When i turn this rear projection dlp tv on the lamp fires up and i can see the lamp starting to get brighter and after couple of seconds the lamp shuts off. No blinking lights in the front of the tv. I replaced the lamp with a new one but still the same symptoms. Could this be a lamp ballast issue? If ballast is bad would it light up the lamp for a few seconds and shut down? Please help, this is the only tv I have and no cash to buy a new one.
I tried several times to turn it on and all I get is 2 or 3 seconds of light from the lamp and shuts off.
I just got the same problem. Did you have any success?
Ensure that the cooling fans are working when you turn it on.