Was this an OEM lamp with the Sony Logo and other office stuff on the box or was this an inexpensive replacement lamp made in china?
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Originally Posted by petelush /forum/post/20814395
I just installed a new bulb in my Ruby, and immediately thought the picture was not as bright as a new bulb should be, although definitely brighter than under the replaced bulb. (BTW, this is in a ceiling installation, and I'm damn proud of myself for pulling it off alone.) But after checking blu-rays and DIRECTV, I got back to a blank blue screen which definitely looked nicely bright. Fiddling with brightness/contrast didn't seem to help. Your thoughts, please. Some possibly important observations: my previous bulb (which was either my second or third, I can't recall) lost significant brightness suddenly....one minute I just had to get a new bulb; there didn't seem to be any tapering down. The lamp counter was in the 2,000s, but possibly had not been reset the last time a bulb had been replaced. But I'm sure until just a few days ago the picture seemed brighter than what I have with this new bulb.
Was this an OEM lamp with the Sony Logo and other office stuff on the box or was this an inexpensive replacement lamp made in china?