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In Reply to: RE: Yes posted by Jack G on June 24, 2008 at 07:35:19
Hi Jack,
For my first lamp replacement I decided to buy the SONY part for my set. It cost $250. I wish I would have taken it out and looked at it before buying because it looks as though it would be a really easy job to just buy the bulb and replace it. That is what I intend to do next time. In my on-line research I easily found several vendors who sell the exact Philips bulb used by SONY for prices $99 - $135. Unfortunately I didn't bookmark them, but like I said there are quite a few vendors. One even will do the swap for free if you send 'em the assembly. My suggestion to everybody is to start with your set's lamp assembly, ID the lamp, and then buy and install it yourself. Saves many $$.
Cheers, Joe
PS BTW -- after I started getting the TV message to replace the lamp soon I of course waited a couple of months. Worked out okay I guess but man-O-man what an increased quality picture with that new bulb. Wow!!
Follow Ups:
I haven't had to yet, I'm still on my first bulb. Yea, I've got a Sony bulb. I figure, the way they last, I'll probably just upgrade the set by the time the second bulb goes. We'll see.
Jack
Hi Jack,
Yeah, I hear you. Your set is probably not as old as mine, but I was very pleasantly surprised at the picture quality improvement. So much so that you might just want to give it a try. One thing -- have a vacuum cleaner w/ wand handy -- I keep my set pretty clean, but under that cover was all sort of dust. Blown or sucked in by the fan I guess. In any case removing it can't hurt. Behind that lamp is a critical area (you'll see) - so remove the dust before displacing the lamp.
Cheers, Joe
I got mine in November '05. Last September, I had the Optical Block replaced, and the service guy vacuumed and cleaned the whole insides out. It was pretty bad. I'll probably vacuum it out anyway when I change the bulb. New bulbs are initially brighter, and need about 100hrs to burn in, plus the last few hundred hours the bulbs tend to be somewhat dull, so I'm not surprised you saw a big difference.
Enjoy,
Jack
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