[Ollie]

Originally Posted by Old Goat Racer

Great info, thanks. But after having a chat with Samsung it appears my TV doesn't have a trap door and is not user serviceable. Lucky me. I can ship it to Springfield, IL & they will fix it for a slight fee, sure. $1800 tv lasted 4 years, ouch.

Of course Samsung is going to tell you that. Happy to hear you can fix it with advice from the PY members here.

[Old Goat Racer]

Originally Posted by Bl1tzw1ng

Awesome!! Be like brand new again. Glad we could help.

Yep looks like brand new. Thanks again, OGR

[Bl1tzw1ng]

Good deal glad it worked out for you.

[Old Goat Racer]

More gremlins. Started out with 1 white dot, now I have 100+ dots.
Do I need another $150 bulb or is it something else.

[Bl1tzw1ng]

Thats more than likely the DMD board. Somewhat common issue with certain models in certain years. It may be worth a call to Samsung on this. They may blow you off but it's worth a shot. The part isn't too bad ( around $150-$200 ) and replacement isn't too difficult if you are patient but I don't think you wanna go that route. By any chance, earlier in this thread I posted a link to a recall, does your set have that symptom? If so, that recall may get you more favorable results

[AROWHED]

Best go ahead and ship 'er to Springfield, IL...I'll PM you my address!
All kidding aside I would like to know just where the heck it is here in town that you'd be sending it...I am unaware of any local service facility.

[Old Goat Racer]

Originally Posted by Bl1tzw1ng

Thats more than likely the DMD board. Somewhat common issue with certain models in certain years. It may be worth a call to Samsung on this. They may blow you off but it's worth a shot. The part isn't too bad ( around $150-$200 ) and replacement isn't too difficult if you are patient but I don't think you wanna go that route. By any chance, earlier in this thread I posted a link to a recall, does your set have that symptom? If so, that recall may get you more favorable results

I have 1 of the model#s but the recall refers to a "shadow" problem or light tunnel problem.
I have a bunch of tiny stars all over the screen & they are multiplying.

[Old Goat Racer]

Originally Posted by AROWHED

Best go ahead and ship 'er to Springfield, IL...I'll PM you my address!
All kidding aside I would like to know just where the heck it is here in town that you'd be sending it...I am unaware of any local service facility.

1337 Wabash Ave.

[Bl1tzw1ng]

Originally Posted by Old Goat Racer

I have 1 of the model#s but the recall refers to a "shadow" problem or light tunnel problem.
I have a bunch of tiny stars all over the screen & they are multiplying.

Yea my thinking is try to get the recall. They won't be able to diagnose until they fix the real problem.

[fyrffytr1]

I had the same problem with my Toshiba DLP. Was told the problem was in the light tunnel.

[AROWHED]

1337 Wabash...what business was name was it? Beatty Televisual or Henry's Appliances? The only two possible I know of in that area. Both are good.

[mikeb]

I had a mitsubishi DLP tv and it worked pretty well for a few years. The bulb blew and after we swapped the bulb a couple of times trying to get it to work i figured out that it was probably something called a "ballast board" which was sold out everywhere and not available. I cracked it open out of curiosity and found it full of fans and other mechanical stuff that would eventually fail even if i had replaced the ballast board. Bad design.

I cut it up with a chainsaw so it would fit in the trash and replaced it with a 60" samsung LCD.

[Old Goat Racer]

I decided to recycle it (trash). Wish me luck with this 1.

[andyg]

That is a NICE TV. I see and drool over that big SHARPS at work. I have a more basic 32 inch sharp and its been great.