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"vij" <vijmSPAMISSUCKY@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:q9ve335j3f4mhf9ks7desnnbg3jki7hdpv@4ax.com...
> Hi all. Here's my sitch: I bought my Sony rear projection 50A2000
> about three months ago. And because I registered on the sonystyle
> website, I have been offered a coupon for 15% a replacement bulb. So
> instead of $300 Canadian, it would be $255, which seems good. The
> warranty, I am told by Sony, would last for 90 days, and would commence
> from the day of purchase. The coupon will expire on Friday.
>
> The kicker is that I have also been told by Sony that the bulb that came
> with my TV is guaranteed by Sony. If it blows or fails within two
> years, they will replace it absolutely free. Something about how
> there've been complaints about bad bulbs. So this replacement thing
> is a goodwill gesture from Sony.
>
> So my dilemma is this: should I buy the replacement bulb now? The
> warranty will mean nothing by the time the present one will need to be
> replaced. So if I put it in three years from now (as an example), it
> could fail, and I'll wasted the money on it. But the price could go
> up significantly by the time I need a new one. And it might be good
> to simply have one on hand just in case.
>
> Sigh. I dunno. What do you guys think I should do?
If you do buy the spare, install it and run it in for several hours.
Defective lamps usually reveal themselves within the first few hours of use,
if not immediately.
I'm not a fan of keeping lamps on the shelf for extended periods. They can
deteriorate without ever being used. And prices for lamps for existing
projectors tend to remain stable, or so it has been during the last 10
years.
If the expected demise of your lamp is more than a year away, I would wait. Put
the money in an interest-bearing account instead.
R
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