Samsung DLP 3 Blinking Lights - Blu-ray Forum

DMC86X · 08-21-2010, 02:50 AM

I turned on my Samsung the other day and it wouldnt start up and eventually the three lights in the front started blinking. I tried turning it on again, and it powers up but the picture is really dim. From what info I gathered it is most likely the lamp going out so I went ahead and ordered the lamp online. My main issue is if its not the lamp what else could it be? Could it possibly be the color wheel going out? Or maybe the ballast? Im praying its just a matter of easily replacing the lamp, which I ordered already inside a new housing. What do you guys think?

4Dblu · 08-21-2010, 04:21 PM

try bulb first see what happens with that..

PaulGo · 08-21-2010, 05:21 PM

Your manual should describe what the blinking lights mean. A dim picture could mean the ballast. I doubt if it is the color wheel, when they go it usually sounds like a buzz saw.

08-21-2010, 02:50 AM	#1
DMC86X Power Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Baton Rouge, LA Blu-ray collection:24 Trading Score:90	Samsung DLP 3 Blinking Lights I turned on my Samsung the other day and it wouldnt start up and eventually the three lights in the front started blinking. I tried turning it on again, and it powers up but the picture is really dim. From what info I gathered it is most likely the lamp going out so I went ahead and ordered the lamp online. My main issue is if its not the lamp what else could it be? Could it possibly be the color wheel going out? Or maybe the ballast? Im praying its just a matter of easily replacing the lamp, which I ordered already inside a new housing. What do you guys think?

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08-21-2010, 04:21 PM	#2
4Dblu Power Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Big Small State Home Theater Gallery:15 4K collection:264 Blu-ray collection:1566 DVD collection:113 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:31	try bulb first see what happens with that..

08-21-2010, 05:21 PM	#3
PaulGo Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:North Potomac, MD	Your manual should describe what the blinking lights mean. A dim picture could mean the ballast. I doubt if it is the color wheel, when they go it usually sounds like a buzz saw.

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