Counterfeit lamps DO exist…and they are presented in a number of different disguises…

1) Generic lamps sold online by a number of venders today should be considered counterfeit when sellers deliberately mislead consumers with claims to “OEM” or “Genuine Original” when in fact the are knock offs. There are many of these generic lamp e-tailers popping up daily…it’s a disease that needs to be stopped! We will show you the questions to ask and how to confirm you are receiving a genuine product!

2) Brand name lamps, marketed and sold, again, as the “original” lamp for your particular TV. Just because an aftermarket lamp has a brand name stamped on it does not qualify it as an original part number for your TV. Your television was engineered with consideration from the ORIGINAL lamp supplier and the TV manufacturer. Engineers from both companies worked hand in hand to fine tune your picture. What does all this mean?

I.E., lets use for example a Samsung DLP TV, model HLS4666W TV. The original lamp part number is BP96-01472A. This part, when purchased directly from Samsung at about $199.99 includes the plastic case (sometimes referred to as the enclosure, assembly, housing, etc.) and the actual lamp. The lamp this TV originally shipped with out of Samsung’s factory was manufactured by Philips. The replacement part number BP96-01472A shipped from the Samsung Parts Factory is also a Philips. There are venders out there that claim to sell the original lamp for your TV at deep discounted prices…this is a sign something is not right.

3) The competition is hot and it’s only heating up higher. Generic companies are trying to figure out ways to gain a piece of the market share and there is nothing they will not consider to get it! As are copies of brand name sunglasses, watches, purses, and so forth, copycats have realized the market potential of replacement lamps (more on this below). What’s stopping a third party lamp manufacture from stamping “Philips” on their lamps and introducing them into the marketplace? Nothing really. Philips doesn’t have a world police as every dock examining every product that’s shipping off international ports. If the clothing industry cannot prevent fraud and copycats I would imagine lamps would have similar problems. All the more reason to purchase lamps from authorized and legitimate distributors, not just a fly-by-night company with the best price working out of their garage importing generic product!

Where do these venders sell?
1- eBay is a common breeding ground…as are fly-by-night brand-spankin’ new ecommerce stores. They claim to ship you original parts at deep discounted prices, often times over $100 less than the manufacturer! For a part that retails less than $200, something is wrong when an e-tailers claims this folks, watch out.

2- Heavy marketers – some of these fly-by-night merchants are investing literally thousands of dollars a day on advertising [to be blunt] their crappy merchandise. And they really do need these advertising campaigns to trick uninformed consumers into their scams. Search for Samsung BP96-01472A lamp, you’ll see a lot of these scammers on paid google search results. These guys are battling out through pricing competitions on a daily basis…ultimately they will lose any credibility if they’ve had any when consumers realize what is going on.

What do these venders sell?
1- More often than not, cheap, generic lamps. These are made by a handful of manufactures, mostly in Taiwan and mainland China. Factories seem to be popping up as these realize the market potential of this industry.
2- Branded lamps – Venders often claims they are selling an Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) product. While a lamp may be OEM for one product, this does NOT make it an OEM product across the board! I.E., if a Samsung lamp is manufactured by Philips, that does not necessarily mean that a different Sony TV’s OEM lamp is Philips (in this case, both Samsung and Sony depend on Philips as the OEM, but that’s beside the point). There are third party lamp manufacturers that are insisting to sell original lamp by marketing them as OEM. This is a lie and deceitful!

Why do consumers need to be wary of these third-party products?
1- Rear Projection TV’s (RPTVs) were manufactured by collaboration efforts between many different companies. Texas Instruments (TI) was instrumental in creating the DLP Technology and the DLP chip that spawned this revolution of TVs and Projectors. Philips has been a huge part of the movement as the inventor of the UHP lamp technology used across the world today. With these two main partners are the OEM product manufactures, such as Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, etc. It is collaboration through these companies that resulted in RPTV and Front Projection (FT) projectors.

As this is the case, these companies have spent countless hours perfecting their innovations to work together seamlessly. These companies have spent millions upon millions of dollars on Research and Development (R&D) to not only created and perfect their technologies, but to mesh all the this technology together.

When a third-party manufacture enters the marketplace, there are a lot of disadvantages at play…and that is a whole other discussion there…

2- Often times third-party products (including lamps) can VOID your manufacturer’s warranty and lead to premature failure of other components inside your TV set! Your DLP is “driven” or powered on by a “lamp driver” or a “ballast” This ballast has been engineered as the bridge between the TV manufacturer (Samsung for example) and the lamp manufacturer (Philips for example). To ensure proper ignition, continuous voltage, and a healthy long life, the ballast and lamp are matched together.

3- With a generic or third-party lamp, you are committing yourself to buying an inferior product! Spending $5, $10, or $15 extra on an original part versus a generic/third-party should be a no-brainer when you’ve got a lot more to lose than a few bucks! More on this to come, this has already become longer than it should be…

Algunos Proveedores de lamparas y/o bulbos para proyector , le pueden vender la lampara para el reemplazo de su lampara dañada o el portalamparas completo

Si Ud. Tiene un cierto grado tecnico o habilidad manual y es muy cuidadoso entonces reemplazar su lampara es una buena idea.

De lo contrario Lo mejor es comprar el portalamparas nuevo, ya que si se aventura a cambiar la lampara unicamente , puede entrar en un trabajo dificil y causar un daño al portalamparas o a la misma lampara.

Las diferencias de costos entre ambos es minima y el riesgo por daños es mayor.

Comentarios Utiles a saber sobre los bulbos o lamparas para proyector

Se fabrican 2 tipos de bulbos o lamparas:

Bulbos de Halógeno:

Estos tiene un periodo de vida de aproximadamente de 70 Hs.

Durante su periodo de vida-Actividad producen un brillo constante y una imagen amarrillenta.

Su costo es relativamente bajo , desde 40 a 80 Dll’s

Lámparas de haluro de metal UHB (Ultra Alto Brillo):

Su periodo de vida en promedio es de 2000 Hs.

Estas producen una imagen mas blanca y su brillo disminuye lentamente durante su vida-Actividad

Su costo es mayor, desde los 200 a 400 Dll’s

La aplicacion de estas lamparas para proyector las decide el fabricante.

¿Y que hay sobre UHP (Ultra Alto Rendimiento)?

Esta es una tecnologia propia y desarrollada por Philips, que requiere de un menor Voltaje de operacion para las mismas prestaciones de brillo y son de menor tamaño , haciendolas mas confiables al trabajar a menor voltaje… menor temperatura y mayor tiempo de vida , aproximadamente 4000 Hs.

(Sitio, En Ingles con mas detalles sobre esta tecnologia)

Una manera de cuidar y prolongar la vida util de su proyector es utilizarlo en areas bien ventiladas , no obstruir sus areas de ventilacion y limpiar frecuentemente sus filtros de aire , desde luego observar todas las recomendaciones de su manual del usuario.

Dentro de la pagina les presentamos unas fotografias de algunos portalamparas para proyector Hitachi sus probables intercambios y otros datos tecnicos de interes general , esperando les sea de utilidad y de apoyo en alguna compra de Bulbo para proyector .

Checa esta empresa no solo tiene el portalamparas Hitachi , tiene mas lamparas y partes para tu TV DLP Plasma y LCD . Cuentan con servicio de envio directo de Lamparas y partes a tu domicilo y en todas las ciudades del mundo.

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If you have an OSRAM lamp in your TV we highly recommend replacing that lamp with a Philips. It’s no secret Philips is the innovator of Ultra High Pressure (UHP) Mercury Lamps (created in 1995). The quality and dependability of Philips lamps are much greater than OSRAM, or any of the generic brands out there (LTI, APO, etc.. The combination of better “burners” and more advanced drivers (the ballasts) are a few reasons why Philips lamps outlast the competition.

In any case, if your lamp is a 100W, 100/120W, or 120W and looks like the lamps in the pictures below, we recommend purchasing this lamp from Discount-Merchant.com. Post questions and concerns!

The Philips 55PP9701 is a rear projection television that is high definition ready. The design of the set is very simple and to some extent can even be said to be modest and yet very sleek. The cabinet is full black and the front side has been given a very clean look. The very thin bezel makes the screen appear to be larger while the set seems to be smaller. The set, at the time of release, was priced at a whopping $4700. Even though the set gives a fantastic performance out of the box, calibration improves the performance of the set to a great extent and offers a picture quality which makes you think that it was worth paying that kind of money for.

Overall, there was not much that the set went wrong with and will not matter much during daily viewing. The reds produced by the set seemed to be a lot more oversaturated. The Philips 55PP9701 was exceptionally good with the high definition broadcasts as well as DVD’s. The remote is a bit of trouble as only a few of the buttons light up and may take a while to learn where all the buttons are. Apart from the minor complaints, the performance of the set is fantastic and does not disappoint at all.

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Well…instead of writing individual pages for various “How-To” guides, we have created a single page.  We will update this page as more guides are made available.  If you have a request for a specific enclosure, please let us know!

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After three weeks of intense testing, we can confirm that our lamp adapter is just about ready for sale.  Here are the latest pictures…let us know what you think.

It’s a terrible feeling…it sucks when you’re anticipating watching your favorite program and “pop,” the lamp in your projection TV fails :(  Why did it happen?  You were just watching TV, it’s not like you were wrestling with it!  Why?!?In our experience, there are a number of factors that can contribute to a premature lamp failure.  Keep in mind that there is no fail-safe course of action you can take…these lamps are consumable products…they are designed to need replacing.  Nevertheless, there are a few things you can do to insure your lamp has a healthy and long life.

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