Review on 💡 High-Quality AuraBeam Professional 915B455011 Replacement Lamp with Housing for Mitsubishi WD-73640 - Featuring Original Philips Bulbs Inside by Tim Woods

I'm giving 4 stars for now because I don't know if it's a genuine Philips lamp or not. There are some websites like this that say an AM mark is an aftermarket Philips lamp, so not a genuine Philips OEM lamp. Not to say it performs poorly, I'm sure it does as most reviewers are happy with the brightness. The box itself is a little generic and the sticker looks removed and there is a Philips sticker stuck on it so I had my doubts when I received it, there is no Philips branding in the instructions either and it is generic. My WD92840 is getting a little dimmer, so I want to dress it up and see if it gets much brighter than it used to be during the day and adjust my stars accordingly. If it's not as bright as it used to be, I'll have to downgrade the stars and say it's not a genuine OEM bulb. But I'll update once I check this weekend. Here is a site for spotting fakes http://www.counterfeitlamps.com/default.asp?CID=Spotting%20a%20FakeUpdate: I just installed a lightbulb, basically changing the lightbulb is a breeze. Just unplug the TV, make sure it's cool, leave it unplugged for more than an hour, or just do it in the morning before you turn on the TV. There are 2 Phillips screws holding the plastic cover over the lamp facing the back of the TV, it is on the right hand side or front, back, bottom left. Then, after loosening the 2 screws, the plastic cover just pops off. You will then see a large Phillips head screw holding the old lamp (if your lamp is original). Unscrew it and the lamp just pops out. I tried to put this new bulb in, but the new smaller screws wouldn't screw in. Luckily I had a wooden stick and pushed the screws out of the new case and I was able to push an old big screw out of the old one. cases, then I simply inserted the old, larger screw into the new housing. Then I could screw it in. My old OEM lamp was from OSRAM, it was a P-VIP 180/1.0 E22r. Anyway, I crossed my fingers and reinstalled all the screws and the back cover. Plugged it in and turned it on. Wow I missed all that brightness, or maybe it's even brighter than I remember, but so far it's working well so I'm giving it up to 5 stars for now. 8/1/15 If a crash occurs soon I will update the crash date here. Update 2: A few days after installation the green light started flashing and the TV went dark, I'm not sure if the bulb overheated and turned off, but it wasn't any hotter than the day I installed it have. I turned everything off and on again and everything works fine again. The lamp is brighter, but on some levels, white appears washed out in some scenes, and turning the contrast down to an acceptable level makes some scenes too dark. However, when I use it, it definitely takes longer to start than my old lightbulb. Lowering the rating to 4 as it is not 100% reliable like the old lamp. Updated 01/01/2016. - still works perfectly. It takes about a minute or two to warm up and become light. It's a bit darker than I remember when I bought it, but still not bad. Since then I had several flashes of the green LED, after which I had to restart the device by unplugging it from the mains for a few minutes. But that's all, in general it works fine. But I think the price should have been lower now, next time I'll try a cheap generic and see if I get the same results. Oh, and mine was supplied by a company called Electric Depot.