momotarosan said:as with any projectors, you should take into consideration cost of replacing the bulb should it fail

Unless they are Samsung 7 series or later, which are LED backlit instead of a bulb.

With this particular set, the cost of bulbs AVERAGES out to about $45 per year based on useage of 8 hours per day, with the average bulb life (some lasting much longer) being 5000 hours. RCA significantly improved bulb temp and ventilation in this model and newer models leading to longer bulb life than the competitors DLP televisions.

BTW, price is based on bulbs selling on eBay for less than $80 with free shipping.

As ironbyron stated above, Samsungs LED DLP light engine is a lifetime setup. Nothing to replace, ever.

If you want a television that's larger than 55 inches, and get it for less than $2,000 the only option you have is DLP. For this RCA, the lamp is actually $249, which is pretty steep since you can pickup some Sony, Panasonic, and Samsung lamps for as long as $100.

Also, I don't get why people knock 720p so much. Unless you have Blu-ray, 1080p won't do you much good.