I've had an Epson projector for about 4 yrs now that's just plugged into the wall. The power has gone out about four times while it was in use and I'm still on the same bulb (~3800 hrs, rated for 3000).

On the other hand, you can get a low power APC UPS for about C$60 (the cooling fan doesn't require much juice) vs $400 for possible bulb problems.


M80s/VP160/QS8s/EP350; M22s; M3s.