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Author Topic: Ushio for Osram XBO2000? David E. Nedrow Master Film Handler Posts: 368 From: Columbus, OH, USA Registered: Oct 2008 posted 03-29-2011 11:32 PM                        Anyone know the Ushio equivalent for an Osram XBO 2000W/H XL OFR? I'm thinking it's the UXL-20SC, but I wanted to check here first. Also, suggestions for sources appreciated. You can pm those if you like. -David  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-30-2011 01:26 AM                     It would be the UXL-20R BUT they are not available in the states due to a Christie exclusive. As such, you would order a CXL-20R from your Christie dealer. I've done a shoot out with the CXL-20R against the Osram...the Christie ALWAYS has won in light and longevity. -Steve  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 03-30-2011 12:45 PM                     Just a small chime-in on this one to agree with this as well-being the Christie is a tons better bulb than the Osram in this size application.  |  IP: Logged David E. Nedrow Master Film Handler Posts: 368 From: Columbus, OH, USA Registered: Oct 2008 posted 03-30-2011 01:17 PM                        Great, thanks for the info.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-30-2011 01:43 PM                     I'm shooting a Christie CXL-20R down the pipe right now, as we speak. No complaints here! It's bright and steady. It strikes on the first crack every time and, in my experience, they last the full warranty and then some with little, if any, trouble at all.  |  IP: Logged Manny Montes Master Film Handler Posts: 270 From: United States Registered: Feb 2010 posted 03-30-2011 01:55 PM                     definitely invest in the christie, they make a stellar product and i haven't had any issues with them  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 03-30-2011 02:00 PM                     ..to add to this topic: Bulb life, in general, is also dependent on bulb connections (clean and tight with no worn cabling), rectifier and cooling/exhaust conditions - all at their continual prime.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-02-2011 11:51 PM                     Actually there IS an Ushio lamp that will replace a standard XBO-2000. It is sold by Ushio as a spotlight lamp however I do not remember the exact number off the top of my head. You also have to be careful about warranty claims on one if it ever happens since it SUPPOSED to be used in a spotlight like a sooper trooper. I have installed many in film projectors over the years. It is identical to a CXL-20R. Price wise it is hard to say which is the better deal... depends on the dealer pricing you normally get. Personally the X-L version of the XBO-2000 is by far the better deal with 100% warranty to 3500 hours and generally seeing pricing of at least a hundred dollars under Ushio or Christie pricing. I have yet to have an Osram X-L lamp fail... not true of the classic series though...  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-03-2011 06:07 AM                     Watch out on spotlight lamps...often they tie the ignition wire to the negative end since spot light lamps are often installed reversed as compared to cinema lamps. Again, the UXL-20R is the Ushio direct cross.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 04-03-2011 09:54 AM                        Why would you want a Ushio? As Mark said, the Osram is by far the better deal in the XL variety. btw: pricing is identical to the classic, so we have never stocked anything except the X-L, unless the X-L is not made yet. There was a transitional time. Why stock something that is a bad deal for the customer? louis  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-03-2011 11:20 AM                     I'll put a Christie/Ushio against an OSRAM in any projector, any time...I've never had the OSRAM come out on top. -Steve  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 04-03-2011 01:24 PM                     quote: Steve Guttag I'll put a Christie/Ushio against an OSRAM in any projector, any time...I've never had the OSRAM come out on top. Ditto, but I'll add I've never seen ANY other bulb outperform Christie/Ushio lamps.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 04-03-2011 03:49 PM                        We sell the Christie and the Osram; both beat ANYTHING else. louis  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-04-2011 06:21 PM                     I'll definitley side with Louis on this but I'll go a step further and add that some of the LTI lamps have gotten to be really good since Phillips took them over in particuluar the XDC-XXXX series of digital lamps. The Osram X-L lamps have been 100% for me in terms of service. Not true of the Classis lamps though which have been touch and go for quite some time now. No arguements on Christie or Ushio and frankly they could easily both be offering the same warranty that Osram does on the X-L's.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 04-04-2011 10:51 PM                     Wanna see a Philips/LTI XDC4200S with a hole in the envelope? 117 hours on it ... You oughta see how the standard Phi/LTI bulbs are like. you hold both ends, rotate the bulb and there is so much wobble that it's pretty horrible - like whoever is working the lathe is only paid peanuts.  |  IP: Logged

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