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image on tv goes green

I have a large Samsung DLP that has started to ocassionally flash to black outlines on a bright green screen. It looks almost like a solarized photograph. This occurs independent of source - both on DVD/blue-ray and on satellite TV.

This might occur once in five or ten hours and might last 5 to 20 seconds.

Any tech types out there have a guess as to what's going on here.

Thanks in advance.

Marty
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martykl OP
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Mceljo,

It's just about to turn 6 yrs old - so maybe +/- 2,500 hours on the clock. Not sure of the light source, but I have replaced a "Lamp/Color Wheel" module once - so maybe it's a lamp, but maybe it's an LED set that gets referred to as a "lamp". Either way, that should reset the lamp life.

Baffled, if your "tribal graphics" are black lines against a glowing neon green, I'd guess we're talking the about same deal.

No guesses, anyone?

Marty
martykl OP
3,578 posts
 
Thanks all.
In the end, Noble had the best idea - google "Samsung DLP problem green screen".

Turns out that this appears to be a design defect - well documented via dozens of customer postings. It appears that my set is doomed to die a "green death". See the thread called "Mitsubishi Laser Vue vs Flat Screen" for my follow up question.

Again, thanks to all of you guys for taking the time to help.

Marty
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