The rated life is what the manufacturer estimates will be the number of hours the lamp will produce at least 80 to 90 useful brightness.
Projection lamp is nearing end of life.
Or have a done something wrong.
All projector lamps have an expected operating time called lamp life.
This value is expressed in numbers of hours and is typically around 1 500 to 2 000 hours.
Bad rear projection tv bulb.
On my sony tv has new projection blub in it today how do i make it go offf.
Those materials are available from photography stores.
Why is tv saying projection light blub is at its end of life please replace soon.
Turn the projector off and back on.
Clean using only a lens cloth and a proper solution.
Most projectors have a built in lamp hour counter.
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It s the bigger more powerful business projectors on one hand think 8000 lumens and up and some of the mid high end projectors 4000 and up where 400 or 500 is not uncommon.
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These lamps do not simply burn out at the end of life like halogen lamps.
They will slowly grow dimmer and less effective over time.
Newer models claim 5 000 hours of lamp life and more.
An individual lamp s light output duration is based on a bell curve so that a majority of but not all lamps will meet the lamp.
The projector s lamp could be nearing end of life.