The Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act, on which many states' spousal support statutes are based, recommends that courts consider the following factors in making decisions about alimony awards: 1  The age, physical condition, emotional state, and financial condition of the former spouses;
This value is expressed in hours and represents the number of hours before the lamp is at half its original brightness. The expected life of a lamp will vary based on the lamp technology and the projector; however, most projectors offer about 2000 hours. The lamp's success rate is based on a bell curve, so that a majority of (but not all) lamps will meet the lamp life hours specified.
While extended lamp life is a plus, don't let lamp life itself be an overly huge factor in selecting a projector. Certainly a longer lamp life can mean lower cost of ownership. However, if you get 2,000 hours out of a lamp it will deliver 1,000 two-hour movies. If the replacement lamp is $400, that is about forty cents a movie. If you watch thirty movies a month, your lamp cost is about $12 per monthâthe cost of a medium Domino's pizza. Compared to the cost of renting or buying those thirty DVDs a month, the lamp cost is almost invisible.