Toshiba 46HM95 46-Inch Diagonal 16:9 Integrated HD DLP Projection TV with HDMI
2 MONTH BULB LIFE
First, the CONS:  <br />1) I am another unfortunate consumer who, like the reviewer below, bought this TV on Black Friday 2005 at Best Buy.  My bulb burnt out February 4th, 2006, if you do the math that is almost EXACTLY 2 months.  Reading through the posts below, it is uncanny how many people reported this exact problem.  I called Toshiba immediately and what do you know, backordered for about a month.  Their call center is horrible, as well, the only advice I can give if you must call it is to ask to speak with a supervisor IMMEDIATELY, the peons they get to first answer your call are about as competent as a 5 year old with down syndrome (sorry if that offended anyone!)  But now back to the bulb.  I was so aggravated there was such a long backorder time I was just going to go out and BUY another bulb to use until I got my new one from Toshiba.  Easier said than done.  There are absolutely NO suppliers of this bulb where I live (Minnesota).  The only way I could get one is to have one shipped to me.  Oh but what do you know every supplier I called was backordered as well!  I couldn't believe there was no way I could get another bulb, even if I was willing to spend more money. <br /> <br />It now seems this has been a VERY common problem for those of us who bought this TV during the late months of last year.  This would seem to give a lot of merit to the post below speaking of the company Toshiba \\"Used to get these defective lamps from.\\"  I have finally received my new bulb and the TV has been working great for 2 weeks now.  I can only HOPE that this doesn't go out again in another 2 months (In which case you can be assured I'll be posting back!!!) <br /> <br />2) The \\"continuously running fan\\" can get a little annoying.  I can't believe this thing runs 24/7, even when powered off.  I mean seriously, how much heat can really be generated in stand by mode to merit the use of a continuously running fan!!? <br /> <br />Now, the PROS: <br />I am fairly convinced the 2 month bulb life is explained by the old company who used to supply these (I can only hope it is in fact true Toshiba switched suppliers).  I have high hopes for my new bulb, which BTW almost seems a little brighter than the previous one.  The picture quality is phenomenal when the TV is actually working.  If you are going to buy a big screen TV you MUST get DLP, it is well worth the extra money.  If it hadn't been for the Bulb problem I would be extremely happy with this TV.