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Author Topic: A testimonial for Superior lamps Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 02-23-2006 09:39 AM                        We had several failures when we went back for a second round of testing. I quickly aborted that second round. We still use mostly Christie and sometimes Osram. "The owners want a more cost effective bulb." The price of a xenon lamp is not what it says on the price tag. It is the purchase cost divided by the number of hours you can run the lamp with good image quality and without it blowing up. A higher quality lamp may cost a few dollars more, but if it runs longer, it is actually *cheaper* This may be too complicated for your owners to grasp, but you can at least try to explain it to them. Also, you have to remember that if you run the lamp beyond the warrantied hours and it blows up, the lamp manufacturer will not pay for the reflector replacement and/or other damage which can happen when the lamp explodes. Those costs are easily over $1000.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 02-23-2006 09:49 AM                        Michael: that is the best explanation I have ever heard. Louis  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-23-2006 01:47 PM                       quote: Michael Schaffer The price of a xenon lamp is not what it says on the price tag. This goes for any piece of equipment, really. That is cost-effectiveness. In the past, I've preached this to no avail. Some simply lack the foresight (or are too stubborn) to understand they'll pay 2 or 3x as much to keep junk running. Sadly, in too many cases, the audience is also painfully aware of false economy.  |  IP: Logged Jeff Lacey Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Canton, MI, USA Registered: Jun 2005 posted 02-23-2006 02:10 PM                     I don't get it... From reading the previous posts, it made Superior lamps sound as good as Osrams or Christies. Why all the bashing now? Has the quality actually gone down that much in a little over a year?  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-23-2006 02:28 PM                       For the record, I wasn't bashing Superior. I have absolutely no experience with their product. I was speaking about attitudes and equipment in general.  |  IP: Logged Dennis J. Losco Film Handler Posts: 39 From: Phillipsburg, NJ, USA Registered: Jul 2002 posted 02-23-2006 02:51 PM                        Jeff, I will be happy to give you references of theater chains that use are lamps on a "regular" basis.  |  IP: Logged

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