Lights

One of the most obvious issues with projectors (DIY or not) is the lamps/lights. They don't last long and are costly. Obviously we want good quality (and consistent) light (I've read 6500°K), fairly cheap bulbs (ie: $100 or less), long lifetime, ease of obtaining...

I've been thinking about this, and think it might be worth it to try to find an LED alternative.

One company that I found that provides bright LED arrays is Lamina.

An example bulb from them is "NT-52D0-0429 Daylight White" [PDF]. With this one, we can get to 1070 lumens (which doesn't seem like enough) with 6200°K light... Most lamps I found are nowhere in this range of color...

Product:	NT-52D0-0429 Daylight White
Color Temp. Min. (Kº):	3950
Color Temp. Max. (Kº):	6200
Total Incl. Angle:	140
View Angle[1]:	61
CRI Min:	60
CRI Typ:	68
Test Current (mA):	1050
Typical (lm):	878
Min. (lm):	648
Drive Current (mA):	1400
Typical (lm):	1070

Drive Current (mA):		1050
Distance from Source (Meters)	1:	795.6
	2:	198.9
	5:	31.8
	10:	8.0

Drive Current (mA):		1400
Distance from Source (Meters)	1:	969.0
	2:	242.3
	5:	38.8
	10:	9.7

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