if the picture is still visible but lacking color, it is not the lamp. check the color wheel and make sure it is working. replacing the color wheel is a pretty easy task and can be performed by yourself without many problems. as a sidenote, older samsung dlp tvs seem to experience this problem quite often, although they usually sound like someone strangling a cat before the bearings go out..
partstore.com should carry your replacement for 100 USD or so, the part number is BP96-00250A.
before replacing it, make sure your old one isn't just stuck or not spinning at full rpm, if this is the case, you can usually remove it and clean the motor using electronic or contact cleaner that is safe for plastics.
to check everything out, you will need to remove the back panel of your tv, then power it up (keep kids, small animals, hands and such away from the back while powered up), take a look in front of the projection lamp and see if the wheel is turning. if not, a very good writeup is available
here, this is the writeup i send my own customers to if they feel like attempting the repair themselves.
replacing the color wheel is actually not very hard at all, if you have ever worked on your own desktop pc (installed a new drive or upgraded it yourself) then you should be able to do this with limited difficulty.
hope this helps,
trin
Thank you for the sugeested solution. I am not aware of such menu options to reset the hours. Since I cannot see any picture on screen, I cannot see the menu either, do you have specific steps for how to reset using the remote control or the buttons on the TV set?
Thanks
Just put a new bulb in but after trying 3 times to fire up it cuts out with 3 lights blinking . The bulb I replaced it with is a "diamond", The supplier assured me it was the same as the original.
My TV just has fan noise. The lamp and picture quility is good.
video does not come on. audio is present. lamp led flashes foe abot 30 sec and then set shuts off.
Model Hlr5662wx/xac
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