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Fontano
12-14-08, 08:08 PM
My TV keeps track of the number of hours it has been in service.
Out of the blue, I checked today and couldn't believe the number.
11,265 hours. It is a little over 5 years old.
That is a heck of a lot of hours.
Greg Alsobrook
12-14-08, 08:20 PM
Pretty interesting. What brand is your TV? I don't think my Sony's have that option...
hdtvfan0001
12-14-08, 08:28 PM
My HD Projector records the lamp life in hours...so I guess that's one of the ways I can tell...although its only 1 of 5 HD units used here....
That projector is 3 years only and states 3455 hours. My guess is you'd have to multiply that number by about 4 to get a realtistic total, and then divide by 3 to get the per-year rate...furthermore...divide by 365 to get a 12.4 hour per day average (for all 4 units combined).
Holy moley!
tcusta00
12-14-08, 08:29 PM
Don't know if mine have this option, but if they did I'd be scared to look. :lol:
davring
12-14-08, 08:29 PM
Most DLP sets do have time tracking clocks. my sister in laws Sony LCOS(?) does.
Greg Alsobrook
12-14-08, 08:31 PM
My HD Projector records the lamp life in hours...so I guess that's one of the ways I can tell...although its only 1 of 5 HD units used here....
That projector is 3 years only and states 3455 hours. My guess is you'd have to multiply that number by about 4 to get a realtistic total, and then divide by 3 to get the per-year rate...furthermore...divide by 365 to get a 12.4 hour per day average (for all 4 units combined).
Holy moley!
Huh?? :lol:
Fontano
12-14-08, 09:37 PM
Pretty interesting. What brand is your TV? I don't think my Sony's have that option...
Pioneer Plasma
waynebtx
12-14-08, 09:41 PM
Just changeg the Lamp on mt 1 1/2 years old DJP and it was 10,446.
BobaBird
12-14-08, 11:06 PM
11,265 hours. It is a little over 5 years old.That's longer than a full-time job.
That's longer than a full-time job.
+1 on that
Charise
01-02-09, 04:47 PM
I doubt that technology existed when I got an RCA TV with the remote integrated for laser disk and VCR back in about 1982. The VCR was a good one, but didn't last this long. That TV got heavy usage until 2002 when I got a 61" HD monitor; now it's only used about an hour per day for video gaming. RCA was once an excellent brand!
Just changeg the Lamp on mt 1 1/2 years old DJP and it was 10,446.
So your TV is on 19 hours/day? I'm not even awake that many hours a day - wow!
Christopher Gould
01-03-09, 08:54 AM
Pretty interesting. What brand is your TV? I don't think my Sony's have that option...
a3000 does . with the tv off press "display" , "5" , volume "-" , "power" on the remote
at the bottom left you will get 00000-00000-00000-00000
first # boot count
second # total hours operation
third # total panel hours
forth # total lamp hours
when you are done hit no other buttons except "power"
i'm at 2700+ hours on about 2 years, sony says you can get 8000 on the bulb but we will see
Mine is usually on for about 4 hours a day max depending on if the cubs are playing or if my huskers are on tv i would say about 20 hours a week. Max
No tracking on mine, but it is on quite a bit everyday, probably 8hrs or so at least. It is the main TV in the house though so usually one member of the family is watching on it.
We have a projector too with about 100hrs on it only (2yrs old), it is mostly for movies and big games though, so it does not get daily use.
billsharpe
01-14-09, 04:57 PM
My TV keeps track of the number of hours it has been in service.
Out of the blue, I checked today and couldn't believe the number.
11,265 hours. It is a little over 5 years old.
That is a heck of a lot of hours.
Roughly six hours a day -- not that extreme, IMHO.
But how much of that time are you really watching :confused:
Jason Nipp
01-14-09, 05:14 PM
Pretty interesting. What brand is your TV? I don't think my Sony's have that option...
Yes it does, having been an engineer for in the industry... Cough "Philips-LG" cough "Sony" cough... I can tell you without flinching that there is a life timer in the service menu.
Jason Nipp
01-14-09, 05:18 PM
My service timer on my Ultravision in my media room has 14,883 hours on it and it's still on the original lamp..... ;) Takes awhile for it to illuminate....lol..... but it still does..... If you filter your power, add a UPS to surpress blackouts and sag and swells, the lamp could last a long time.
My newest Sammy display, I would say is on 11+ hours a day. The kids walk away and leave it on. Which is actually better than turning it on and off every 20 minutes.... :rolleyes:
There's always a TV on in my house, doesn't matter if anyone is sitting in front of it.
houskamp
01-14-09, 05:23 PM
no timer here either but it's on a lot.. wife and me work opposite shifts..
she turns it on in the morning till 3, I come home at 6 and turn it on till 2am when she goes to bed..
redsoxfan26
02-23-09, 08:25 AM
About 8-10 hours a day for ten years on my RCA F38310 CRT. Still has a great picture.
BubblePuppy
02-23-09, 08:54 AM
I know my panny has a "on" counter, but I've forgotten how to acess it. I know that it is on alot.
My Panny RP LCD is over 12,000 hours going into my 5th year with it, original bulb. Not sure how many on/off cycles, haven't checked that lately.
Sadly, 11,265 hours over 5 years comes out to an average of 6.17 Hours (assuming the TV is on 365 a year and forgetting leap years etc) which really isn't that many hours for most homes.
prospect60
02-28-09, 09:41 PM
Just over 3 years, my Samsung LCD lists just a bit over 8500
hummer1823
04-06-09, 03:15 PM
Wow that would be really cool if my KDLZ4100 had that, i know yesterday it was cold out and i didnt want to do a darn thing... it was on from 10am to 11pm.
I need a life :nono2:
MrShowtime
04-09-09, 03:59 PM
I have an RCA 27" CRT TV that I bought as a floor model from walmart 7 years ago.
Warranty Clock is at 36,698 hours right now. The only issue I've ever had is that one of the inputs is bad on it now.
My HD Projector records the lamp life in hours...so I guess that's one of the ways I can tell...although its only 1 of 5 HD units used here....
That projector is 3 years only and states 3455 hours. My guess is you'd have to multiply that number by about 4 to get a realtistic total, and then divide by 3 to get the per-year rate...furthermore...divide by 365 to get a 12.4 hour per day average (for all 4 units combined).
Holy moley!
Waaayyyy too much math for me, I will pass.
I barely passed Math Class in High School...
hummer1823
04-12-09, 10:43 AM
I have an RCA 27" CRT TV that I bought as a floor model from walmart 7 years ago.
Warranty Clock is at 36,698 hours right now. The only issue I've ever had is that one of the inputs is bad on it now.
I rounded up but thats about. 1540 days. or 4 years. :eek2::eek2::eek2:
:lol:
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