Customers Reviews
2009-10-14
Worked for only 72 hours.
Everything seemed fine and normal. I popped the bulb in and it worked ok for about an hour before it started to overheat. I have a bigass fan sitting around so I opened the window and pointed it at the projector. It lasted another month and finally burned out with the bulb lifespan of only 72 hours.
Amazon has been awesome in assisting me with my return and full refund. I am mailing the bulb back as we speak.
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2009-06-29
Bulb lasted 150% advertised life
I know, it's expensive (read the other review). I thought the same thing. But you did check the bulb prices before you bought the projector, right?
Right?
Anyway, because of my previous experience with an Acer projector, I expected this bulb to last in the area of 750 hours (it's advertised at 2000). To my pleasant surprise, my first bulb went to 2970 before dying.
Just make sure, when you replace the bulb, that you carefully clear out any dust from the inside of the case; if your screen is flashing green, your color wheel is probably gummed up. It took me forever to figure that out.
Anyhow, your choice is between this bulb at about $250 for 2000+ hours, or some other crappy bulb for $180 at < 1000 hours. You do the math.
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2009-06-28
So far, so good
I have less than 100 hours on this new bulb, so I can't comment on bulb life. My largest quibble is with the bulb's location on the projector in that I had to take it down from the ceiling and remove the mount to replace the bulb. Also, there were no installation instructions included, so I had to find the owners manual. And these bulbs are still too expensive. But the picture from the revitalized HD70 makes it all worth while.
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