How to make a best deal on ty la1000 lamp

Why panasonic ty la 1000 replacement lamp are so expensive. Do you know the reason behind the issue? 

Why expensive?

• Unique Design 
• High Quality Standards
• Scarcity (Manufacturers produce lamps in small batches)
• Difficult and Expensive Materials   

Selection criteria

• Look for projectors with low cost lamps( example of cheap projector lamps's brand : Optoma, Sanyo, and Eiki
• Choose a popular projector.
• Watch for your projector to be re-manufactured under another name with a lower cost version of the same la
• try to consider OEM Compatible lamps . 
• make sure you are purchasing the original one
• look at the expected life of the lamp
• reasonable period of manufactured warranties
• When purchasing with the housing, make sure that you are ordering a TY-LA1000 lamp with housing. There are times, when the pictures will show the housing but it is actually not included.