Araca LMP-H202 Projector Lamp with Housing for Sony VPL-HW40ES HW50ES HW55ES HW30ES VW95ES Quality Lamp Replacement Projector Lamp

The product performs ok, but the stated "200 day warranty" is useless if you can't contact the manufacturer. The lamp exploded and failed after 187 days. Can't find a telephone number to contact manufacturer. Tried to email them and got no response. When deciding whether or not to purchase this lamp, I don't recommend using the warranty as a factor.***Update***Manufacturer sent a replacement bulb which worked well and resolved my issues. Thank you.

This brand of replacement lamp for my Sony projector is the fourth brand I have tried. This was the last different one purchased out of four. Needless to say the others were unsatisfactory for my liking. I have repurchased this brand once again because besides maintaining color and brightness I received 1140 hours through fourteen months of use before the lamp gave out. There is just no comparison to the others. Quality and price can't be beat.

Bulb is nice and bright and works well. I did have issues with getting the 3 screws to fit and screw in properly during installation. I emailed the company and they sent another bulb free of charge. The service was exceptional. I haven't even put the new bulb in yet because the current one works fine with 2 of the 3 screws engaged.

I have my projector mounted upside down and thought this would be a big project. It did not turn out that way at all. I am back to watching b-ball in about 20 minutes and the picture is bright and sharp. Great product!

Bulb works fine for a few weeks and then the color looks faded and purple. I got a second bulb thinking the problem I experienced was just a fluke and the second one had the same problem. I’ll try a different brand pe fire getting the Sony but I definitely will not buy this poor quality brand.

It's fine. Not great. Unsurprisingly, the picture quality is not as good as the OEM bulb. It didnt last nearly as long as the OEM bulb - 4 months to the day. The main reason for the two-star review is that there was no warning that the bulb was about to go out. The OEM gave several warnings and allowed time to order a replacement. This bulb just went out. My family watches our projector every day, so I had to order another generic (the Amazon "Overall Pick" replacement bulb) because the OEM does not offer expedited shipping.We'll see how this one works.

Update: They sent me a new lamp, free of charge, and it works just like the factory original. We'll see how long it lasts. End of update.The last Sony replacement lamp that I bought, I paid $250 for and it, only lasted 1800 of the expected 3000 hours. So, I thought, what the heck, I'll just go with an aftermarket one for 1/3 the money. This Araca product description claimed 2000 lumens (factory spec) brightness. Also, of the many lamps offered, it was an "Amazon Choice." I was highly disappointed. The brightness was no where near the brightness of the Sony lamp and the picture looked washed-out and dim. So, I ordered another non-Sony OEM lamp, which claimed to have an OEM Phillips bulb. This one was 1/2 the price of the Sony lamp. It is as bright as the original and the picture quality is great. This makes me really wonder how a product becomes an "Amazon Choice.?"

Some replacement bulbs are tricky to fit in and tighten the screws. Not this one. Dropped right in, screws tightened without being finicky.None of that matters if it isn't a bright, clean light source and this is as good as the original.It does not come with a screwdriver tool, but most people have a Phillips head screwdriver laying around, as I do, so I'm not counting that against the rating.