c/europe · by CAVOK@lemmy.world · 2y

End of an era for home theater fans – new EU regulations spell lights out for lamp-based projectors

https://www.techradar.com/televisions/end-of-an-era-for-home-theater-fans-new-eu-regulations-spell-lights-out-for-lamp-based-projectors

-12 points · 5 comments · view on lemmy.world

5 Comments

throw4w4y5@sh.itjust.works · 67 pts · 2y (3 replies)

fortunately this only affects mercury based lamps which no one in their right mind wants to deal with when they blow anyway. laser, led and xenon/halide projectors are unaffected and have been on the market for ten years.

schnapsman@feddit.de · 78 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Sure but a headline like 'sensible regulation affects almost no one' wouldn't get the clicks

BumbleBeeButt@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 2y

I'd click it for the lols

taladar@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y

affects almost no one

https://xkcd.com/1172/

NoLifeKing@ani.social · 7 pts · 2y (2 replies)

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notepass@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

And it is only a few hundred bucks to replace one!

NoLifeKing@ani.social · 3 pts · 2y

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