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FWIW, we just had to replace the bulb in a 2-year old BenQ projector that we 
paid about $1100 for.

The replacement bulb would have cost us about $300 back when we bought the 
projector. Today it set us back $400.00

ouch.

"Uncle Bully" <wakeupcall@optushome.com.au.REMOVE> wrote in message 
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> "Phred" <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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>> G'day mates (and good evening Rod :)
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>> Has anyone had experience with the Dell 2300MP Projector?
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>> Here in Oz, Dell seems to be having something of a fire-sale of this
>> data projector -- so what's the catch?  (Am I too cynical?)
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>> It's close to cheap enough for me to consider buying it!
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>> I'm suspicious.  Does the lamp cost $zillion and only last for an hour
>> or two?  Gotta be some gotcha one would think!  (Especially a cynical,
>> suspicious, pecuniary bastard like me!)
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>> Knowledgeable comments and advice gratefully received.  TIA.
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> A pretty good budget data projector, and nothing to watch out for that I 
> know of, only that data projectors aren't as good for doing home theatre. 
> They do a satisfactory job for most people, but videophiles will explain 
> to you why you can't be happy unless you spend gazillions on hardware.
> Projectors are one of those technolgies that have improved remarkably, and 
> gotten smaller and cheaper all at the same time. IIRC the lamps are as 
> expensive as every other, about $600-800 (They may have come own since I 
> last bought one).
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