I have a dead Sony VPL-W400Q Projector. Dead lamp - well mostly dead. Only fires up once in a blue moon, provided the moon phase and sunspot activity are in alignment. Lamps are no longer available, and if they are, in excess of US$500.

Is there anything useful inside these things ? Can the LCD panels be pressed into any use ? Optics ?

Otherwise, it's going on to TM "as-is", maybe someone else has one and can be used for spares.