Replaced the lamp bulb on my samsung HLP5663. It went on right away. Though the problem was fixed. Turned the tv on a little while ago and the picture is gone. The timer light is blinking. Any ideas what's wrong now?

Hello, it sounds like the color wheel may have failed. Was there any noises, like a high pitch sound before it went out? If the color wheel isn't turning at proper speed, the set won't start up by shutting down the lamp protection circuit.

have a expert examine the set to make sure there is no safety issue here and if not the set may have got some plastic so hot that is what you are smelling.

Hello,

does the TV bring out sound even as the screen display is dark?

How long have you been using this TV and have you ever changed the lamp/bulb? Problem should be from the TV lamp/bulb. Have the lamp replaced and hopefully, your screen should be perfect as before.

Let me know if you need directions in replacing the lamp, even though it is very simple replace.

Yours sincerely.

Elect_Comp.

You need to replace the lamp and ballast to correct this issue, may sure use an original lamp from mitsubishi , generic lamp last less than a year

The tv projection lamp has not been change in this tv the last 1/1/2 or 2 years and been on an watches 4 or 5 hours a day?Yes,than the projection lamp life is over.Require a new projection lamp.

Listen closely. The tv should make a high pitch whine as it turns on. If it does wait and see if it tries this a few times. If yes then check the bulb, I have seen cases where the lamp shoves the power connector back into the set. If the tv starts with a grown or heavy vibration noise, then your color wheel may have broken and needs replaced.

take it to an authorized samsung service center, your color wheel may be broken or your dmd maybe damage.

If you're certain the lamp is good, it's probably the ballast. The ballast has enough juice to power the lamp, but it's unable to maintain a steady consistent level of power, hence the lamp flickering. Changing the lamp may temporarily resolve it because a new lamp is more easily maintained than an older one, but if the ballast is failing, the problem will recur and probably shorten the life of the lamp. The ballasts cost around $70-80. Replacing it can be done by the electronically adept end user, or you may need a service tech. The problem with a service tech is that some may not acknowledge that the problem is the ballast especially if the intermittent flicker is not happening while he/she is examining it.

I had the same exact problem.
I removed the bulb and cleaned it. There is a small screen at the top of the bulb and it was covered with dust. Once it was cleaned I replaced the bulb and it solved the problem.
Thanks to those who posted the solutions