Sony KDS60A2020 DLP TV - no picture

Hello all...

I had replaced the bulb in this TV around 5 months ago and was working great, but think this may be something else, I pulled the bulb and gave it a good look and could not see any issues.

Ever since we replaced the bulb, picture has been great. Now, we turn TV on seems to turn on ok but the picture is very very dark. Some times it will still like that for a long time, but sometimes (eventually) the TV just turns itself off and the power led light blinks red 5 times in a row. The lamp indicator light on the front never comes on.

All thoughts would be appreciated...

thanks.

 

When the power indicator flashes 5 times it means your lamp driver is faulty.

That could mean a problem with the high voltage circuit that drives the lamp but it usually indicates a lamp failure or lamp problem.

Do you have the old one to try back in ?

 

Old one totally went so was thrown out, but the lamp indicator light came on in the front panel that time, this time - nothing. Even if it is a reasonable possibility, I will likely order up another bulb and try that. Maybe this time I won't buy the generic... lol.

 

Ahhhh..... the generic one.

Yes.... that could be a problem. You don't know the quality of the merchandise and the Grand Wega is particular about the lamp.

 

The generics are $16 vs $90 though... lol. And it did work for 5 months.....

 

Wow...that is cheap. I saw the generics for around $25.

 

I contacted seller on Amazon and it is actually still on warranty. He did want me to try a hard reset first, I am going to include his instructions on here for anyone else that may have the same issue.

1) Unplug the TV from the wall socket
2) While the TV is unplugged, press and hold down the power button in the TV for approx 30 seconds.
3) Leave the TV unplugged for 15 minutes.
4) After 15 minutes, plug in the TV and turn ON the television.