LCD Projector Bulb

LCD projector bulb is one of the parts of a projector that can be replaced. This part usually becomes the first part of projector that has been replaced faster, if we use it frequently. There are other factors that influence the long lasting of LCD projector bulb including what you use it for, how it is installed, operating temperature, and level of maintenance.

Nowadays, LCD projector bulb is sale from various brands and models from HITACHI, SANYO, TOSHIBA, CASIO, INFOCUS, PANASONIC and etc. The LCD projector bulb is the most expensive part of the projector. So, you have to make some preventives action in order to keep safe your bulbs.

There are some information that you have to know about types of LCD projector bulb and some bulbs brand. Each of these types has its own beneficial sides. These types of LCD projector bulb are mentioned below:

1. UHP - Ultra High Performance

Some characteristic of UHP are:
- Short arc
- Precise color spectrum
- Very high luminance (> 1Gcd/m^2)
- has Long lamp life
- High luminous efficacy
- This type has internal pressure of over 3000 lbs per square inch.
- Optimized reflector configuration
- UHP lamps are light sources, a long lifetime (2000 - 4000 hours)
- These lamps also generate ultraviolet (UV) radiation
- This type of LCD projector bulb contains the following materials: mercury, fused quartz, tungsten insoluble compound, molybdenum insoluble compound.

Generally, some manufacturers that produce this high pressure are:
Iwasaki (HSCR), Osram (P-VIP), Panasonic, Matsushita (HS), Philips (UHP), Phoenix (SHP) and Ushio (NSH)

2. UHE - Ultra High Efficiency

Today, most of projector uses this type as part of the LCD projector bulb. This type of the lamp offers the high quality for the light.

3. Metal Halide Lamp

Actually, Metal Halide Lamp is one of the types of LCD projector bulb that have been created in the late 1960s for industrial use, metal halide lamps are now available in numerous sizes and configurations for commercial and residential applications.

Generally, this LCD projector bulb can provide the spectrum and temperature of light which encourage general plant growth. They are most often used in athletic facilities. Most of today's projectors use metal halide lamps because they are much longer than Halogen bulbs.

• Used in medium to high end projectors
• Approximate life of 1000 to 2000 hours
• Cost: $300 - $500
• Whites are extremely white and may even appear bluish white at times
• Brightness looses intensity over time. .
• This LCD projector bulb produces high light output for their size, making them a compact, powerful, and efficient light source.

4. Halogen Bulb

A halogen lamp is glorious LCD projector bulb in which a tungsten filament is sealed into a compact transparent envelope filled with an inert gas and a small amount of halogen such as iodine or bromine.

The combination of the halogen gas and the tungsten filament produces a chemical reaction known as a halogen cycle. The production of filament gives effects in order to increase the lifetime of the LCD projector bulb. The halogen cycle keeps the bulb clean and the light output remains almost constant throughout life.

This LCD projector bulb is used in the lowest to medium priced projectors. Some features that are provided by halogen lamp are listed below:

• Approximate life of 40 - 70 hours
• Cost: $75 - $100
• Have a yellowish color when compared to metal halide lamps.
• Maintains consistent brightness over time

Some projectors have a difference mode of projectors. Please attempt to choose the proper types of LCD projector bulb in the proper branded.

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