My 55" HD TV picture now looks like it's trying to be 3-D

[Scrumtrilescent]

Good job dimbee, you just voided your warranty!!

[dimbee]

Good job dimbee, you just voided your warranty!!

6 year old now obsolete TVs don't have warranties, Holmes.

[Zcustom]

burn!

[Snake]

If all else fails use this.

[Scrumtrilescent]

6 year old now obsolete TVs don't have warranties, Holmes.

That was the....oh, forget it.

[g5jamz]

Our mits dlp has started taking forever to turn on. Is this normal or is it time to start saving for a new tv?

Usually this is due to bad capacitors...buddy's lcd monitor was doing it and there were a bunch of people online with the same exact model. Someone showed which capacitors to replace...I did the work for him and it only cost him ~$5 for the 3 caps I bought at Radio Shack.

You can usually tell the bad capacitors with the orange crap that's leaked out.

[cookinbrak]

Usually this is due to bad capacitors...buddy's lcd monitor was doing it and there were a bunch of people online with the same exact model. Someone showed which capacitors to replace...I did the work for him and it only cost him ~$5 for the 3 caps I bought at Radio Shack.

You can usually tell the bad capacitors with the orange crap that's leaked out.

Or by licking them, like a battery.

DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!!

[dimbee]

View from the front... :eek:

[dimbee]

We finished up today....

Picture 1: Screwing down the heat shield over the new IC

Picture 2: Soldering down the pins

Picture 3: Good as new!

I made sure to clean off the lamps while I was in there- there was a mild film of dust built up.

As an aside, I wouldn't recommend undertaking a task like this unless you are adept with electronics or have someone to guide you (as I did with my dad).

[PanthersFanNY]

I had a similar experience with my bathroom TV. I have a Samsung 46" and it started acting up when I turned the power on. Repair shop said it was gonna cost $300 for parts and $350 to fix. That would take all of my hooker money for the week.

I looked online and found it is a common problem with the Samsungs. Got the parts I needed and followed the videos on Youtube. Total cost was $12 for the capacitors and 1 hour of my time.

Bathroom TV?

[dimbee]

Ballah!

[The Saltman]

hows the picture now?

[dimbee]

hows the picture now?

It looks as good as it ever did!

[The Saltman]

awesome!!