# Purchasing/replacing an HDTV bulb? **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/purchasing-replacing-an-hdtv-bulb/40147 **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic **Created:** [December 12, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/purchasing-replacing-an-hdtv-bulb/40147 "2007-12-12T08:03:19Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS) #### Post date: [December 12, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/purchasing-replacing-an-hdtv-bulb/40147/5 "2007-12-12T18:10:53Z")
Sony had to come replace all three of my guns under a warranty/recall. The service guy said it was $1000 in parts alone for the three guns + the 2.5 hours he was at my house replacing them and re-doing the convergence. If it needs more than just taking it apart and cleaning everything you’re probably much better off putting your money into a new set. That being said, these three gun projection sets sure seem to hold up well. Mine is 6+ years old and is on 5pm to 11 or so most nights. I took about an hour this weekend and redid the 64 point convergence and it still looks amazing. I was just looking at my neighbors new plasma and can honestly say mine looks just as good. It can’t upconvert nearly as well as a new set though. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/purchasing-replacing-an-hdtv-bulb/40147)._