If I've thought it once, I've thought it a thousand times.  Why on earth does a replacement lamp for a video projector have to cost $400-500?  I think that everyone who buys and/or sells these projection products thinks the same thing.  I know all of the real reasons -- the cost of the manufacturing process, the limited number of units sold to reclaim those costs, etc., but for crying out loud, it's a light bulb!  Even BMW headlights don't cost that much - at least I don't think so. 

So the other day, while I was showing a projector to a client, he asked about the cost of the lamp (bulb) and I was surprised to find out that its replacement lamp was $169.95 - and not $400. 

The Sanyo XD and XK series are very reasonably priced both at the time of purchase and when it's time to get a replacement lamp.  One client even offered that "At that price, I can afford to have a replacement lamp on the shelf, just in case."  Exactly. 

Just one more reason to like Sanyo.  Finally - a reasonably-priced projector lamp. 

For more information, please click here for details on the Sanyo PLC-XK Series, and here for details on the Sanyo PLC-XD Series.