CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 7 months agoEnd of an era for home theater fans – new EU regulations spell lights out for lamp-based projectorswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down136
arrow-up1-11arrow-down1external-linkEnd of an era for home theater fans – new EU regulations spell lights out for lamp-based projectorswww.techradar.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareNoLifeKing@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoMost projectors nowadays use LED or laser lights not mercury bulbs. Efficiency alone is a big thing but these mercury bulbs are absolutely horrible to deal with in general. Idk why they haven’t been illegal before.
minus-squarenotepass@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoAnd it is only a few hundred bucks to replace one!
minus-squareNoLifeKing@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoOh yes! And a few more to get rid of the broken one!
Most projectors nowadays use LED or laser lights not mercury bulbs. Efficiency alone is a big thing but these mercury bulbs are absolutely horrible to deal with in general. Idk why they haven’t been illegal before.
And it is only a few hundred bucks to replace one!
Oh yes! And a few more to get rid of the broken one!