I'll tell you what, it would have been easier to buy a bulb with a new case, but it was very easy, unscrewing maybe ten Phillips screws, taking out the old bulb and replacing the new one. My only small problem was remembering what it looked like when I took the case apart. I'll do the same process on my 8350 that I use for my bedroom when the time comes. As for the brightness of the new bulb, it looks great! I'll probably update this review in 90 days or so. FYI it took about 20 minutes to replace the old lamp with the new one and only 1 Phillips screw to open the projector where the lamp is and 2 to detach the lamp housing from the projector.
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