Always Get High Quality LCD Lamps to Get the Best Out of Your Projector
This is because they give us very good image quality and high resolution.
This benefits that businesses gain from this is enormous.
At the same time, if the projector suddenly fails, right when you need to make a presentation to potential clients, you could lose money, the business and, even worse, your job.
Over 90% of projector malfunction is because the projector bulb has burnt out.
This is not that serious a problem because projector lamps are easily purchased and replaced.
Even a person with no technical know how could replace a projector lamp.
That is the simple part.
The hard part is to select a bulb from the wide range of choices available in the market and it could easily leave a person overwhelmed.
First of all you need to check if the type of lamp you purchase works with your projector.
All projector lamps do not work with all the projectors, so this should be your very first criteria.
Choose a high-quality LCD projector lamp as it has a life span of over 3900 hours.
You also need to know that these measurements are not reliable because lamps do work, much beyond their appointed life span but get progressively dimmer.
Check the user guide of the lamp, which mentions the "optimum lamp life" listed by the manufacturer which will give you a fair idea of the life span.
The price tag should not be your very first concern while choosing the lamp.
Halogen lamps may be affordable, but they give you very little return for your money since they last hardly 65 hours or so.
Metal halide lamps work longer, say 500 hours.
So you can understand, the more expensive your LCD projector lamp is, the longer it will work for you.
Basically two types of projector lamps are used in LCD projectors, metal halide and tungsten halogen.
Let us understand them a bit better.
Metal halide lamps are more efficient because they give better white light at lower consumption of power until the very end of their life.
Tungsten halogen lamps give whiter light, thanks to the higher temperature it runs at, and even though the white light slowly turns yellow, it has a longer life span.
At the end of the day, your personal preferences play a large part in the kind of lamp you choose for your projector and the kind of usage you want to get out of it.
You can use a lot of simple steps to prolong the life of your projector bulb, and help your bulb last longer when you operate them in "economy" mode.
You could also allow your projector to cool down before you switch off the power source, keep the projector at room temperature and also get the air vents cleaned regularly.
If you want to save money, use these simple maintenance tips rather than economize on the kind of projector lamp you get for your LCD projector.
Better quality will always serve you better.