Chosen Solution
I have an Epson projector I got with a blown lamp at one point, at which point I pulled a 3.5k lamp from a dead EX3210 (same as the EX3212, without HDMI). I got a NOS lamp on eBay from someone who had some cheap OEM lamps in box, so I got a new lamp for the price of a knockoff; the 3.5k hour lamp got me enough time to put a proper replacement in the EX3212 :-). However, I am torn on the lamp, having 3,523 hours on the clock. The ELPLP67 is rated for 4k hours on normal power, 5k on Eco (probably less with a mix, I think this one had 3.2k normal, 300 hours Eco). I still have ~750 hours left on it, but it’s so close to the rated limit I’m wondering if it’s worth keeping around or not. Is this worth keeping as a spare lamp (noting the high hours) or a tester, or is it time to hang it up and say goodbye to this lamp? I replaced it now so I didn’t have have to worry about it anymore as the counter was not right on the unit since I reset it to clear the nag since some projectors shutdown when it’s “consumed”. I don’t think Epson does, but I wasn’t quite sure.
I ended up labeling it as a “tester” as well as the hours. I don’t want anyone to use this unaware of how much use it has.
