Projector bulbs

[Maccapacca]

Sorry lamps

What's the difference with the cheap Ebay Hong Kong lamp only compared to the UK full lamp and holder.

I'm looking at a projector on Ebay that has 200 hrs left and a new Hong Kong lamp makes it good VFM but a UK full lamp and holder makes it not worth the bother.

What's the lifecycle of the lamps, is it just the lamp? or does the hours also impact on something else like the internal screen? do the lamps just suddenly pop? do they fade out?

Thanks

 

[Maccapacca]

Thanks for the replies, I assume they just pop like any other bulb and don't fade?

Also I think I've taken the list from AV forums >£1000 and narrowed it down to the following using http://www.projectorpoint.co.uk/screensizecalculator/screensizecalculator.cfm? as I have only 3.7 from wall to wall and a wall 2.00 in width the following give me some adjustment and range where as the rest I would have to move the projector forward, which I don't want

In

Epson TW3200 1.32 to 2.8 width range @ 3.7 too dear lamps a fortune
Optoma HD800X DLP 1.52 to 1.91 width range @ 3.7 None on EBay
BenQ W500 DLP 1.45 to 2.66 width range @ 3.7 None on Ebay
Panasonic AX200 LCD 1.21 to 2.48 width range @ 3.7 None on Ebay
Epson TW680 LCD 1.78 - 2.78 width range @ 3.7 None on Ebay

Out

Acer H5360 DLP move to 3.4m to 2.00
Optoma HD600X move to 3.4 to 2.00
Optoma HD65 DLP move to 3.3 to 2.00
Infocus X9 DLP move to 3.4 to 2.00
Optoma HD700X DLP move to 3.3 to 2.00
BenQ W600 DLP move to 3.5 to 2.00
Themescene Optoma HD20 DLP move to 3.6 to 2.00
Epson TW420 LCD 1.96 - 2.55 to fine a range
BenQ W1000 1.98 to 2.36 to fine a range

Optoma HD75 DLP ? No info not listed

Any obvious errors in the above ?????

 

[Maccapacca]

Thanks,

I've bagged a Epsom TW420 with 250 hours for £280 which I'm very happy with, I left the other as it had 1750 out of 2000 hours used.

Now to finish the plastering