DLP TV repair question

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The bulbs/lamps are user replaceable and normally run from ~$80-$200 with about a 4000 hr lifespan.

I saw some for mine on Amazon for $35 with prime shipping! Of course the quality of those would be highly questionable. It was $55 for one with a 1 year warranty and supposedly a 6000 hr life span. $120 for the official OEM bulb and housing ($100 for just the bulb)

However, you'll have to remove the lamp from your current housing and put the new one in. This requires you to be very careful because you need to avoid obvious damage to the bulb and also getting fingerprints on it. Just like when you replace a bulb in a car's headlight, you don't want to get oils from your hands on the bulb.

I considered it for my TV but after looking at the housing I figured it wasn't worth it. There were some plastic clips that looked like something I would break

I got like 18,000 hours on my original DLP bulb.

I'd be pissed if the current one only gets 5k.

Reading around from my issue and 5k seems like a fairly common time frame. Also I would be really curious to see the difference between your bulb and a new one.

 

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Just as a FYI how much does a replacement bulb cost for a DLP TV. I considered buying a DLP once but was told the bulbs are really expensive. But I was also told the when you put in a new bulb it's like having a brand new TV. Are these bulbs user replaceable or do you need to hire a pro?

Mine was really easy. Just a single screw to remove the lamp cover and a spring loaded clamp holding the housing in place. Actually the entire TV was pretty easy to disassemble. I took everything apart to look at the capacitors, check the wiring on my lamp cover safety switch and give it a good cleaning

We didn't noticed a big difference with the colors (I no longer have my calibration kit though) after replacing the bulb but it sure was brighter. I had to turn the brightness down a bit

 

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I have some 30 year old electronics working fine. Wonders of solid state 😎

Oh well in that case I stand corrected and that proves all electronics must get BETTER with age and there is no need for repair technicians......lol

Dude the only thing that gets better with age is wine and that includes solid state devices.......🙂

 

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Oh well in that case I stand corrected and that proves all electronics must get BETTER with age and there is no need for repair technicians......lol

Dude the only thing that gets better with age is wine and that includes solid state devices.......🙂

where did you see me say it is better? Also, new electronics are crappier because of cost down.