The television will not turn on its only 3 years old

I would say that it is not worth replacing the bulbs. I had a similar experience with an old rear projection TV like that and I just cleaned all the dust out of it as well as I could. i cleaned the back of the screen, the mirror that the image reflects off of, and the bulbs themselves. I used a dry micro fiber cloth so as not to scratch anything. doing this might help you some, but if it is working and it is bright enough for you after a few minutes, I would just live with it until you can upgrade to a newer TV.

either backlight (flourescent bulb inside) or power supply for backlight went bad - if you have voltage meter you can check if there is voltage where bulb goes and if there is replace bulb or if no power you will need to trouble shoot power supply which is common thing to go bad on these sets.

it is usually not worth paying to get this fixed if it is power supply and you might be better off just getting new set - sorry i know that is not what you were hoping to hear but....

good luck!!

sounds like light engine problems

According to the manual the second lamp is indicating that the lamp cover is not closed

Your model doesnt have a bulb. It has 3 CRTs instead. Sounds like something minor in the start up voltages. thereby allowing the start up relay to click then other times the relay doesnt click. So its either standby or start up supplies where the fault is. You can get a manual here at this link and also free support to help you figure it out.
http://servicemanuals.vstore.ca/

Your set doesnt have a bulb. Its a crt projection unit. Is the set completely dead? If so troubleshooting the power supply is needed. If the audio works but no picture, then the deflection/HV circuits will need troubleshooting. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Hi! sweet123,

Please answer this question. Were the 4 bulbs visabley bad; say broken or did they have a milkey look, or broken wire inside? In other words did the bulbs you replaced look as good as a new unused bulb? Please reply.

toprol

Same TV, same problem. I'll be watching for an answer. The dealer says it is old and outdated and not worth fixing.

i had same problem after house power switched off 3 times in same day disconnected power left overnight worked ok i will still take tv for a service .
red light was blinking 10 times

youre in trouble check the other posts