Toshiba D95-LMP LAMP?

Question

Does anyone know the expected length of time for these bulbs. Does anyone know if you can just by the bulb and reuse he housing.

Does anyone know the volts and watts these bulbs produce?

Answer 1

The average person will get somewhere between 2 and 3 years from a TV lamp. I've experimented with Mitsubishi and Sony lamps by going to a good lamp manufacurer like Ushio and replacing just the bulb. I've had no trouble. It's not recommended by the TV companies and it's not much of a savings. The cage is cheap, it's the lamp that's expensive.

Specs vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and I don't know what Toshiba is using but that's not enough information to choose a lamp anyway. Your hardest issue when picking a lamp on your own is color temperature. You'll need about 6500 kelvin.

If you don't understand this stuff, buy the complete unit and pay the extra 20 bucks. And I'd recommend doing it before the original lamp burns out. It's nice to have a spare laying around on Superbowl Sunday... Just in case!