New bulb?

opus
opus Posts: 1,252
edited November 2009 in Electronics
I have come to the realization that I have the worst tv in the house in the "mancave" and was wondering if a new bulb might help with the picture on my 4 year old Hitachi LCD?

I can't tell if the performance of the newer, smaller tv's are just so much better or if a deteriorating bulb is affecting the picture and performance.

My tv has lost the wow factor. Anybody swap out a functioning bulb for a new one and see an improvement?



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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited November 2009
    If it was a DLP I would say yes but I am not sure about a lcd.
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited November 2009
    If its and LCD projection tv then changing the bulb will absolutely help bring the picture back to life, no tellin how many thousands of hours that bulb has on it. It well bring back the brightness and POP that it use to have when you bought it.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited November 2009
    it will but suggest calibrating afterwards
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited November 2009
    In that case how much would it even be to change out the bulb? Would it even be worth it?
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited November 2009
    When I replaced the bulb in my old Sony SXRD it was around $115.
    Casey
    H/T: Epson 6500ub
    Sony UBP-X800
    Toshiba HD-XA2 (HD-DVD, CD)
    Onkyo 805 (pre-amp)
    Outlaw 7125
    Polk RTi 10 (bi-amped)
    Polk CSi5 (bi-amped)
    Polk RTi6
    SVS PB 12 plus/2
    Velodyne SMS-1

    TV Rig: Samsung 50'' 4k display
    Polk Signa-1 Surround bar
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2009
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    In that case how much would it even be to change out the bulb? Would it even be worth it?

    Check here for a price:

    http://www.discount-merchant.com/
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  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited November 2009
    Alright, I guess I will try it. I have a local dealer who has been advertising lately. It will cost me a little more but I like local.

    I will let you know.
    The Flea rig
    Hitachi 50VG825 LCD
    Rotel RSP 1066 (pre) :)-flea market
    B&K St-202 (mains)-flea market
    Carver M 200t (x2) (center and surrounds)-flea market
    Blu-Ray..PS3 (dvd player)
    Polk RTA-11t-flea market
    LsiC, Fxi30's
    Dual SVS PC-Utra's (1 port blocked) thanks MikeC78
    Behringer Feedback Destroyer    -flea market
    AudioAlchemy DDE v1.0 DAC-flea market
    Cambridge Audio Azur 640 CDP-flea market
    Signal Cable and Kimber Kable
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  • buymesome
    buymesome Posts: 281
    edited November 2009
    Maybe youv burned the lcd panels??? if so then toss it because bulb dimming should not affect the picture quality a great deal when it comes to contrast

    I have 2 flat panels 3 pj's, The bulb ran out on a 720 model but in the last few hours it looked as snappy as my plasma giving out roughly 300 lumens on a 100" image
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