[brutuz]

Dont know if it would be suitable for a projector but interesting nevertheless

Silicon Valley's Luxim has developed a lightbulb the size of a Tic Tac that gives off as much light as a streetlight. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos talks to the company about its technology and its plans to expand into various markets.

Link to video:

http://www.news.com/..._3-6234653.html

This post has been edited by brutuz: 19 March 2008 - 08:40 AM

[yappypappy]

Looks good to go ,, but price ... awwww

[DAZZZLA]

It looks like the microwave light ball that was posted a year or so back.

[brutuz]

yappypappy, on Mar 19 2008, 09:15 AM, said:

Looks good to go ,, but price ... awwww

If its going to be used in street lights i cant see the price going to be too high. I dont think these bulbs produce that much heat either

[insertname]

brutuz, on Mar 19 2008, 04:49 AM, said:

If its going to be used in street lights i cant see the price going to be too high. I dont think these bulbs produce that much heat either

SOLD!!! GIMME!!

[Owen]

Looks like there is more information in the press release on Luxim's website.

PDF warning: http://www.lifi.com/...ENT-17Mar08.pdf

"The new module outputs up to 12,000 lumens from a small emitter in a forward intensity pattern with a color
rendering index (CRI) of 91 and a 20,000 hour lifetime."

[Hirudin]

Sounds very cool!

All I get for video is this though...
 Screenshot___3_19_2008___8_23_50_AM.png (48.17K)
Number of downloads: 36

I get the impression that this is a different video, but here's a Luxim commercial on YouTube... http://www.youtube.c...h?v=MkKsf2bI4p0

[arizonavideo]

Owen, on Mar 19 2008, 05:41 AM, said:

Looks like there is more information in the press release on Luxim's website.

PDF warning: http://www.lifi.com/...ENT-17Mar08.pdf

"The new module outputs up to 12,000 lumens from a small emitter in a forward intensity pattern with a color
rendering index (CRI) of 91 and a 20,000 hour lifetime."

I'm sold, 20,000 hour life, 91 CRI, 140 lumen per watt, perhaps what a 3mm arc? It looks like the controller or ballast may be expensive but it is the perfect PJ lamp.

I would expect all the PJ makers to start using the lamp as soon as they can find a way to shorten the lamp life to 3000 hours!

Amazing.

[DAZZZLA]

3000hrs best case scenario

[brutuz]

more info in the PDF

http://www.lifi.com/...owLIFIWorks.pdf

http://www.lifi.com/...vices5Mar07.pdf

The LIFI™ 8000 source was powered at 170 Watts and generates 24,537 lumens of white light at a color temperature of 6012K or 144 lumens per Watt

This post has been edited by brutuz: 20 March 2008 - 08:53 AM

[weldonjb]

Holy Frijole!! I wonder what the catch is? Imagine dropping one of those suckers into a highly reflective parabolic using thin wires to hold it in place and no "void" hole in back. Awesome.

[DAZZZLA]

I don’t think a reflector is going to be an easy option for this lamp. There needs to be a wave guide, a puck?, at the rear to direct the energy to the vessel. From what I can see in the PDF they have used conventional optics in front to direct the light.

[Quasi_Mojo]

Hirudin, on Mar 19 2008, 10:25 AM, said:

Sounds very cool!

All I get for video is this though...
Screensh...23_50_AM.png

I get the impression that this is a different video, but here's a Luxim commercial on YouTube... http://www.youtube.c...h?v=MkKsf2bI4p0

It looks like you have to use Internet Explorer to view the video. It wouldn't work in Firefox, for me.

[ewerton]

Perfect!!!
Where can I buy it and what's it price?

[SIMUL8R]

I'm really liking this bulb! For only a 250w'r it kick the snot out of that 400w MH. No mention on heat generated, though. Bet if they came up with a 350w version it would destroy a 575.

[brutuz]

SIMUL8R, on Mar 21 2008, 07:20 AM, said:

I'm really liking this bulb! For only a 250w'r it kick the snot out of that 400w MH. No mention on heat generated, though. Bet if they came up with a 350w version it would destroy a 575.

0.55 min into video it mentions that a large proportion of energy gets turned into light instead of heat.

This post has been edited by brutuz: 21 March 2008 - 07:59 AM

[wahaca]

Heh...saw this in a magazine about a month ago. I was going to post it, but I got lazy. beee

[MyYz400]

Anybody found a way to get their hands on one of these yet? I hear a group buy coming up

[Martyman]

ewerton, on Mar 21 2008, 12:43 AM, said:

Perfect!!!
Where can I buy it and what's it price?

put me down for two (one and a replacement)

[phatt]

Martyman, on Jul 8 2008, 03:13 PM, said:

put me down for two (one and a replacement)

hey guys are these babies for sale yet?

[jimbo12d]

They have them in a Panasonic TV. Here is the Cnet review: http://reviews.cnet....l?tag=pdtl-list

If its in a TV, then it must be replaceable and purchasable from somewhere. Maybe a Panasonic service center will sell it.

[iwantaprojector]

"Our sample kit price for a since LIFI-PRJ-30-02 unit is $990. Fans, power supply and control gear may also be purchased for an additional $350."

[enildeR]

ouch.

but what is the cost of a replacement bulb?

high initial investment, but might be worth it if the replacement is low as this uses a hella less electricity.

[jlm601]

Yeah roughly a thousand dollars for the initial investment. a bit high for my blood. maybe one day the price will drop substantialy

[-sNOOp-]

jlm601, on Aug 31 2008, 05:59 PM, said:

Yeah roughly a thousand dollars for the initial investment. a bit high for my blood. maybe one day the price will drop substantialy

I know, this thread is kind of old, but all DIY forums in the worls are licking there fingers for the plasma bulb. Aint there a chance for a big group buy?
We could ask for a price for 30+ kits. Is there someone who allready has got a connection to Luxim?

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