I have have this projector for about 1 1\/2 year now . its get about 2700 hour total on it . for the price it be be a fantastic projector . however , unlike my old much more expensive Optoma projector that last for year , this one be die before even burn through the first bulb . it begin with just a few white spot , but over the past few day it be like a disease of white and dark spot grow on the picture . for some reason mirror just seem to keep die and spread by the hour . I be a loyal Optoma user , in fact I be upgrade soon to the hd33 . I understand this be a cheap unit with only a 1 year warranty , but I be hope Optoma will do something , the dlp mirror should not be die this soon . I 'll update the review if they do .