Projector Lamp Life

Wednesday May 7, 2008 • Leave a Comment 

Setting your for its low power mode drops the brightness by about 20%. We concur, however in our reviews we find that the range can vary from as little as a 10% drop (barely detectable) to 30%, depending on the . ’s low power mode has two major benefits. First, the longer life. The typical claiming in full power claims 3000 hours in low power mode. That can differ, however. There are models out there that claim no increase of life in low power, and in some rare cases - a few , for example, claim 5000 hours in low power mode. The bulb may explode if they are used beyond there rated life.

design the mounts to limit damage, but you will need to get the serviced if your does explode. Today’s have two brightness modes, many now follow low and full power independently and adjust their warnings per your handling. Most warranties provided by , are 90 days or 500 hours. In couple of years, however several companies that offer third party extended warranties on have been offering warranties as well.

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Type of Lamps in Today’s Projectors

Saturday May 3, 2008 • 2 Comments 

Almost all home theaters and business organization depend on . These are that use mercury. In you will see them called UPH (ultra high pressure), or any of a half dozen plus acronyms. Trying to tell them apart by the different names, is mostly a waste of time. , UHM, NSH, UHE, etc, are the same thing, in almost all cases

Another of are very high end, and extremely bright , and its totally different. They are . Comparatively have a better colour range that mercury (). They are expensive and have very a shorter life when compared to . They tend to start at over $1000, and typically have a life of 500 to 1500 hours compared to good for 1500 to 5000 hours. They also are usually only found on that sell for more than $10,000

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How to Select Ideal Projector Bulb

Wednesday April 30, 2008 • 2 Comments 

The often replaced product in is bulb. Replacing the or bulb is really easy. The actual problem lies in selection of bulb. The following may help you to select proper bulb.First and foremost, determine what of bulbs your requires. You may be able to purchase either Halogen or bulbs, depending on the of you have.

The two main bulb types for based equipment are Halogen and . The main differences between these two bulb types are:

• are more inexpensive than bulbs. typically cost about $75 (perfect for gifts), whereas bulbs can cost as much as $300

• differ from bulbs in lighting effects, display a yellowish tint on displayed images, whereas bulbs display a white tint to displayed images.

• are more affordable than bulbs. typically cost about $75 (perfect for gifts), whereas bulbs can cost as much as $300.

• differ from bulbs in lighting effects, display a yellowish tint on displayed images, whereas bulbs display a white tint to displayed images.

• bulbs will fade before burning out, but will completely burn out when the end of their useful life has been reached.

• life is more when compared to . typically last about 70 operating hours, whereas bulbs typically last over 1,000 operating hours.

• are based on older technology, whereas bulbs are based on newer technology.

So the above factors suggest that bulbs are superior to . The decision to purchase which bulb is really a matter of initial price of the product.

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