WARNING: THIS IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO PAY SOMEONE TO DO THIS FOR YOU. THIS REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE COMES FROM AN AMATEUR. I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL TV REPAIRMAN! DANGER WARNING: THERE IS VERY HIGH VOLTAGE IN THE BACK OF A TV FROM ITS LARGE CAPACITORS. BE CAREFUL!!! THE MANY DELICATE CABLES AND CONNECTORS MUST BE RESPECTED! WHEN YOU OPEN THE BACK OF A DLP TV, ...

With 3550 hours and 3 years on my Mitsubishi DLP, it seemed a good idea to replace the lamp. This probably works for other DLPs, like the Samsung. After 1.000 hours, there was a gradual, but noticeable drop in picture quality. Another 1,000 hours more, it pushed me to use the "Deep Field Imager" to 'boost' contrast/brightness and compensate for the drop in light output. Lamps Not Bulbs. The lamp for a DLP ...

Lamp Issues. After using this TV for about a week, it suddenly stopped working. I called Toshiba and was walked through their quick fix. This involved removing the lamp housing door and the lamp houseing. Then, I was directed to tap on all sides of the housing (NOT the glass). After that and it still didn't work. So, my tv was registered and was set-up to get a replacement lamp sent. This ...