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. 

How to replaced ty la1000 lamp

CAUTION:
Because of the possibility of injury, strictly follow
the replacement procedure below.

This product has a High Intensity Discharge (HID)
lamp that contains a small amount of mercury.
Disposal of these materials may be regulated
in your community due to environmental
considerations.
For disposal or recycling information please contact
your local authorities, or the Electronics Industries
Alliance:

Lamp replacement procedure

1. Turn power off, wait until power
   indicator stops blinking red, then
   unplug the power cord from the
   wall outlet and confirm that the area
   around the lamp unit has cooled
   down.
2. Remove the Front cover. Place your
   fingertips under the Front cover and
   pull it from the projection display.
3. Loosen the Lamp cover screw.
   First read caution and warn ing
   labels on lamp cover. Then, loosen
   the lamp cover screw by using a
   screwdriver.
4. Loosen the lamp unit screw with a
   screwdriver. Then, grasp the lamp
   unit as shown in the diagram, and
   slowly remove from the projection
   display
5. Insert the new lamp unit being careful
   of the insertion direction.
   • Press on the arrow mark making sure
   insertion is done correctly
6. Replace the Lamp unit and cover
   screws. Tighten the lamp unit/cover
   screw with a screwdriver.
   • Properly dispose of old lamp. Please see the
   operating instructions for the projection display
7. Replace the Front cover.