Brightness I'm not sure I'm in the right place. My model number appears to be: HD52W59YX21. The set works just fine. My only concern is, the picture doesn't seem as bright as when we bought it, three or four years ago. Maybe I've just been looking at too many friends' new LCD TVs -- but I'm wondering if maybe a lamp replacement might be in order. I've been thru the setup menu -- there are no convergence problems, everything seems to be just fine... Except the brightness. ideas??

I do not know the S6800 model specifically however, nikon cameras all generally work in the same way. Somewhere on your camera, probably a button or in the menus, there is an exposure compensation setting. The symbol Nikon uses for the button is a "+/-" enclosed in a circle (often half black on white/white on black printing). Press the button and you will either see a zero, a positive or negative number or a a scale with zero in the center with positive numbers to the right and negative numbers to the left.
If the exposure compensation is not at zero, set it to zero. Your exposures should now be correct. If it is already at zero, set it to a negative number to reduce exposure and darken the picture and to a positive number to increase exposure and lighten the picture. Let me know if this solved your problem.

You may want to do some research with the model number via Google--"problems"

The set indicated here is LCD rear projection--it uses a OPTICAL LIGHT ENGINE and a lamp= lamp shines into the engine and goes thru a series of lens and baffles and emerges from a 2-3 inch wide lens at top of engine--shines it into a mirror at the rear of set which places the picture on the screen.

The first place the very bright and hot lamp hits inside the engine is the BLUE SECTION----damage occurs and you get blue streaks or area anywhere on picture.

Damage is permanent and only way is to replace 800 + engine.

You might want to at least call Sony with the model number as they were extending the warranty (beyond original) on several models and repairing or replacing sets outright.

They were not doing this because they wanted to but because of several class action lawsuits they settled in this way.

Check your ISO...set it to a lower number. You could also go into the menu and find "reset" to set the camera back to factory default settings.

Set the ISO to a lower number and make sure your "exposure compensation" is at "0" or lower if you prefer.

Are the pics fine when printed?
If so I wouldn't worry about it since KODAK no longer repair this cam. model, but instead recommends an exchange.
You can get an exchange to a brad new model for the same money as a regular repair, but if you're happy w. your model then you might want to live w. a darker LCD. You can adjust the brightness of the LCD within Cam. Settings.

Contact KODAK:
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=14563&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=3490

the model number 53fdx....etc is not a Toshiba model number---It is a Hitachi model number.

First if it comes on and you get trace lines before it shuts off----does it just get very bright and if so does it get bright red, green, or Blue?

if one of the picture tubes or the circuit around them has a problem you can get this and the set will shut down because it detects something is pulling way too much current.

I would be happy to try to help you but look at back of your set for brand and model number and if possible try to give me a better idea of what the picture looks like before it goes out.

SD TECH

see if there is a "default" option, if not set everything back to the middle, if the colors are still off you sure its not the convergence?
most big screens allow you to change "color temperature" it's like a default adjustment for 3 different brightness levels.... ie...COOL, WARM picture will show obvious changes in brightness

select picture mode.press right arrow button to change your picture mode {vivid,sport,hi bright]to change sitting you much choose user mode.the other settings are factor settings.

Make sure the Exposure Compensation is set to 0. You can find it in the camera menu.

you need to replace the convergence ic'S inside the unit