Lumenlab has announced a projector that utilizes a US$ 30 HID lamp that will last 6000+ hours. It is designed with a single 7″ LCD panel and a 150w double-ended HQI lamp, Lumenlab is able to solve the “commercial projector lamp dilemma”. Most manufacturers don’t want you to know that their lamps cost many hundreds of dollars and only last a couple thousand hours. There are 2000 sign-ups for this projector already.

If you don’t trust it just check the specifications:

• Resolution: 854×480 native, supports 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768
• Contrast Ratio: 600 ：1
• Brightness: 1000 ANSI Lumens
• Lamp: 6,000 hour 150W HID
• Lamp replacement cost: $30.00
• Power: 90-260V / 50-60 HZ
• Inputs: Component, AV, S-Video, TV (coax), VGA (PC)
• Outputs: Audio, Video
• Input: RGB, PAL, NTSC, HDTV
• Keystone correction 15º
• Picture rotation for ceiling mounting
• Manual focus adjustment
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9
• Dimensions: 260(W)×330(L)×120(H)mm
• Weight: 5.8kg
• Backlit Remote
• OSD Menu
• Built-in speakers
• Automatic fan shutdown with battery back up (unplug and go).
• One-year limited warranty (lamp included)

And this for only $499,00 and if you can ship it to an address in the USA there are no shipping charges.

Source: Lumenlab