This means little to nothing to the person that buys their first flat panel and it fails within the first year. For instance (knocking on wood), my first flat panel failed in the 10th month of ownership. Compare this to the first rear-projection set that failed once in its forth year. Both covered under manufacturer's warranty.
I think its a little skewed in the numbers because for the longest time and for the majority of rear projection televisions were based not on bulbs, but on cathode ray tubes. If you were to look at the technologies within RPTVs five years ago I would be curious to know how they all held up.
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This means little to nothing to the person that buys their first flat panel and it fails within the first year. For instance (knocking on wood), my first flat panel failed in the 10th month of ownership. Compare this to the first rear-projection set that failed once in its forth year. Both covered under manufacturer's warranty.
I think its a little skewed in the numbers because for the longest time and for the majority of rear projection televisions were based not on bulbs, but on cathode ray tubes. If you were to look at the technologies within RPTVs five years ago I would be curious to know how they all held up.