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Last night i was watching tv on my 5 year old sony rptv and the screen went dark but the sound remained. The light on the front pannel flashed and then about 30 seconds later, the screen lights up again for about another 30 seconds and then goes dark again.....and the cycle continues as such. Am i to assume i need a new bulb or is there something bigger going on here?.
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Could be the bulb is just about at the end of it's life. At 5 years old if you've never changed it you should be at about that time. Of course generally they have a timer that determines that so if it was tripped it wouldn't come back on I don't think, at least it didn't on the one I had. -
Just an fyi....it was the lamp. Works perfectly now!!Dan Madden :TComment
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Good to hear :TJasonComment
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It's actually quite amazing how much better the picture is with a new lamp. Much sharper and more vivid!!!. I also put it on high altitude mode for better fanning and lamp ventilation.Dan Madden :TComment
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Great that everything worked out!Originally posted by madmac
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Well, so far so good!. It's been a awhile now and the TV works great!. Be advised everyone that even though the TV has an indicator on the front called "Lamp" that this will not necessarily work when the lamp needs changing. Weird things like the lamp turning on and off randomly might occur instead.
What impressed me was how much cheaper the replacement lamps have gotten!. They used to be 300 bucks and I got mine on line with the housing and everything for 90 bucks. That to me seems more reasonable!!.Dan Madden :TComment
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