Prices for lamps vary greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer.

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on May 5, 2010 at 11:00:30

In Reply to: $500 for a DLP bulb? posted by E-Stat on May 5, 2010 at 10:17:34:

While I'll agree that $500 is way too much, especially for an older lamp model, one should expect an msrp of between $300 and $450 for a decent front projector lamp. With careful shopping one can sometimes find great discounts, but for a high-end front projector lamp you are paying for more than just a "bulb" (usually a complicated assembly with the lamps themselves constructed of materials that are difficult to work with) and the quartz lamps are constructed to very high standards for upwards of 2000 hours of continuous use.

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Topic - Pop goes the (DLP) light bulb - oscar 12:36:59 05/04/10 (16)

RE: Pop goes the (DLP) light bulb - HiOnFi 15:06:51 10/07/10 (0)

Canvassing for a replacement just got a bit tougher. - oscar 06:50:32 05/14/10 (0)

$500 for a DLP bulb? - E-Stat 10:17:34 05/05/10 (3)

Feel pity for. . . - Larry I 05:59:57 05/06/10 (0)

Prices for lamps vary greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer. - Audiophilander 11:00:30 05/05/10 (1)

I was referring to an assembly, too - E-Stat 11:56:17 05/05/10 (0)

RE: Pop goes the (DLP) light bulb - grantv 20:42:31 05/04/10 (4)

Actually it is an HD projector (but 720p NOT 1080p) - oscar 10:41:25 05/06/10 (3)

RE: Actually it is an HD projector (but 720p NOT 1080p) - grantv 14:03:03 05/06/10 (2)

Good point. but other than the bulb, I've never had any issues with the FP. - oscar 16:10:00 05/06/10 (1)

'Swat I do. - grantv 17:38:33 05/06/10 (0)

We have the same projector model.... - kootenay 13:18:06 05/04/10 (4)

I was at 1800+ hours last time I checked. - oscar 13:55:27 05/04/10 (3)

Oscar, IMHO, you'd probably be better off buying a new Panny PT-AE4000U LCD front projector. - Audiophilander 10:32:27 05/05/10 (2)

Someone's trying to get me to try a Epson Powerlite home Cinema 9100 - oscar 10:39:34 05/06/10 (1)

RE: Someone's trying to get me to try a Epson Powerlite home Cinema 9100 - Gmood1 23:10:56 05/06/10 (0)

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Prices for lamps vary greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer. - Audiophilander 11:00:30 05/05/10 (1)

I was referring to an assembly, too - E-Stat 11:56:17 05/05/10 (0)

Prices for lamps vary greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer.

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