Good source for Projector bulbs

[fieldcar]

I just figured I would start a thread checking to see where everyone gets their bulbs.

I've tried ebay and amazon, only to find that they're almost all fakes that dim after ~500 hours. If it's under $100, then it's probably too good to be true and you run a very large risk of blowing up your projector to save a few bucks. I have a few knockoff's I keep around for when I'm between legit bulbs, but I'm ordering another legit philips/osram to keep on hand. I'm at the year mark after ordering from https://www.myprojectorlamps.com/ , and the bulb for my JVC DLA-HD1 is still going strong without any noticeable loss in brightness.

@MattHooper . Where do you usually go?

 

[sampaul]

Before searching for a good source for projector bulbs. You should first check whether your lamp is working fine or not. I have come along with a solution for this and here is the guide on whether a test projector lamp is bad or good. I also have had an issue with my projector bulbs. This guide helped me a lot.