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Dull colors, dim images

I just replaced the DLP lamp which was definitely gone. However, I had my CRT set sitting next to the Mits, and the CRT picture is much brighter, especially the whites. No amount of adjusting seems to make things brighter.

Another tech on this forum suggested removing and cleaning the screen of dust, and there had been plenty of that around the TV. Is there another suggestion before I try to remove and clean the screen?

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  • AZChas Sep 17, 2008

    The replacement lamp came from DLPXPress, and it is the same as the original (Osram). I can't compare to the old lamp which has failed completely, but the picture initially semed dimmer than before the lampo change. I reset the unit to factory defaults which made things better. The default brightness setting is full on (63). I would have noticed the difference in picture even without the comparison which was striking.



    Thanks for talking me out of removing the screen. Still, I'd like to see some "ideal" settings for this model TV to see how that looks. How can I clean the mirror behind the screen?

  • rrdp22 Feb 05, 2009

    I had a warranty on Samsung DLP and they changed the lamp 4 months ago along with the ballast. The picture wasn't bright and the lamp blew so I replaced it using an osram bought on line for $139.. My picture is excellent again. I believe the repair co. that replaced the lamp used an old one from another tv.

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Where did you buy the lamp at? Does it look the same or worse than when the old lamp was in there and working? Is there a big difference or if there wasnt another tv sitting next to it mabe you wouldnt notice? Also you dont need to clean the screen, that could damage it. If you are going to clean anything you will need to clean the mirror behind the screen.

  • Anonymous Sep 17, 2008

    Do you know what company you bought the lamp from? was it straight from mitsu or another vender? Also to clean the mirror you will still most likely need to take the screen off but you do not want to clean the inside of the screen because its not really a screen its a lense and you will damage it significantlly, you only want to clean the mirror. As for settings the factory default is what I would reccomend. theres alot of hype about perfect settings and all that but to be honest with you i dont see a difference and I look at anywhere from 10 to 20 tv's a day in my shop and field.

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