ghidora
05-31-2008, 03:30 AM
My freakin' 60" XBR1's lamp finally went. I kept putting off buying a backup lamp and now I'm without my big screen for a few days. I should have ordered one months ago since they rate the life for 10,000 hours and it's been on for an average of 14 hours/day since I plugged it in on January 16, 2006. I squeezed around an extra 1800 hours, or so, out of it.
So, I ordered one from Discount Merchant (http://www.discount-merchant.com/). I ordered it with standard overnight so I should get it Monday sometime (too late to do a guaranteed Saturday delivery). The cost with shipping was about $40 less than Sony's outrageous $250 before shipping and tax.
This time, after I see how this shopping experience goes with this seller, I may order a second and place it on the shelf as a spare. ;)
If anyone has a projection type TV and you're looking for lamps, this place might be worth a look. They seem to carry a wide range or lamps for most TVs and the price is pretty good. They sell them with the enclosure or the bare bulb with instructions to swap it with the blown bulb if you're adventurous enough to try it. I decided to get the full enclosure this time around because I do not feel like pissing with the bulb. If I like this seller, I may buy just the bulb and replace the blown bulb in the old enclosure and save another $50. ;)
So, I ordered one from Discount Merchant (http://www.discount-merchant.com/). I ordered it with standard overnight so I should get it Monday sometime (too late to do a guaranteed Saturday delivery). The cost with shipping was about $40 less than Sony's outrageous $250 before shipping and tax.
This time, after I see how this shopping experience goes with this seller, I may order a second and place it on the shelf as a spare. ;)
If anyone has a projection type TV and you're looking for lamps, this place might be worth a look. They seem to carry a wide range or lamps for most TVs and the price is pretty good. They sell them with the enclosure or the bare bulb with instructions to swap it with the blown bulb if you're adventurous enough to try it. I decided to get the full enclosure this time around because I do not feel like pissing with the bulb. If I like this seller, I may buy just the bulb and replace the blown bulb in the old enclosure and save another $50. ;)