Help me find a DLP lamp?

November 20, 2006 11:21 AM

I need a lamp for my Toshiba 44NHM84 DLP. The repair place wants $471.01 for the lamp, this seems a tad high to me. I am, however, having a hard time finding a lamp from a non-Ebay source online. Where should I go for DLP lamp replacements?
posted by geoff. to Technology (7 answers total)

Response by poster: I should add the model no. as indicated in the manual is: AZ684020 TBL4-LAMP
posted by geoff. at 11:27 AM on November 20, 2006

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=44NHM84+-manual+-warranty&hl=en&btnG=Search&lmode=online&scoring=p
posted by rhizome at 1:23 PM on November 20, 2006

oops sorry, that's ebay, but the user selling it looks fine and besides there's another in froogle there that's a tad lower than $470. you don't say what your definition of a "tad" is, though.

what's wrong with ebay?
posted by rhizome at 1:26 PM on November 20, 2006

That sounds like about the right price to me. If the repair place is local, I recommend you get it from them at that price.
posted by krisjohn at 2:13 PM on November 20, 2006

No idea if this is a good idea or not.
posted by trevyn at 2:19 PM on November 20, 2006

Response by poster: Yeah I eventually found just the lamp. I'm figuring that Toshiba is the only manufacturer for the lamp so all prices will be the same price. I'm going local. Thanks.
posted by geoff. at 3:38 PM on November 20, 2006

That's the biggest hidden cost of projectors, unfortunately.
I just happened to notice the following: Evo Pojector V-1 which takes standard projector bulbs, at $30. (no affiliation, just pointing out the first projector I've seen that doesn't take expensive bulbs)
To answer the original question, the bulb price looks about right.
posted by defcom1 at 6:28 PM on November 20, 2006