Anybody have experience with bulb life on this one? Personally, my experiment so far shows this one winning in terms of warm tone, dimmability, price
1118069
Yes, the bulb life is very poor. After a couple of weeks, it dimmed and burned out,
1118070
I've had several installed in my basement rec. room for over a year with no problems.
1118071
We just installed some with some dimmable switches in August. So far they are doing very well, but I can't speak on longevity yet.
1118072
I've only had them for 5 months or so, but the tone is excellent and the dimmabilty is as well. Overall, I'm pleased.
1581464
I am useing the flat lightbulb shaped LED bulbs in mine and have had no issues. They are cooler and brighter and it is noticable. The other bulbs were very hot, expensive and delicate.
443580
Actually it lights up better than regular halogen bulb have a nice clear color to them and are bright. The warranty on them you would need to call them and ask the customer service is great i recomend them!
2202677
Thanks for your prompt reply - I actually already own this item! After years of use, the bulb has burned out and I'm tying to determine if it can be replaced. I'm disappointed with the short lifespan of the item, but I wasn't necessarily disappointed with the performance. With the proper room placement, focus of the lens, and assurance that there was no light polution, the item performed quite well. Until it died, of course!
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the bulb is very interesting. it works when it wants, goes off when the nite is young and is very temperamental. would i recommend it? not if you want it for security the whole nite long. we are trying to figure out why it is so temperamental but so far no luck. so up or down is not an issue with us, the lights are.
170793
Jay, if you find that an LED works, would you please let me know? I've been thinking of changing over when the present bulb burns out. Thanks
1264846
I've had the same problem, and just got a bulb from Flukers. I've only had it a few days, but so far, so good.
288322
I have had them in for months and it still is going strong. I seriously spent a fortune on the bulbs and all they did was burn out. I don't know but since I put the new one in they have been great!! Enjoy all the money you're going to save.
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I have had pretty good luck with the aftermarket brand . I not sure how much life I'll get from this one . But I at this price I can replace two and still be ahead of the game . I hope this help and its like other reviews said , the amount of use your tv set get will have a lot to do with lamp life.
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I would hope it would last more than a month. I have owned mine for three weeks. I don't know about the bulb. Maybe we should go to the web site and ask some questions. I love the way it looks really modern but I can't afford to buy a new one each month. Good luck. Jimmy Morris
1525764
I like mine. It's not too bright nor too dull. For the price I'd suggest trying it as you'll never have too much light..
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I've personally tried just about everything and I end up going back to PIAA. In terms of the quality and bulb life, I believe there's no comparison. Sylvania and GE have short life cycles. In terms of brightness, I find that PIAA is best. They're more functional than just looks. Depending on whether you have projector or multi reflector type, there is very little blue hue unlike others that omit way too much blue. I use PIAA HID, halogen and fogs on all my cars and very satisfied.
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oh um the regular pointed bulb ones, however, ill say this, one went out and when i replaced it, i have no idea how or why but it will not dim anymore, i did have an issue with one of the screw things that hold up the frillies and i think somthing happened inside so its on full light and i just put it on a switch, it is still stunning, and i still love it!!!!! but yeah the pointed regular bulbs you can get anywhere......
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I agree with Gina. I did extensive research back in 1/07 about the DLP bulb vs DLP LED. I went with the LED since Samsung claimed it would last 20,000 hrs vs 3,000 with the Lamp. So, as a result, I did not get the best buy extended warranty b/c they said this thing was good for a lifetime. There is no bulb to replace so I went with the LED. BTW-it's the Samsung 56" DLP w/LED. Just yesterday, this thing died! I calculated at most I've used this TV for 2000 hrs and it's a goner. The LED engine costs $800 to replace...now what kind of benefit is that? At least the DLP lamp version allows you to replace the bulb for about $150. This is ridiculous and unless they do something for me to fix this, I will never buy a samsung again. STAY AWAY!
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Sorry, can't help you. Haven't looked into that yet. I've been using mine A LOT since last summer -- about seven months now, of fairly heavy usage, and the bulbs are still as bright as ever. I do look forward to finding out about replacements eventually, though.
524805
They are great bulbs but they are not cheap. The quality of the light and the bulb are good. They used to have a better warranty. I tried Nokya and they looked good but did not last at all, even though they are cheaper they kept blowing out. If you do not want to spend the money then I would go with a Sylvania bulb. Hope this helps.
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It lasted all last winter. A good rule rule might be to use the advertised bulb life and reduce by say 20% for the triggered on and offs.