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Hey everyone,
Just a background and question, I have the Epson 8700UB and I'm just about to hit the max hours on the lamp (4000hrs) This is my second projector so I know a bit about them and some possible scenarios but this is my first Epson so I'm not sure if manufacturer maters, Last one was the Panasonic AX200U (I think) and it had a 2000hr recommended max. I would usually reset the hours on the Panasonic and just go over the hours until the picture dimmed enough where it bothered me. If I remember correctly it would be maybe an additional 500hrs sometimes less sometimes more though I think one time I went over by 1000ish.
Another variable that may or may not be a factor, I use the projector as my main "TV", So it's used almost every day for multiple hours a day (Watching cable, Netflix, Playing video games, etc) I've been using projos this way for the past 6 years and the Panasonic lasted a good 4 years before any issue happened (Some kind of lcd burnout issue where there would be a faint green blob in the middle of the picture. When I researched it I found that it was apparently a fairly common issue that would happen after a while with that model) But anyways I'm not sure if most people use them daily as their main "TV" or if they only use them occasionally for watching movies or for events/parties/sports or whatever so I figured it was worth mentioning.
So with that in mind, What are the possible outcomes for going over reccomend lamp hours and what are the most likely issues when doing so?
I am ordered a new lamp today (I always use manufacture lamps, Not knock offs just to be safe) and I don't feel an overwhelming need to push this one over the hours since 4000hrs is the equivalent of approximately 2 years for us and the lamps are much cheaper for this model then for my last model. But I figured it's worth asking since ideally I could squeeze some more hours out of my current lamp to save money but again it's not that necessary, Especially if there were risks to the projo involved.
Thanks!
Oh and FWIW if anyone is looking into getting this projo: I really love my Epson 8700UB, I have it throwing about 25 feet to a 160in(!) screen that I custom built...Ridiculous and excessive I know.
It's in a mostly light controlled room and the picture quality is top notch as are the black levels, I couldn't be happier with this projo especially for the $1500 I spent on it at the time and the 4000hr lamp life that are around $250 to replace, I couldn't be happier with it!
Just a background and question, I have the Epson 8700UB and I'm just about to hit the max hours on the lamp (4000hrs) This is my second projector so I know a bit about them and some possible scenarios but this is my first Epson so I'm not sure if manufacturer maters, Last one was the Panasonic AX200U (I think) and it had a 2000hr recommended max. I would usually reset the hours on the Panasonic and just go over the hours until the picture dimmed enough where it bothered me. If I remember correctly it would be maybe an additional 500hrs sometimes less sometimes more though I think one time I went over by 1000ish.
Another variable that may or may not be a factor, I use the projector as my main "TV", So it's used almost every day for multiple hours a day (Watching cable, Netflix, Playing video games, etc) I've been using projos this way for the past 6 years and the Panasonic lasted a good 4 years before any issue happened (Some kind of lcd burnout issue where there would be a faint green blob in the middle of the picture. When I researched it I found that it was apparently a fairly common issue that would happen after a while with that model) But anyways I'm not sure if most people use them daily as their main "TV" or if they only use them occasionally for watching movies or for events/parties/sports or whatever so I figured it was worth mentioning.
So with that in mind, What are the possible outcomes for going over reccomend lamp hours and what are the most likely issues when doing so?
I am ordered a new lamp today (I always use manufacture lamps, Not knock offs just to be safe) and I don't feel an overwhelming need to push this one over the hours since 4000hrs is the equivalent of approximately 2 years for us and the lamps are much cheaper for this model then for my last model. But I figured it's worth asking since ideally I could squeeze some more hours out of my current lamp to save money but again it's not that necessary, Especially if there were risks to the projo involved.
Thanks!
Oh and FWIW if anyone is looking into getting this projo: I really love my Epson 8700UB, I have it throwing about 25 feet to a 160in(!) screen that I custom built...Ridiculous and excessive I know.
It's in a mostly light controlled room and the picture quality is top notch as are the black levels, I couldn't be happier with this projo especially for the $1500 I spent on it at the time and the 4000hr lamp life that are around $250 to replace, I couldn't be happier with it!