Nothing at all. It is explicitly a user-serviceable part.
You sure? I just checked my Samsung warrenty. It seems to imply ANY work done within the first year needs to be done by a qualified Samsung tech or it voids the warrenty (and the bulb is covered under that warrenty). That's in line with what the CS agent we spoke to back in January said, too. There isn't anything "additional" like a bulb "rider"...it's all covered under the complete manufacturer's warrenty., at least on our Samsung DLP.
Only if it was a bulb replacement warranty, and in that case it only would void the bulb replacement rider.
Again, I don't see the bulb replacement listed as a seperate warrenty...it's mentioned specifically in the complete 1 year manufactuer's warrenty. Maybe different manufacturers cover it differently. Either way, if a bulb failed "early", they'd need to hire a licensed tech. Sort of a hassle and one Disney could avoid.
That's a good point, and would apply to DLP. I'm not sure it applies to LCD projection.
Maybe not THOSE specific points/issues, but again, service in a resort setting, I'd assume, might be "harsher" than in consumer use. That increased "harshness" would probably balance out any decrease in use.
At 42" the break-even point is about six years. At 50" the break-even point is about eight years. At 60" the break-even point is about nine years. That's one of the most attractive aspects of projection HDTV: Projection television prices go up closer to linearly, while flat screen television prices go up closer to exponentially, as screen sizes get larger.
True. Disney is not putting in 50" inch sets, though, and probably wouldn't given the space constraints in most of their rooms. Notice I specifically mention "display size" in my point. Also, it's one reason why I said the tech probably wouldn't work in their resort settings, but is very good in a consumer setting (where larger screens are more the "norm").
The nice thing about LCDs, in commercial use, are that they are hang them and forget them. No added consumable use, no resources to "maintain" or service them. Hang and forget...and I think it's safe to assume those units will be in place longer than 6 years.