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Originally posted by Cynthetiq
that's the gotcha right there..... bulbs are expensive and only are usually rated to last around 300 hours
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I beg to differ, MOST projector bulbs are rated for 1000 hours, and I would NEVER buy a projector that had a bulb rated for less. Some of the newest projectors under $5,000 have bulbs that are rated for 2000 or 3000 hours. However, You are right, those bulbs are REALLY expensive.
BTW.. Sony makes 2 projectors for the home theater market, the HS3 and the HS20. The HS 20 is about $3,500, and the HS3 is about half that, but these will not be around for long, Sony is comming out with some new projectors in the next couple of months.
Good Luck.