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does your DLP has an HDMI or DVI input? connect something to it and see if you still see horizontal lines. If you don't see the lines with DVI/HDMI input, then your DMD board is good Another test is , with no input signal, press the menu or input selector of the tv If you see the menu or input selec...

I agree it is either just the DMD board or you might have to replace the complete light engine sometimes called optical block, here is a link of where you can find one if it comes down to that! http://www.discount-merchant.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=samsung+light+engine+hln hope fully it is just ...

since the tv gives video in the beginning, I am ruling out the possibility of a bad lamp. As the color wheel not making any noise I am ruling out that also The remaining are either DMD/Light engine or Digital board. I am leaning more towards DMD as I read some posts that if the menu, TVF/Video butto...

pepe, Thanks for the reply. I am little confused here. My TV is giving diffrent symptoms each time i turn it on The latest issue is, I get a washed picture after the TV runs for aprox 10-20 minutes and then, it doesn't respond to the remote control or side panel. If I try to turn it off using the po...

after reading various other posts, I am leaning towards the DMD board. I called D-M for the part, they are selling the whole light engine for $250. I think that is going to solve the problem, but I have the same thought as yours, I saw an LG 50" plasma at Costco for $750 or $850 , which is bett...

musicmanboy,

I am in the same boat as yours :(

Check this youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J6wCzwPZg0


The exact same problem...... Please let me know if you find a fix for this yet

Alex

My 7 year old HLN507WX works fine for 10 minutes and then the video starts to get shaky. sometime both audio and video just disappears and it doesn't take any input from the remote or side panel. I have to unplug the mains and wait another 15 - 20 minutes to power up again. Here is a youtube video h...