white spots on dlp screen: My Toshiba 65HM167 developed thousands of white spots on the screen, a situation I am told was common to all dlp brands no matter what..Is this problem solved now by the Mitsubishi newer dlp technology?
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Have had my Mitsubishi 65638 for about 6 months no problems. A friend of my has the same. No white spots as well. Hope this helps!
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It has not happened to me yet but I am on my second tv from them in one year and about to send it back again. The blacks seems to show white blotches when the screen is black
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Unfortunately I didn´t install mine yet. I´m planning to do it next week. But from what I know that works on GT700 and will fix the white and black dots.
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Old plasmas got picture burn in (an image that was on the screen a lot would make a little "ghost" of itself even if the picture changed). This shouldn't happen on a newer one. Plasmas should be as durable now as LCDs.
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I have had this unit for 3 years. I had been repaired once already. I currently do not see any white spots.
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We did on our ViewSonic. We called customer service as we noticed that the white spots started to multiply with use. Customer Service walked me through a number of diagnostics over the phone and then had me send it in for repair. There was a faulty piece and they sent us a new projector that worked great and had no issues.
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Yes! The DMD chip is bad (the DMD chip is the chip with the mirrors on it, and some are stuck). A few years back, Texas Instruments sold a batch of defective chips to Samsung and Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi has been replacing the chips free out of warranty, you only pay a $200 labor charge. It is definitely NOT the lamp. More info can be found here http://www.avsforum.com/t/1279379/the-defective-mitsubishi-dlp-tv-owners-thread/180
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Go to your display settings see if by changing if that helps..I will say know lot of people that have the same model and not heard this trouble bet it is in the settings ..If not call Toshiba support .If they say it is the net book send it back as we know that there can be a bad one out of 100 made..hope that helps bro ...Let me know what happens
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I think two different issues. I had white spots first then my tv picture started getting dark. I ended changing bulb first but still had white spots. I changed chip and my tv works great now. Hope it helps you.
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Can anyone tell me about their personal experience with SAMSUNG. I have read numerous reviews that in a year that it has screen issues, speaker issues, and dead screen... I have an insurance Co. giving me the choice of the toshiba led model or the samsung, as a replacement for the Pioneer industrial Monitor that I have now
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Oh man... My Samsung 5271 purchased Xmas 2007 has just starting doing this too. I turn it on, and the bottom 3/4 of the screen is distorted and unwatchable. It seems to clear up within a few minutes, and only rarely does it after "warming up". But I'm quite frustrated to have an relatively new, yet out-of-warranty TV that is malfunctioning.At this point I am just going to live with it... since I did not purchase with AmEx to get the extended warranty. But I am worried that the problem will get worse, as some of you have posted.Can anyone who gets this problem fixed, please post on the actual cause and remedy, and the amount paid to fix?Thanks in advance! Oh man... My Samsung 5271 purchased Xmas 2007 has just starting doing this too. I turn it on, and the bottom 3/4 of the screen is distorted and unwatchable. It seems to clear up within a few minutes, and only rarely does it after "warming up". But I'm quite frustrated to have an relatively new, yet out-of-warranty TV that is malfunctioning.At this point I am just going to live with it... since I did not purchase with AmEx to get the extended warranty. But I am worried that the problem will get worse, as some of you have posted.Can anyone who gets this... » Read More Oh man... My Samsung 5271 purchased Xmas 2007 has just starting doing this too. I turn it on, and the bottom 3/4 of the screen is distorted and unwatchable. It seems to clear up within a few minutes, and only rarely does it after "warming up". But I'm quite frustrated to have an relatively new, yet out-of-warranty TV that is malfunctioning.At this point I am just going to live with it... since I did not purchase with AmEx to get the extended warranty. But I am worried that the problem will get worse, as some of you have posted.Can anyone who gets this problem fixed, please post on the actual cause and remedy, and the amount paid to fix?Thanks in advance! « Show Less
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My experience is, only a qualified Mitsubishi technician should replace the DLP chip in the TV. I bought the chip on Amazon and had a local TV repairman do it, and he had trouble doing it from the start. I still have a light leak showing on the screen he finally gave up trying to fix. It is way beyond the ability of an untrained person to attempt. The light lamp is user-replaceable.
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After replacing the screen, i got white lines down the middle. I dont know if its a general problem or just the screen i got.
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I haven't had an issue with this laptop since I bought it 2 years ago. Actually I hardly recomend Toshiba as a brand. I've been a customer for hp, sony, samsung laptops; and from previous bad experiences I decided to switch to Toshiba, I'm never changing my mind again, unless I begin having troubles with this laptop brand. From my personal experience with this product, I can say is one the best I've ever tried, and haven't got any usb trouble yet or any other issue.I hope my comment is helpful for you. Have a nice day!!
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I honestly don't know. I do know I've had to purchase a new bulb 4 years in a row, so I figured the cheaper the better. However since my last bulb purchase little white dot are appearing all over my screen. I did some research and the video card is going out. There is actually a lawsuit over the poor quality of these TVs. The video card is $200 plus shipping, so I'm cutting my losses and getting a new TV. I would suggest that all of you do the same!
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I agree with Gina. I did extensive research back in 1/07 about the DLP bulb vs DLP LED. I went with the LED since Samsung claimed it would last 20,000 hrs vs 3,000 with the Lamp. So, as a result, I did not get the best buy extended warranty b/c they said this thing was good for a lifetime. There is no bulb to replace so I went with the LED. BTW-it's the Samsung 56" DLP w/LED. Just yesterday, this thing died! I calculated at most I've used this TV for 2000 hrs and it's a goner. The LED engine costs $800 to replace...now what kind of benefit is that? At least the DLP lamp version allows you to replace the bulb for about $150. This is ridiculous and unless they do something for me to fix this, I will never buy a samsung again. STAY AWAY!
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I used to get that message (until I turned it off) on my old IBM/Lenova when I slightly moved the laptop too. I found it was nothing to be concerned about. I selected the do not display option on the Toshiba.