Grand WEGA 3LCD HDTV Replacement Lamp

XL-2400 lamp

I have had this TV since November 2005, and the lamp is still working. I am purchasing the replacement lamp now, rather than waiting for it to completely fail. But so far, this has been a great TV, especially for the money, and the lamp has already lasted a year longer than I expected. You guys either watch too much TV, or you just got unlucky.

turns out to be a product that is never paid for.

Cons: bulb does not last and the picture is not that greatest

Good investment at the time

Pros: lightweight, good picture quality

Cons: bulb goes bad at some point

go complain to the people who's plasma's went to junk and couldn't pay a measly 200 bucks to completely fix their TV. nuff said.

Lamp Life

Pros: none

Cons: short life and expensive

Not a very good product if it only last 2-3 years. Way too expensive to purchse a new lamp. Might as well go buy another brand of TV

more good

Pros: 6 years of reliability

Cons: -none-

We purchased out Sony Wega May of 2006 from Costco. The bulb just went out for the 1st time september of 2112. I see several complaints about the cost of the bulb, I know Sony is not the least expensive product on the market because it is good quality. If you do not want to have to spend a little more for a better quality bulb as well, then puchase a cheaper TV from a discount box store. the replacement bulbs are cheaper (just like the TV). I have no complaints about my Sony Wega.... thank you Sony for making a great product.

Sony need to be fare

Pros: Great Tv

Cons: The price of the replacement bulb should be less than $60

Sony knowing that this issue of replacement lamb is common and will have to be replace after 500hrs or less, the price should be affordable, Shame on Sony if they do this

the best investment ever

Pros: great picture quality, many inputs

Cons: only 1 HDMI input

this is a great tv, light weight, great picture, I read other peolpe reviews and i completely disagree. Lamp life is awesome, I bought this tv on Jan 06 and is in my in laws living room on 24/7 and I have never had to replace the lamp or have had any problems with it. I'm thinking about buying the replacement lamp, but not just yet. AWESOME TV.

TERRIBLE!!!!

Pros: NOTHING

Cons: LAMPS LAMPS LAMPS

THIS IS A RIPOFF! I HAVENT HAD MY SONY TV FOR EVEN 2 YEARS N NOW I GOT TO BUY A $200 LAMP EVERY 2 YEARS! BS! I WILL HAVE ANOTHER $1000 IN MY TV IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS!

VERY BAD LIFE ON BULB

Pros: NONE

Cons: VERY BAD PRODUCT

This is my first, and last time,I will buy a SONY TV. Only had TV for 2 years and now have to buy a bulb. NO WAY HOWSAY. No more SONY TV'S for me in the future. Plus all my friends will hear about this.

Great Purchase

Pros: Excellent buy in a 50" HDTV

Cons: Bulky in size by today's standards

We purchased a Sony 50" LCD Rear Projection TV in May 2006. It had picture quality comparable to plasma but was much, much cheaper. We have enjoyed the TV for 5 years and the picture has gradually grown darker. Yesterday I acquired and installed a new XL-2400 lamp and now the picture is as good as the day we bought it. In fact, we just purchased a 26" LED LCD TV for our bedroom and love the picture, but our Sony now matches it in quality agaion.

The weakest link!

Pros: NONE

Cons: Performance and reliability problem. It does not last for 8,000 hours

In the past 14 months I have had too replace this lamp twice. The first was at 8 months; and then 6 months later. The lamp is over priced for the actual time it will last! Otherwise the television show a Good picture. The lamp so far is the main problem.

JUNK

Pros: NONE

Cons: $200 FOR NEW LAMP

GRAND WEGA KDF-E42A10 (YEAH GRAND JUNK)YES I BOUGHT MY TV ABOUT 2YRS AGO AND WAS SAD TO SEE THE LAMP BURNED OUT . IT WAS WORSE WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PRICE OF THE NEW ONE.. I USED TO BE PROUD OF MY SONY. BUT MY FREIND BOUGHT ANOTHER BRAND THE SAME TIME I DID AND HE STILL HAS A WORKING TV. USED TO LOVE SONY NOW JUST WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY, AND GET SOMETHING CHEAPER THAT LASTS LONGER!!! WOW WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY..GUESS SONY DONT WANT TO KEEP THERE COSTUMERS?

DO NOt BUY SONY GRAND WEGA

Pros: nice pic

Cons: Constantly replacibg $200 light bulb

TV was expensive, didnt know I would be replacing the bulb every 15 months which costs $200 if you can do it yourself, or $300 if you need a repairman! Years ago I said bye bye to Ford for faulty workmanship, today I say bye bye to Sony... whoever would have thought?

Being ignorant is not Sony's fault

Pros: Great set with wonderful picture, both SD and HD

Cons: Optical block can go bad on these sets

For maximum bulb life you need to use some common sense: all DLP bulbs get very hot so you need to account for that. Translation - it's not the bulb's fault it's the user's fault. Don't put the set in a space where it can't breathe well, don't put the set near a heater vent, don't turn the set off and then back on before the bulb has properly cooled down (about five minutes to be safe). Most people who have bulbs/lamps that burn out prematurely are doing something wrong like what I mentioned above. I got 6,565 hours out of my lamp/bulb with minimal effort and intelligence...at 5 hours a day that's 1,313 days of viewing, or 3 years and 7 months. I don't watch quite that much TV, which is probably why I'm smarter than my bulb/lamp, so my lamp lasted 5 years. Since it is possible to get a quality Philips bulb with a case for $110 at many places online that means this TV, which won't burn in, costs me 6 cents a day... yes, about a penny per hour for crystal clear SD and HD viewing.

Still working

Pros: no problems in 8 years

I have had my 50" Grand Wega for 8 years and it still works as it did when I bought it. The picture is still Crystal clear.

Projection Lamp

I have had this TV for 5-1/2 years and this will be the third projection lamp. I paid $250 for the repair work 2 years ago and now need to replace it again. Would be better off to go the WalMart and buy a new off-brand.

Bummer

I purchased this product in March 2008 and my T.V. is saying to replace it already January 2009, when I bought the T.V. they told me the average life is about 2 years I only got 16 months out the original lamp and now I only got 10 months out of the replacement.

Easy purchase procedure. Product was in stock and reasonably priced. Easy checkout. We LOVE all of our SONY products (TV, Dream Theatre System, VAIO Laptop, Boom Box etc). I've been buying SONY since the early 80's. SONY ROCKS!

KDF-E2000/ Lamp XL2400

Pros: Everything

Cons: No S video or DVI port in the back.

I love my KDF-E2000. All you people who complain that it didnt last you long enough. Yall are just dumb dumbs, A) You should have done the research on the lamps before you even paid. Average Lamp life is between 2500 - 5000hrs depending on your settings. You should know how much telly you watch. I was off by a month from the estimation of my lamp life. I watch alot of TV and play videos games for hours. I would have to say I use my TV probably bout 40 - 60 a week. B) You should have bought the warranty from the store where you bought the tv from...They would have offered you a 2 - 10 year warranty for $70 - $120. That warranty would have covered your lamp replacements for up to 10 years. C) I am sure you all got your SONY RPTVs for super cheap if they are all less than 3 years old...You got a great deal. You knew well enough that this day would come. You should have been asking "how much is a lamp for this tv?" when you bought it. D) Dude!!!!! Its the internet. Hunt down the lamp for your tv. I found a few sites that sell the lamps and the cases for $149 - $239. Free shipping. Dont yall dare talk bad bout my TV... Good luck and happy watching

Worst TV Ever Bought

Pros: Non

Cons: The replacement Bulb

I bought this TV in Feb 2007 at Circuit City, I am now ordering for over 200 dollar the 3rd replacement bulb.. That over 600 dollar. I paid 1800 for the tv in 2007 and had I had know anything about these rear projection tvs.. I would have never bought this.. I figured it was a SONY and they made... I always thougt great products... but I feel like Ive been duped... I

Ignore the warning

I bought this Tv almost 5 years ago within a year the replace bulb warning came on I looked at the prices and decided to wait until it was totally burnt since the warranty didn't cover bulbs now over four years later the bulb finally died on me I'm not happy about the price but after heavy usage for almost 5 years it lasted long enough but i will never buy a rear projection again

Great TV

Pros: Exceeding bulb life like a champ!

Cons: Wish it had Picture in Picture

I bought this in September, 2006 and haven't had a problem yet. (Knock on wood.) Picture quality is great and hands down this rear projection TV blows away the competition. I've been waiting for the projection bulb to go for almost a year now, but alas, it just keeps on working. I'll be a Sony fan for life! I wrote a con, but I knew this when I bought it...otherwise would have 5 stars across the board.

XL-2400 lamp

Pros: I can install the new lamp myself

Cons: I have to get a new lamp

I bought my 55" inch TV (KDF-55E2000) back in the summer of 2007 and now the lamp has gone bad after only 1 1/2 years. It's life is supposed to be 8,000 hours (avg). Now I get to spend $200 to get a new part.

Poor Lamp Life

Again, I just want to say what others have said. We have had this TV for less than 3 years and already having to replace the lamp. The owners manual says that it should last 8,000 hrs. This is NOT TRUE!! We paid a lot for this Sony and thought we would get more "life" out of it.