Original (OEM) or Generic aftermaker projector Lamps ?

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OEM or Generic projector Lamps ?

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Hi about 3 months ago I bought a Lamp from another online store to replaced the original one of my Samsung TV, two weeks after the lamp burned again, I called with the complaint and they exchange the lamp with another who lasted 3 weeks, I called again and they told me that the problem could be my TV. I called a local TV technician and after a home service he found that my replacement lamp was not OEM and that's what the problem was.

I will not buy anything more from those people.

Now I need a replacement Lamp for my bedroom Panasonic TV and I want to know if you sell OEM lamps. Thanks for your time.

Jim

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We received hundred of these types of e-mail each month and although we never sold generic lamps we want to add our finding to those questions.

From some time ago we notice that some lamp distributors started selling generic projector lamps for some of the most reputable brands of TV and projectors of the market, we conducted a testing to know how good these aftermarket lamps were. Our results were a total disappointment. Most generic lamps failed after a few hundred hours in the best case. In others cases the color quality is not like the original, but in almost all cases the life of those lamps is significantly less than the original.

Maybe in years to comes there will be viable generic lamps to consider, but what is more likely in the short term is that OEMs will elect to sign contracts with these suppliers if they can math OEM quality, but till now, I doubt they can pass any OEM quality control.

Our testing confirmed what we hear from customer who bought generic lamps. ALL generic lamps failed before 800 hours of use.

We used 6 different TV to test generic lamps.

1- Samsung HLN5065W1X Lamp lasted 225 hours

2- Samsung HLN617WX      Lamp lasted 16 hours

3- Samsung HLN507WX      Lamp lasted 531 hours

4- Panasonic PT40LC12      Lamp lasted 412 hours

5- Panasonic PT50LC13      Lamp lasted 780 hours

6- Panasonic PT60LCX63    Lamp lasted 128 hours

All Units are working without trouble with original lamps.

Another problem of generic lamps is the risk of damage to your unit. Although, we didn't experience damage units, these generic lamps have the potential to damage a projector beyond OEMs warranty and there is a risk of explosion or fire.

Think about it. If your unit caught on fire and burned your house, the OEM MFG won't be liable if you used aftermarket parts on it.

How do you know if your lamp is generic or OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) ?

This is one of the most difficult task because generic brand are almost physically identical to OEM lamps but most OEM factories use a specific barcode and bulb from the top lamp manufactures like Philips, Osram or Ushio, Buy your lamp from a reputable source and ask for OEM before buy it. If the price if significantly less than OEM, then probably it will be a counterfeit or generic lamp.

How generic lamps compare in price to OEM Lamps ? Price is about 10% to 15% less than the OEM Lamps. We don't sell, and never sold generic lamps, because they aren't worth the hassle.

Our recommendation is always to use OEM. Take special care with Ebay sellers and online discount stores because a high number of them are selling generic replacement lamps, without tell it to you, to raise the profit.

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