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Originally Posted by junglalien

Sony SXRD are so awesome you can't find them anywhere now. How many other old model/discontinued TVs the entire stock gets bought up? I was just looking for the lamp on ebay for my E3000 and I found one for about $130. According to calculations I shouldn't need one for 5+ years. In 5 years who knows they might cost $10.

Probably more likely they'll go up in price unless there are other TV's on the market using the same lamp, unlikely. I'm a little more unlucky with my toshiba... $250 lamp, but it's been holding up like a champ so far... And the quality of my picture is friggen amazing, esp when you consider I own a 50" 720P telivision.

Oh yeah, to the OP.... I also recommend picking up a DVE disc, either DVD or if you plan on having a bluray player (hopefully) the bluray version... This disc should get you in the ball park of where you want to be with calibration... Though on my TV I eye balled some contrast tweaks and now I'm extreamly happy with my picture.