Review on BenQ DLP 1080P Projector HT4050 by Charles You

Bought this unit about 6 months ago and am very happy with its performance. The picture is beautiful, the device is easy to use and install. Still a 2 star rating as the lightbulb on this thing exploded without warning last night. The manual says we'll get progressive alerts as the lamp nears the end of its life, but the lamp will only explode as loudly as a shot. I estimate we had around 350-400 hours on the lamp. Of course, the pre-installed lamp comes with a 180 day factory warranty and we just surpassed 187 days. So we are forced to buy another lamp for $300, without guarantee that the explosion that we heard inside the device will not damage further lamps. Definitely expected more for the price.