A great way to save on "bulbs" is to buy a 1-2 year old projector. Around this point, companies start to sell the lamp alone. You can disassemble the lamp assembly ("the cage" as we call it) yourself and replace the lamp. Saves us about $100 per lamp replacement on our older projectors. Sharp and Sanyo do this for sure. Our Epsons aren't old enough yet and we're just starting to see some end their first lamp life.
Epson's already got the cheapest bulbs on the projector market. They're highly specialized, and differ drastically from normal bulbs, they were expensive to design, and they're produced in much smaller quantities than most light bulbs, which drives up cost.
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Cheaper bulbs please!
A great way to save on "bulbs" is to buy a 1-2 year old projector. Around this point, companies start to sell the lamp alone. You can disassemble the lamp assembly ("the cage" as we call it) yourself and replace the lamp. Saves us about $100 per lamp replacement on our older projectors. Sharp and Sanyo do this for sure. Our Epsons aren't old enough yet and we're just starting to see some end their first lamp life.
Epson's already got the cheapest bulbs on the projector market. They're highly specialized, and differ drastically from normal bulbs, they were expensive to design, and they're produced in much smaller quantities than most light bulbs, which drives up cost.