I have noticed the past few weeks as it's been up over 100deg. here /w no A/C. That my DLP really heats up my living room when I run it during the day when it's hottest.

I knew they generated heat, due to the UHP Bulb but I didn't know it was this much.
I'm actually not turning on my TV during the day when it's up in the 90's - 100's as it raises the room temperature a good 20deg. +.


It's not exactly a small space either, it's not huge, but it's not a bedroom. Sorry, don't know the measurements. :o

So I went and did some research, to see how much heat that lamp actually generates.
After some digging I finally found the below article, that indicates the UHP bulb gets 300-350deg. Celsius that's 572deg. - 662deg. Fahrenheit on the outer reflector surface, that's insane!! :eek:
Here's the article: Link (http://www.cd-adapco.com/press_room/dynamics/24/philips.html)

These guys do engineering simulations of heat, stress test, and aero dynamics. Pretty cool company. :D

So what do you guys think?
Any experts out there that can comment on how hot these get when cooled, as I assume these test were done without cooling, I couldn't gleen that just from the article.
Is there anyway to read the temperature of these things, either via the svc. menu, or maybe the Svc. Port via USB, serial, etc...?

I have noticed the past few weeks as it's been up over 100deg. here /w no A/C. That my DLP really heats up my living room when I run it during the day when it's hottest.

I knew they generated heat, due to the UHP Bulb but I didn't know it was this much.
I'm actually not turning on my TV during the day when it's up in the 90's - 100's as it raises the room temperature a good 20deg. +.


It's not exactly a small space either, it's not huge, but it's not a bedroom. Sorry, don't know the measurements. :o

So I went and did some research, to see how much heat that lamp actually generates.
After some digging I finally found the below article, that indicates the UHP bulb gets 300-350deg. Celsius that's 572deg. - 662deg. Fahrenheit on the outer reflector surface, that's insane!! :eek:
Here's the article: Link (http://www.cd-adapco.com/press_room/dynamics/24/philips.html)

These guys do engineering simulations of heat, stress test, and aero dynamics. Pretty cool company. :D

So what do you guys think?
Any experts out there that can comment on how hot these get when cooled, as I assume these test were done without cooling, I couldn't gleen that just from the article.
Is there anyway to read the temperature of these things, either via the svc. menu, or maybe the Svc. Port via USB, serial, etc...?

I am NO expert.

Well all I can tell you, heat is bad for any type of electronics. I would probalby be terrified to turn on TV in a room with temp of 85F or higher. Though Tosh manual says operating temp up to 95F is OK. What does your says? I have A/C cooling the entire house and I never let it go beyond 80F.

I would just invest in an A/C of some sort.

They get very hot.

The bulb has to get hot to work properly.

The bulb is either a 100 watt bulb or a 120 watt bulb so it should not give off any more heat than a conventional 100 watt or 120 watt light bulb.

The wattage doesn't correlate exactly to temperature.

...........but it is a good starting point. Possibly a small fan behind the set to dissipate the heat.

90+ degrees in Washington state. Yep, absolutely no truth to global warming. :rolleyes:

1 Watt = 3.41 BTU's/Hr.

100 x 3.41 = 341 BTU's/Hr.

1 BTU is the amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree F.

Heat is the enemy of electrical components. Have you considered installing A/C?