Sony SXRD Owners

JCL · #10 08-25-2009, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 4.6is Ryder

Well 20 days after my post..... the lamp is done. Got the dreaded red lamp light tonight. JCL, did you notice any color problems after changing the lamp? Also, did you purchase the new lamp from Sony? I see it on Sony's website for $249......what was your cost? I guess it's about time....3 to 3.6 years seems to be what's on the blogs about the lamp life. Anyone know of a better deal on the lamp, please let me know.......Phil

I never got the red lamp light, just noticed that the picture was dimmer when I got a new Bravia LCD for the gym (the comparison made it obvious, but watching the SXRD every day I hadn't really noticed). No colour problems after changing the lamp, it was perfect. Old lamp had a cloudy reflector, so I guess that was my problem with the lack of brightness. I bought it from a Sony Store, they had sold three so far that day. $299 CDN, which is about $249 US. Mine was about four years, but if you go in the secret service menu on the set you can see lamp hours. I think mine was 7200 hours or thereabouts. I figured it owed me nothing at that point.