Author: dhpgac
Trouble shooting my Samsung HLN437W DLP
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 @ 2:57 pm
Question! My picture and sound both went out at the same time on my Samsung HLN437W yesterday, plus I had the 3 blinking lights. I took out the lamp carrier and checked it out and put it back in and picture and sound came back on, but later did the same thing again. It has 16,437 hrs on the orig. bulb and before I order a new one Monday, is it just the bulb or is there more going on then the bulb. I not sure if the sound also goes out when the bulb does?
Member Questions, Samsung, Samsung Lamps
16,437, wow…you’ve got a LOT of hours on your TV…that thing is a work horse
You should go to:
http://fixyourdlp.com/blog/2007/02/15/resetting-your-samsung-dlp-lamp-hour-meter-counter/#comment-8965
and let everyone know how many hours you’ve got and if you did anything special (kept a very clean room, viewing habits, etc., etc.). It’s always helpful to hear from as many different people as possible.
RE: the audio/video problem…It sounds like the typical lamp problem. I’m sure out of no where the TV might turn itself off in the middle of a program. Then you’ll be able to restart it, but after a few hours (or even a few minutes), it might turn itself off again.
RE: lamp issue…I would suggest the new lamp+adapter. Looks like you’ve got one of the oldest DLP TVs Samsung made (the HLN437W), and so the ballast is running on a 100W system.
You can purchase this Philips lamp here:
http://www.discount-merchant.com/PLA-100W-120W-1-0-UHP-Lamp-Adapter-Kit-p/new_philips_plus_pla_120w.htm&Click=1466
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