$500 Light Bulb???

[EBottema]

Wow, this has really done it. .



Remember the ball that dropped in Times Square the other night? Well the bulbs are auctioned off for new LED techonogy next year... It is on ebay right now

http://cgi.ebay.com/Philips-2005-Official-Times-Square-Ball-Bulb_W0QQitemZ6241031991QQcategoryZ100QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



Bulbs are sold as individuals in a box with a cert of auth. Well, now sure for charity and pride of owning another light bulb to sit around and collect dust, i'd pay maybe 20 bucks... That is on a very giving day. But right now we have almost 30 idiots on ebay bidding a light bulb up to 500 bucks. Wow, I didnt know people were that mindless. Spend 500 bucks on something useful. Go plant some trees or finish a home project or fix your vehicle. .



Well, maybe if you run out of bulbs at home you can always use this one. just dont look at it, you might get blinded. :-laf



Erik

 

[EMD Diesel Power]

Well... the money is going for a useful cause... . maybe.



But still... . 500 bucks for a bulb???



Jet landing lights would blow the bejeebus out of that little bulb for probably 1/4 the cost. :-laf :-laf :-laf

 

[HoleshotHolset]

But still... . 500 bucks for a bulb???

Metal halide lamps for (LCD, DLP) projectors and projection TVs routinely run $300+. With a ~2500hr life span, relamping these can get pricey.



Matt

 

[Headshot zod]

I'll take eight for my bathroom

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Has anyone ever priced re-lamping a car with OEM HIDs?

The retrofit kits are/were dropping in price, but I was wondering how much you'd get raked over the coals if you had to re-lamp an OEM application...



Matt

 

[loncray]

We used to have to buy specialty lightbulbs for microfilm production - some of them were pretty spendy - though I don't remember any being $500.

 

[EBottema]

Relamping an LED car would be pricey I bet. LED's are pretty much a waste of money. There is no need for them.

 

[Headshot zod]

I think the kit for a first gen is around $1,100. 00. I have heard that some of them have poor beam spread and are not DOT.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

I found my answer with regard to aftermarket HID retrofit kits...

http://www.advantagewholesaler.com/hidrebu.html



$100+ per lamp and they have the same lifespan as a metal halide lamp in a projector or projector TV - 3000 hours.



Matt

 

[KBennett]

Relamping an LED car would be pricey I bet. LED's are pretty much a waste of money. There is no need for them.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Relamping an LED car would be pricey I bet. LED's are pretty much a waste of money. There is no need for them.

Could you qualify that statement a bit? Since when is heating up a strand of tungsten to produce visible light a better solution than an LED?



Matt