Epson Home Cinema 1080 lamp replacement

If you're interested, I still have my spare. Selling for about 1/3 of what they go for. Decided to go DLP.

It's been opened. I posted about my experience with the 1080 a little while ago on the 1080 thread. Epson sent me the bulb because of a buzz with the lamp on one of my units. I was trying everything to fix the uniformity as well, and the bulb had an impact on that also. I tried the spare in a couple of the replacement units. Has MAYBE 10 hours on it, but probably closer to 5. Have had a bit of interest, but no one has taken it yet. One century bill would suit me, as I have zero need for it now. I was asking 200 before, but with the holidays coming, I could use the extra coin.
Let me know.

The uniformity issue was, in my opinion, due to the lens. I was projecting from 20 feet back and zooming in almost all the way to a 92" screen. Each time you could see the uniformity getting worse as you zoomed in. It's been mentioned in the thread by a few others as well. I think as long as you're projecting from closer it's okay, but I needed the long zoom. I went through a good # of units and all had the same problem.
I've never used paypal either so a check is fine. I'll message you my address. No need for any extra for shipping, 'cause I'm sure it'll only be a few dollars. I'm happy to get 100 for it, and a fellow AVS'r gets a spare bulb cheap.
thanks

Oh, and the uniformity was the best with this bulb.

Wow, 144", that's big. The uniformity would be fine projecting an image that big from 20 feet. Your set-up is about the same as projecting a 92" image from about 13 feet, and that's what I meant by being closer. Smaller screen size from closer distance. You have the lens open a good amount, and I had it zoomed in almost all the way. I would have kept the pj if I could project it from that distance, (13 feet), but it would have been smack in the middle of my living room. The bulb will work perfectly fine for you. The issue lies with the lens at certain distances, in my opinion. And this was also only for the units that I tried. I'm positive that there are great units out there with zero uniformity problems.
There'll be nothing to worry about with this bulb.

I had the about the same setup, about 19 feet from a 92 inch screen, and went through 3 units, all had the same issue as described above, although all were earlier production units. I finally moved the original pj up to about 11 feet from the screen and no issue with uniformity at this distance. As a side benefit, the pj is brighter and sharper. So, I think as well, this is a lense issue, perhaps an element that goes askew when zoomed out.