1. What is a projector lamp?

 The technical description of a modern projector bulb is that it is an ultra-high pressure mercury vapor ARC lamp. Projector lamps are categorized as either metal halide lamps or ultra-high pressure mercury vapor lamps. Philips has trademarked the name "UHP lamp" for their projector lamps

2. How many hours will my projector lamp work?

 Just like any ordinarily light bulb you would use for other purposes, projector bulbs have an expected operating time, called lamp life. This value is expressed in number of hours - typically 1000 to 2000 hours. Newer models are claiming 4000 hours of lamp life and more. The lamp's success rate is based on a statistical bell curve, so that the majority of (but not all) lamps will meet the lamp life hours specified. Some lamps will fail sooner and this is part of the acceptable operating range of the rating and other could live even longer.

  For projectors that are used under normal operating conditions (no more than three to five hours per day in a clean, relatively dust-free environment) the lamp will have the greatest likelihood of lasting through its entire rated lamp life. Projectors that are used more often or are exposed to environmental contaminants are more likely to show a decrease in lamp life. Projectors that are operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week are of course, at the highest likelihood of lamp failure before the end of the rated hours.

3. What is a bare projector lamp?

 We are supplying projector lamps in two options. The standard {full replacement kit} option, with the projector lamp encased in a high-temperature resistant black plastic cage or housing, and the bare projector lamp alone.

Purchasing the bare projector lamp will save you hundreds of dollars on your lamp purchase and installation is simple. In either cases advances knowledge or high technical skill are not required.

 Watch simple installation guide

 By purchasing the bare projector lamp you will save a lot of money and assembly is very easy and simple.

All you will need is a simple screwdriver in order to install your bare projector lamp in your existing housing within minutes.

Please take a moment to look at your existing housing and see how simple the installation is.

4. How Do I Know When To Replace My Lamp?

  The modern projectors will have a built in timer that keeps tracks of the projector lamp time usage. Once the timer reaches a certain point, usually a few hours before the expected lamp life, a message will display on your projector screen. The warning message is usually a good indicator that you should jump online and start looking for new projector lamp.

  If it is annoying, it is possible to get rid of the warning message; you can do this by searching your projector's manual or navigating through the onscreen menu if your lamp is still functioning.

  Sometimes projectors will shut down the projector lamp when the timer reaches a certain point, even if it has not been totally exhausted. In these cases, it is useful to reset your lamp hour counter as it may increase the amount of life you get from your projector lamp.

   We recommend that if you are using your projector lamp for important presentations, weekly events or even at your home theater, it is smart to have a back-up projector lamp in stock in order to have a continuous projector operation.

5. What is the difference between an Original Module (OM), original bulb inside lamp(OH/OBH/OWH) and compatible lamp(CM/CBH)?

  Original Module(OM/OEM)

  A OM lamp consists of the original bulb and original housing as well as manufacturer’s packaging. It is exactly the same projector lamp as the lamp inside of a brand new projector. The whole lamp is assembled and produced by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). There is only a few manufacturer can produce, such as Philips, Osram, Ushio, Phoenix, Infocus, Epson, Panasonic and Mitsubishi,Hitachi,etc.. These lamps are designed for optimum performance with their patented technology.

   Original bulb inside lamp(OBH/OH/OWH)

An original bulb inside lamp consists of the original bulb and generic housing. It use original bulbs supplied directly from the major bulb manufacturers, such as Philips, Osram, Ushio, Phoenix,etc.. Lamp quality and performance is claimed to be the same as the lamp module supplied by the projector manufacturer.

    Compatible lamp(CM/CBH)

 A compatible lamp is a complete lamp module that is the least expensive option. They are guaranteed to work the same as the original lamp module. Our compatible bulb is the top quality in market. They usually come in a plain box. We offer 150 days warranty give our customers peace of mind.