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Samsung DLP TV Question

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Carbo

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I have a Sammy, model HL-P5063W. Purchased in April, 2005. I've been pleased with the performance since the day I brought it home. Lately, however, it has been acting up. After some run time, say I watched a movie and the set has been on for two or three hours, the unit will be powered off. Perhaps 15 minutes later someone turns on the set and that's when the problems begin. I hear the it power up but the picture never appears and the lamp doesn't power on. The set tries to power up several times and then all three lights on the power button flash. In the manual it states that this might mean the lamp is bad.
Some additional research got me into the on screen service menu, where it shows the bulb use at only 2150 hours. Not much, considering the unit is almost two years old. So I guess my question is, for those with a Sammy DLP, what has been your experience with these bulbs? I've been told the life expectancy is between 6,000 and 8,000 hours.
And assuming the bulb is shot, what is the going price these days?
Worse, if it isn't the bulb, any other ideas before I call the technician and break into the vault to pay?
 
Kinda sounds like the bulb man... I know some of the Samdlp's (mine in fact as well) have had issues with some kind of switch that burns up that relays the info requesting the lamp to illuminate. Worth getting looked at... they fixed mine for free beyond the warranted period and i eventually got a new TV...
 
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BTW, that website is not affilliated w/Samsung - it's a company called J & J. Still, my experience was excellent. Order by 4:00 EST and your order gets shipped that day.

I just bought one earlier this week - all 3 lights blinking at the same time means bulb dying (or dead).

Do NOT turn on the TV anymore until you replace the bulb - you can damage the rest of the light engine which means more $$.

My bulb had 9800 hours on it when it died.
 
Thanks for the replies and info.
My bulb had 9800 hours on it when it died.
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Therein lies my concern with my set. I'm hearing from a number of owners who are quoting similar usage numbers. Mine is at only 2,150. I'm concerned the problem isn't the bulb, but something else. . .and more expensive and involved. Oh well, I guess we start with a new bulb and go from there.
 
Originally posted by: Carbo
Thanks for the replies and info.
My bulb had 9800 hours on it when it died.
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Therein lies my concern with my set. I'm hearing from a number of owners who are quoting similar usage numbers. Mine is at only 2,150. I'm concerned the problem isn't the bulb, but something else. . .and more expensive and involved. Oh well, I guess we start with a new bulb and go from there.
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First thing you do when you get your new bulb is to turn off the Dynamic setting. Then you'll adjust your TV with something like Avia or DVE. This will make your contrast/brightness settings reasonable (plus make the picture much better anyway).

If you didn't do these steps when you first got your TV, you used up your bulb way faster than necessary. Nothing eats up a bulb like a TV that is set too bright.

When you do change the bulb, resist the urge to touch anything but the black outer case - play with your old, broken bulb if you must 🙂 Oil on the glass is a bad thing.
 
Originally posted by: ahartmanFirst thing you do when you get your new bulb is to turn off the Dynamic setting. Then you'll adjust your TV with something like Avia or DVE. This will make your contrast/brightness settings reasonable (plus make the picture much better anyway).

If you didn't do these steps when you first got your TV, you used up your bulb way faster than necessary. Nothing eats up a bulb like a TV that is set too bright.

When you do change the bulb, resist the urge to touch anything but the black outer case - play with your old, broken bulb if you must 🙂 Oil on the glass is a bad thing.
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Are all these adjustments performed through the sevice menu?
 
Originally posted by: Carbo
Originally posted by: ahartmanFirst thing you do when you get your new bulb is to turn off the Dynamic setting. Then you'll adjust your TV with something like Avia or DVE. This will make your contrast/brightness settings reasonable (plus make the picture much better anyway).

If you didn't do these steps when you first got your TV, you used up your bulb way faster than necessary. Nothing eats up a bulb like a TV that is set too bright.

When you do change the bulb, resist the urge to touch anything but the black outer case - play with your old, broken bulb if you must 🙂 Oil on the glass is a bad thing.
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Are all these adjustments performed through the sevice menu?
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"Dynamic" is one of the picture modes; Normal, Movie, Dynamic and Custom. Custom is just an additional fourth preset. All of the inputs on the Samsung DLPs have separate picture settings.
 
Originally posted by: Carbo
Originally posted by: ahartmanFirst thing you do when you get your new bulb is to turn off the Dynamic setting. Then you'll adjust your TV with something like Avia or DVE. This will make your contrast/brightness settings reasonable (plus make the picture much better anyway).

If you didn't do these steps when you first got your TV, you used up your bulb way faster than necessary. Nothing eats up a bulb like a TV that is set too bright.

When you do change the bulb, resist the urge to touch anything but the black outer case - play with your old, broken bulb if you must 🙂 Oil on the glass is a bad thing.
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Are all these adjustments performed through the sevice menu?
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None of those are done via the SM - all user settings via the menu system - the DVDs I mentioned just help you adjust your picture (tint, colors, etc.).
 
Originally posted by: Aikouka
How does 80 Contrast and 55 Brightness sound to you on a Samsung DLP?
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Which model would that be for?


A great starting point for the HL-Sxx87 and HL-Sxx88 series sets is:

Digital NR - OFF
DNIe - Off
Mode - Movie
Contrast - 40
Brightness - 45
Sharpness - 0
Color - 45
Tint - G50/R50
Color Tone - Warm2

Absolutely awesome starting point. If you have AVIA or VE, you'll end up with very close settings.
 
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