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1. Who makes television lamps?
There is only handful of genuine lamp manufacturers in the market such as Philips, Ushio, Pheonix, Osram, Matsushita, with Philips being the leader in the industry. There is the common misconception among customers that television manufacturers manufacture their own lamps but it's not correct. For example, all Sony televisions come with a Philips lamp. In fact around 4 out of 5 televisions in the market come with a Philips lamp.
Learn the recommended replacement lamp for your television: Click here to find out!
2. Why genuine lamps?
- Brightness
Lamp is an integral part to bring outstanding brightness and color to your projected video display. Every component from the lamp, through the optics, power supply, electronics and including all processing algorithms are harmonized to give an optimum image.
- Color
Rich colors matter, but so does color uniformity. A genuine lamp guarantees the exact chemical mix and optical alignment to give vibrant and consistent color across the whole image.
- Safety
Lamps operates at extremely high temperatures, this high voltage, high pressure quartz and glass component is safe to be handled and fitted by the customer, due to the scrupulous manufacturing and testing processes employed. For peace of mind, install
only genuine parts in your television.
- Life
With a genuine lamp you can enjoy a full lamp lifespan from your television replacement lamp. Uniquely engineered to operate with the television's electrical components, only genuine lamps can assure you full life performance and keep the television warranty valid. For example Sony, Samsung, and other major television manufacturers will VOID your warranty for using counterfeit lamps. You don’t have to take our word; you can call your
manufacturer to confirm!
3. Why we recommend PHILIPS?
The A.C. based high pressured lamps pressure mercury lamp for projection is a patented invention of Philips. The lamps are manufactured using high quality standards and technology. The usual life span on these television lamps are much higher than any other lamp in the market, so per the cost benefit analysis you'd be better off purchasing the Philips lamp.
4. What is Generic and why should I avoid it?
Generic lamps are built using the substandard components and build techniques that will result in a shorter life of the lamp or may even represent a safety issue. The main component of a lamp is the burner inside, and manufacturing of that is a complex task and requires high quality components. Burner in generic lamps are often made out of substandard components and does not match the required engineering capabilities, which results into less compleling colors and low lifespan. Click here for more information.
Generic Manufacturers: DNGO, Pureglare, No Lamp Brand Name Listings
The Philips conducted an independent study, undertaken by KEMA, into the quality of a range of copy lamps versus genuine lamps. The study concluded that the poor component selection and build quality, on average, reduced the brightness of the projection by over 30% to 50%. Click here to view the KEMA report!
5. For TOSHIBA lamps?
Most Toshiba televisions uses D.C. (direct current) lamp for projection. Toshiba use PHILIPS for some of their televisions as OEM, however most televisions utilize DC technology and PHILIPS does not make any DC lamps. There are only two major manufacturers of DC lamps: Phoenix & Ushio. Both lamps are designed with high quality standards and both lamps usually have same picture quality. Again BEWARE of the generic Toshiba lamps as it might affect the ballast or light engine of your television. If any seller is not mentioning the lamp brand name, you should question it... why?
NOTE: We now carry generic lamps
Why are we selling generic lamps even though we do not recommend these lamps?
The answer is simple - to provide all options to the customers. Some customers are not concerned about the quality of a lamp or just want a cheap solution. We can assure you that the quality of these generic lamps will be same as the lamps other sellers are offering at this price. We can BEAT anybody price provided it is of the same lamp brand.
Again, we always strive to educate buyers about lamps and to remain transparent unlike other sellers who just wanted to just sell the products. We provide a complete disclosure of the lamp quality and the brand information. And on the top of that you will receive a unmatched customer service in the industry... that's our promise.
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