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Originally Posted by firebll31
It appears that we will have to replace the bulb in our 7 year-old Sony Grand Wega. Has anyone had experience with the OEM equivalent bulbs? The price difference is considerable from the OEM and I wondered how the quality and bulb life compared.
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One thing to check is to find who makes the OEM lamp, and if they offer the same lamp directly without the OEM markup. For instance, Philips makes (or made; it's been years since I looked into this) lamps for Sony, but you could buy the exact same lamp from a Philips distributor for 40% less than from a Sony distributor. Also be sure that you're getting either just the lamp or the whole assembly; whichever you're trying to buy.
7 years is a long lifespan. Keep in mind that the lamp begins to degrade approximately 100-250 hours into it's life. It's gradual enough that you won't notice, but compared to a new lamp it can be a big difference. The thinking is to replace the lamp every 2-3 years, or at "x" number of hours. You can probably find out how many hours are on the lamp by going in to the TV menu in a way that can be found on websites like avsforum.com. There may also be instructions in the manual.
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