Red circle in middle of screen color is way off

Only available (except owner book) from Hitachi to authorized service centers via their tech site.

Got a red oval in the middle or what?

THIS model has a history and a class action lawsuit connected to it.

if picture has a red or blue or yellow cast to it, bad optical light engine and about 650 wholesale for part alone,.


Check out the class action lawsuits.

SD TECH

not the lamp. hitachi knowingly had a defect with the fan not allowing enough air to cool the lamp which has burned the red color lense resulting in the red on your screen. enjoy your new brick thanks to hitachi!

this is a light engine problem it needs to be replaced

go to the menu screen and select picture mode/menu and you should see the option to make changes to colors selection. You can also try and find one of your DVD's that has THX listed on the case. These DVD's have a calibration program included in the disc which can assist you with fixing the color issue

This is an LCD rear screen projection TV. There is a Red, Green and Blue LCD pallet that is mounted on what they call an X-cube. If all you are getting is Red and green then something happened to the blue pallet. Either the Ribbon connector came off or is loose or something worse. How hard did you mover it?
Another thought. How is it hooked up. If component then this may be the issue as component video connections are Red, Green and Blue. Just a thought.
Let me know.
Blessings always,
A/V Media Tech Guy

This is your Light Engine that is defective. They usually cost in excess of $700.00 to replace. Not the Lamp.

You need a new light engine.

This is a very common problem with your model. My best advice is to have a hitatchi authorized service center come out and give you an estimate then call Hitachi and complain to them about the problem. They will useually supply the part for free and you will only have to pay labor to put it in. A good shop will run you $300-$400 to put it in for you.

Your light engine will need to be replaced as you have a LCD panel failure. Here is the link to the part number for the model 50V500 if you have the 50V500A it has a different part number. http://www.partstore.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductSKU=8286849&ProductType=PART&ModelID=374014