# So... I turn the TV on and...
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-turn-the-tv-on-and/46047
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [April 1, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-turn-the-tv-on-and/46047 "2008-04-01T17:20:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-turn-the-tv-on-and/46047/1 "2008-04-01T17:20:31Z")
I start turning everything on for the theater… Sub amp, Stereo, Cable box, Lower the screen, then hit the power button for the Projector… 3 seconds later
BANG!!!
fucking bulb blew, sounded like a fucking gun going off, I was like WTF is that; took me like 2 minutes to figure out what it was.
Now I gotta order a new one… Guess $282 isn’t that bad… but I gotta wait 2 weeks to get the damn thing… I guess 3500+ hours outta the original bulb isn’t too bad 😛
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### Author:  [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-turn-the-tv-on-and/46047/2 "2008-04-01T17:22:50Z")
Dont care thxbye
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### Author:  [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-turn-the-tv-on-and/46047/3 "2008-04-01T17:38:45Z")
so less than 2 years out of the first bulb? (depending on how much tv you watch)
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### Author:  [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-turn-the-tv-on-and/46047/4 "2008-04-01T17:46:10Z")
thats still not bad for a projector bulb. how do you like the pic quality with your projector?
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### Author:  [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-turn-the-tv-on-and/46047/5 "2008-04-01T18:10:43Z")
I got almost 3 years outta the bulb… I LOVE my projector; picture quality is great, even though it’s only a 720P projector.
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### Author:  [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-turn-the-tv-on-and/46047/6 "2008-04-01T18:12:45Z")
hmmm, Ive had one of my tvs like 6 years, still works like new.
Maybe I need to buy a projector haha
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### Author:  [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-turn-the-tv-on-and/46047/7 "2008-04-01T18:16:11Z")
Oh, I’ve got 3 other CRT TVs, but I bought my projector back in late ‘05 before the model was even out in the US… now, it’s obsolete in comparison to what’s out there now, just like any technology. But for me, it worked great up until tonight, and every time for the past 3 years or so. Having a 8’ wide x 6’ tall TV, for me at least, is great.
Wonder what it’s going to look like now with a new bulb :P; been watching a dimming picture for a while.