DaisyCutter
Newly Enlightened
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My 2006 Sony Wega 42' Projection HD cooked it's bulb last year. It's been collecting dust since.
I decided to look into a replacement bulb.
I can pay $200 for a bonafide replacement bulb.
OR
I can pay $80ish for a knockoff bulb.
OR
I can junk the TV and get a new flat screen for less than $500.
Here's my conundrum. I paid $1300 for this television in 2006. I want to fix it, but I'm afraid to invest $200 in the old TV, because it may have other parts ready to go bad. It looks pretty dust comtaminated, and I'm skeptical it's picture will ever be 100% again. Frankly, in working order it's only worth $200 at best.
The gray market knockoff bulb idea seemed like a winner. Then research revealed they have a hit & miss reputation for life and performance. Most only last 150ish hours or die within 3-4 months of routine use.
The last option is to junk the TV and get a new TV. A friend of mine explained that I could harvest the screen and make some kind of wicked light magnification survival device... he offered me $50 to cannibalize the set to make a "Fresnel cooker".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wprlzCDfLm8
(Representative, not my friend. Heck yes, I googled his idea.)
What would you do?
I decided to look into a replacement bulb.
I can pay $200 for a bonafide replacement bulb.
OR
I can pay $80ish for a knockoff bulb.
OR
I can junk the TV and get a new flat screen for less than $500.
Here's my conundrum. I paid $1300 for this television in 2006. I want to fix it, but I'm afraid to invest $200 in the old TV, because it may have other parts ready to go bad. It looks pretty dust comtaminated, and I'm skeptical it's picture will ever be 100% again. Frankly, in working order it's only worth $200 at best.
The gray market knockoff bulb idea seemed like a winner. Then research revealed they have a hit & miss reputation for life and performance. Most only last 150ish hours or die within 3-4 months of routine use.
The last option is to junk the TV and get a new TV. A friend of mine explained that I could harvest the screen and make some kind of wicked light magnification survival device... he offered me $50 to cannibalize the set to make a "Fresnel cooker".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wprlzCDfLm8
(Representative, not my friend. Heck yes, I googled his idea.)
What would you do?
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