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/Luxims-tiny-but-powerf..._3-6234653.html

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

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

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!!

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

PDF warning: http://www.lifi.com/pdfs/PressReleaseLIFI-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."

Sounds very cool!

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

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.

3000hrs best case scenario

more info in the PDF

http://www.lifi.com/pdfs/TechBriefHowLIFIWorks.pdf

http://www.lifi.com/pdfs/ArticleLUXIMNikke...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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

put me down for two (one and a replacement)

hey guys are these babies for sale yet?

They have them in a Panasonic TV. Here is the Cnet review: http://reviews.cnet.com/projection-tvs/pan...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.

"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."

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.

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?

-sNOOp- from diy-community.de

I have contacted the people at Luxim, the lamp is real expensive. Around $440 with no power supply.

In what quantity? I guess about 50 peaces will be alot more cheaper that a single order.
diyprojectorkits.com is cooking something together with Luxim.