Samsung BP96-01472A Replacement Lamp for Samsung DLP TV

I was skeptical about buying this, extremely skeptical.When it comes to things like this I usually go with the brand name because nobody wants to take their tv apart every few months or waste money. Sometimes you pay more for quality.I'll try to update this in a year, but after 5 months I've been proven wrong. This bulb has worked perfectly since the day I got it, it's bright, crisp, and I can't tell a difference between it and the bulb that originally came with my tv new.I read the reviews of people that said theirs burnt out after a short amount of time, maybe they just had bad luck, or maybe they touched the bulb with their bare hands which is a big no no when installing them.For me though this has turned out to be one of the smarter gambles I've made this year. Given what I know now I'd buy this again without a second thought.EDIT: UPDATE, Well... about a week after I made this review my tv turned off randomly. Turning itself off was what it started to do with my old official bulb before it finally went out about a year after the random shutdowns started. However, I will say this. Just like the original bulb when it turned itself off I'd wait about 45 seconds to a minute then turned the tv on again. If it turned off again, rinse repeat. It did this sporadically some days once a day, other days a few times a day, some days not at all. It's been about a week since it did it last. Like my old bulb it seems if you do this it eventually it stops turning off again. To put a rough estimate on it, maybe a week of the random shutting down, waiting, then turning it on again - but now it's working fine again.To summarize what I think now, it was $40 bucks when I bought it. The official one costs three times that. At this point I'm less sure that I would purchase one again than I was when I originally made this review. But all things considered it still might be a better deal than getting an official one. On the other hand I will admit when you're right in the middle of an online game and the screen goes black that can produce some very negative emotions. Would I still recommend it, yes. But as long as the recommendation comes with the aforementioned caveats.

I’m really like it

Remove one small phillips screw that secures the access cover, remove a second phillips screw that secures the lamp housing, pull up and out to remove the lamp and housing. Next, unwrap the new lamp and housing from its packing, slide it back into the slot from which you just removed the old lamp and housing, push down gently to secure the two wiring connectors, secure the housing with the new phillips screw that is supplied, replace the access door and secure with the phillips screw that you removed 5 minutes earlier. Sit back and be amazed at how bright your DLP TV suddenly becomes after replacing the $50 lamp.Three years is the maximum life for these lamps, after that you are just missing out on good viewing and really saving nothing. Don't wait for the lamp to fail, replace it between the second and third year because they get progressively dimmer and you are not aware of just how much dimmer your TV has become until you replace the lamp -- then you are mad at yourself for not investing the $50 and 5 minutes necessary to replace it.Note: Don't be a penny-pincher and try to save a couple of dollars by buying only the lamp and reusing the housing. Buy the lamp and housing as a single unit and avoid the risk of getting oil from your skin on the lamp, dropping the lamp, having problems with the nut securing the wire, or over/under tightening the wire connector. You will be glad you bought the lamp and housing as a single unit. A 12-year-old can do the replacement, it is that simple.

So far so good. Will update this review if it does in 3 months like has happened to some.This my second replacement of a bulb on my 55in Samsung DLP. The first time I replaced it with a Phillips oem replacement. That lasted a couple of years. It was starting to get dim and shut off again, signs of the bulb needing to be replaced I recognized. Decided to try this out since it seemed to have the best results of the non oem bulbs.So far so good. It was very easy to replace, though if you have never done it, you might want to look at online instructions (none were in box) or just take note of how everything fits when you remove the old bulb. I would also recommend getting in there with a vacuum attachment and get the old dust out of there to start nice and fresh.

Lamp arrived as indicated by Amazon, 2 day shipping for prime. After I replaced the lamp and turned on the TV I heard a humming sound that was actually loud. I dropped power and reseated the lamp but the humming was still present. What I determined was the screw that came with the lamp was not a good fit. Not securing the lamp tight enough. I replaced the screw with the one from the old lamp and the humming has gone away. Picture quality is again very good. I have only had the new lamp installed for 3 days. I will update this review in about 3 months. Hopefully not sooner.Well we are past the three month mark and it is still working with no problems. The picture is still nice and bright. So far I am very pleased with the purchase.

I had an old projector big screen we purchased brand new and kept it in our basement for our little guy to play video games on. Finally one day after years of use, The picture went black. yes the good old bulb finally bit the big one... It died. I searched for a cheaper replacement bulb since this was very rarely used any more. It was super easy to remove the original bulb in the box and replace it with this new Samsung bulb. It worked great and just as well as the original. We ended up giving the projector TV away to some friends just before we moved from Hawaii so not sure if it's still working ? But was working fine while we had it and again a very easy install and perfect replacement for the original bulb that was in the TV.

This product arrived very quickly and I was able to fix my tv in under 10 minutes.

Fast shipping, product works well my tv looks so much better, definitely order it from here again

burned out at the connection up in smoke within 2 weeks..melted housing!

Installed and working great so far. 2 months in.

As described works great