |
Display(s) | Gigabye M32U |
Case | Corsair Carbide 400C |
Audio Device(s) | On Board |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova 650 P2 |
Mouse | MX Master 3s |
Keyboard | Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky |
Software | The Matrix |
System Name | Back in Black |
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Processor | AMD Opteron 180 @ 2.6GHz (Dual Core) |
Motherboard | Asus A8N-SLI Premium |
Cooling | All Antec Case Fans (3-speed and Quiet as they come.) |
Memory | 2GB DDR440MHz (Corsair XMS LED Series) 1GB x2 [Dual-Channel] |
Video Card(s) | 8800GTS G92 512mb (eVGA-745/1000) 9474 in 3Dmark06 at Defaults. |
Storage | 2 WD 74GB Raptors in RAID Zero for Vista. WD 250GB for XP and Storage |
Display(s) | Acer 22' widescreen. 1680x1050 res / 5ms |
Case | Antec Black Server Chassis / Logitec G7 Wireless-Laser Mouse |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi Music w/ 5.1 Surround Sound Headphones |
Power Supply | Antec 500Watt ATX2.0 Modular |
Software | Vista Ultimate (64-bit) / Playing: Crysis in DX9 on XP @ 1680x1050 High with 30FPS |
Benchmark Scores | Over 9k in 3DMark06! That's better than 80% of all systems tested and logged according to 3Dmark's s |
i've got the 42" LG LCD 1080P HDTV. it is nice but is 60Hz. for the money the 120Hz models just arent worth it yet. maybe next year they will be. if you own a 60hz model like myself then the tv does a 3:2 pulldown rather than 1:1. nobody can really tell the difference since todays 3:2 pulldown technology is much better than it used to be. i do not recommend a DLP tv. the picture is always a bit washed out.
Processor | Core Duo T2250 1.73 GHZ |
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Memory | 2 GB DDR2 |
Video Card(s) | NVIDIA GEForce Go 7600 256 MB |
Storage | 120 GB |
Display(s) | 17 inch notebook |
Case | metallic grey |
Audio Device(s) | Creative xmod (though that doesnt really count as a sound card lol) |
Power Supply | power plug and battery |
Software | Lots of it |
Its based on an average day's use of about 4-6 hours a day. Some last less than 2 years, while some last 3 or a little more. It'll be better when they begin selling the bulbs retail, but who would the manufacturers give up guarenteed business? They are using the spinning wheel now, but the bulb is still short lived. They are beginning to release several LED DLP tv's that will last a very long time. That'd be the ideal way to go. Plus the viewing angle on DLP's annoy me (I watch one every day when I get home from work). I prefer LCD's, I worked in the TV dept of CC last summer, and they always seemed the most consistant (quality picture + quality manufacturing).
Processor | Intel E8400 |
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Motherboard | ASUS P5k |
Cooling | Ninja Plus Rev. B |
Memory | Corsair 4gb |
Video Card(s) | evga 8800GT |
Storage | WD 400gb |
Display(s) | 22" |
Case | NZXT Blackline |
Software | Vista 64-bit |
Processor | Core Duo T2250 1.73 GHZ |
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Memory | 2 GB DDR2 |
Video Card(s) | NVIDIA GEForce Go 7600 256 MB |
Storage | 120 GB |
Display(s) | 17 inch notebook |
Case | metallic grey |
Audio Device(s) | Creative xmod (though that doesnt really count as a sound card lol) |
Power Supply | power plug and battery |
Software | Lots of it |
DLP manufacturers list the backlight bulb hours at around 80,000 hours.
Source: http://www.dlptvreview.com/dlptv/plasmatelevision.htmlManufacturers of plasma have estimated the life of these phosphors to be about 60,000 hours.
Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz G0 @3.6GHz |
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Motherboard | MSI P35 Neo2 FR |
Cooling | Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/Scythe S-FLEX 1600rpm |
Memory | 4 x G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 1066 |
Video Card(s) | SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 |
Storage | OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 90GB SSD/Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB/750GB WD Caviar |
Display(s) | Samsung 24" LCD/Samsung 941BW |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano DX |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Logitech Z-5300e |
Power Supply | Mushkin NANOPOINT 550W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06 - 15647 |
System Name | MurderBox #17 |
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Processor | Intel Core i7 5930k - 4.5Ghz 1.275v - Bitspower Summit EF |
Motherboard | Asus X99-E WS - Bitspower THOR AIX99 Full Full Board Block |
Cooling | SR-1 480, 8x Corsair ML120 , MCP350, I&H Res 250, PETG hard pipe, Mayhems Pastel White |
Memory | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 |
Video Card(s) | Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition - EK Fullcover waterblock with Backplate |
Storage | 970 Pro 512GB, 960 EVO 500GB, PM961 512GB, 3x SM951 256GB,, WD Black 2TB, Seagate 4TB |
Display(s) | ASUS PG348Q 3440x1440, 2X ASUS PB278 2560x1440 |
Case | MurderMod TJ07 With Illuminated mid-plate |
Audio Device(s) | Schiit Bifrost > Schiit Asgard > Hifiman HE400i - Audio Technica AT2020 |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1200i With custom MDPC Sleeve and Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM |
Mouse | Steelseries Rival 600 |
Keyboard | Corsair K95 RGB |
Software | Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64bit |
Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz G0 @3.6GHz |
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Motherboard | MSI P35 Neo2 FR |
Cooling | Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/Scythe S-FLEX 1600rpm |
Memory | 4 x G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 1066 |
Video Card(s) | SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 |
Storage | OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 90GB SSD/Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB/750GB WD Caviar |
Display(s) | Samsung 24" LCD/Samsung 941BW |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano DX |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Logitech Z-5300e |
Power Supply | Mushkin NANOPOINT 550W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06 - 15647 |
Sharp Aquos LCDs are amazing and I am surprised no one has mentioned them.
Processor | Intel i7-5930k |
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Motherboard | ASRock Taichi X99 |
Cooling | Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
Memory | 4x8GB HyperX FURY DDR4-2666 15-17-17-15 |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G |
Storage | 1x Plextor PX-512M6S SSD, 1x WD 750gb HDD, 2x Hitachi 2TB HDD, 1x Seagate 4TB HDD |
Display(s) | 2x Dell P2314H |
Case | Fractal Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Corsair AX860i |
Mouse | ROCCAT Kone Pure Color White |
Keyboard | Corsair K95 RGB - Cherry MX Brown |
Software | Windows 10 Professional x64 |
80,000 hours?!?!? Where on Earth are they getting that info... Most DLP, namely Samsung (only because they work directly with TI, inventors of DLP technology) are rated 4,000-5,000 hours depending on screen size. God, if I could find a tv that lasted me 20 years (with it on 12 hours every single day) I'd be in heaven. This information is certainly bogus. The plasma lifetime is even rated a little high.
Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz G0 @3.6GHz |
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Motherboard | MSI P35 Neo2 FR |
Cooling | Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/Scythe S-FLEX 1600rpm |
Memory | 4 x G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 1066 |
Video Card(s) | SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 |
Storage | OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 90GB SSD/Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB/750GB WD Caviar |
Display(s) | Samsung 24" LCD/Samsung 941BW |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano DX |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Logitech Z-5300e |
Power Supply | Mushkin NANOPOINT 550W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06 - 15647 |
Processor | Intel i7-5930k |
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Motherboard | ASRock Taichi X99 |
Cooling | Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
Memory | 4x8GB HyperX FURY DDR4-2666 15-17-17-15 |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G |
Storage | 1x Plextor PX-512M6S SSD, 1x WD 750gb HDD, 2x Hitachi 2TB HDD, 1x Seagate 4TB HDD |
Display(s) | 2x Dell P2314H |
Case | Fractal Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Corsair AX860i |
Mouse | ROCCAT Kone Pure Color White |
Keyboard | Corsair K95 RGB - Cherry MX Brown |
Software | Windows 10 Professional x64 |
I agree 100%. But read the quote from effmaster
"DLP manufacturers list the backlight bulb hours at around 80,000 hours."
Yes, the discussion was about the BULB REPLACEMENT, not the TV's life overall. Try to claim I don't know much about TV's as much as you want, but after selling them for 6 months, you tend to become somewhat "versed" in the technology.
Lamp Life Ratings per Manufacturer
Manufacturer Est. Lamp Life Replacement Cost Rating
Sony 8,000 hours $199-$299 Great
LG 8,000 hours $299 Good
JVC 6,500 hours $249-$399 Good
Toshiba 6,300 hours $199 Good
Samsung 5,000 hours $349 Good
Sharp 4,600 hours $429-$529 Fair
RCA 3,800 hours $414-$483 Poor
Mitsubishi 3,000 hours $499 Poor
AKIA 1,500 hours $299 Poor
http://www.dlptvreview.com/dlptvreviews/projection-lamp-replacement.html
System Name | Still ongoing |
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Processor | i7 920 D0 @ 4.2GHz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte EX58-UD5 |
Cooling | CoolerMaster V8 @ present |
Memory | 6Gb Crucial DDR3 PC3-8500 CL7 |
Video Card(s) | 2xXFX 5770 in Crossfire |
Storage | 4x1Tb Sata |
Display(s) | 2407WFP |
Case | Modded Lian Li PC G70 |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Antec Quattro 1000 |
Software | Win 7 x86 and x64 |
Benchmark Scores | SuperPi 1M - 8.83s Fastest - 4.66GHz on Air! |
Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz G0 @3.6GHz |
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Motherboard | MSI P35 Neo2 FR |
Cooling | Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/Scythe S-FLEX 1600rpm |
Memory | 4 x G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 1066 |
Video Card(s) | SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 |
Storage | OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 90GB SSD/Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB/750GB WD Caviar |
Display(s) | Samsung 24" LCD/Samsung 941BW |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano DX |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Logitech Z-5300e |
Power Supply | Mushkin NANOPOINT 550W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06 - 15647 |
I sold them for a little over a year and have been following TV tech heavily for about 8 years now. I'm sorry I misread his post, but he could also be referring to LED DLPs, in which case that lifespan is correct. Also you rate JVC high, in fact they have one of the worse track records for TVs. Their first gen HD-ILA actually would catch fire and nearly burned down a few homes...they're reliability is still horrendous.
EDIT: Just noticed you didn't come up with that list, but that website is dumb as hell if they think JVC is any good at all...and its Akai not Akia...dumbasses.
Processor | Intel i7-5930k |
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Motherboard | ASRock Taichi X99 |
Cooling | Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
Memory | 4x8GB HyperX FURY DDR4-2666 15-17-17-15 |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G |
Storage | 1x Plextor PX-512M6S SSD, 1x WD 750gb HDD, 2x Hitachi 2TB HDD, 1x Seagate 4TB HDD |
Display(s) | 2x Dell P2314H |
Case | Fractal Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Corsair AX860i |
Mouse | ROCCAT Kone Pure Color White |
Keyboard | Corsair K95 RGB - Cherry MX Brown |
Software | Windows 10 Professional x64 |
Processor | Core i7 920 @ stock atm |
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Motherboard | Foxconn BloodRage X58 |
Cooling | Cooler Master V8 - water soon |
Memory | 6GB GSkill DDR3 @1600 MHz |
Video Card(s) | 896MB EVGA GTX 260 (55nm) |
Storage | 120GB Intel X-25 M | 1.5TB Seagate |
Display(s) | 22" Acer AL2216W |
Case | Cooler Master HAF 932 |
Audio Device(s) | Sonar X-Fi |
Power Supply | Corsair HX620 |
Software | Windows 7 |
Processor | Intel E8400 |
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Motherboard | ASUS P5k |
Cooling | Ninja Plus Rev. B |
Memory | Corsair 4gb |
Video Card(s) | evga 8800GT |
Storage | WD 400gb |
Display(s) | 22" |
Case | NZXT Blackline |
Software | Vista 64-bit |
Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz G0 @3.6GHz |
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Motherboard | MSI P35 Neo2 FR |
Cooling | Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/Scythe S-FLEX 1600rpm |
Memory | 4 x G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 1066 |
Video Card(s) | SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 |
Storage | OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 90GB SSD/Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB/750GB WD Caviar |
Display(s) | Samsung 24" LCD/Samsung 941BW |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano DX |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Logitech Z-5300e |
Power Supply | Mushkin NANOPOINT 550W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06 - 15647 |