Why and when do you have to replace the color wheel
450995
Why? because stops working and you no longer have a viewable picture or is making a lot of whining or buzzing noise indicating an impending failure. When? When you no longer have a viewable picture or can't heard the tv sound because the buzzing is too loud. In my case, I'm hard of hearing in some frequencies. The buzzing happened to be in one of those deaf zones so I barely heard it. The family complained about the noise so I ultimately replaced the color wheel. I did make a difference in the sound. Upon examining the old one it spun and wobbled on its bearings or what was left of its bearings. Why? because stops working and you no longer have a viewable picture or is making a lot of whining or buzzing noise indicating an impending failure. When? When you no longer have a viewable picture or can't heard the tv sound because the buzzing is too loud. In my case, I'm hard of hearing in some frequencies. The buzzing happened to be in one of those deaf zones so I barely heard it. The family complained about the noise so I ultimately replaced the color wheel. I did make a difference in the sound. Upon examining the old one it spun and wobbled on its bearings or what was left of its... » Read More Why? because stops working and you no longer have a viewable picture or is making a lot of whining or buzzing noise indicating an impending failure. When? When you no longer have a viewable picture or can't heard the tv sound because the buzzing is too loud. In my case, I'm hard of hearing in some frequencies. The buzzing happened to be in one of those deaf zones so I barely heard it. The family complained about the noise so I ultimately replaced the color wheel. I did make a difference in the sound. Upon examining the old one it spun and wobbled on its bearings or what was left of its bearings. « Show Less
450996
In our case the color wheel broke into a couple pieces, most likely due to the age of it. No color wheel, no picture.... :)
450997
Our TV started making a squealing noise. Very high pitched and annoying. Picture was still okay.
450998
When it starts to sound like there is a grinder inside of the TV and it starts to shift to black and white it is time to be replaced. It's a fairly simple process if you have small hands like I do.
450999
I replaced the color wheel approx. 6 or 7 yrs after purchase , but the projection tv was a floor model and probably has a few extra miles on it just because of that! The main reason of replacement was a loud screeching noise from the wheel bearing, I guess. hope this helps
451000
Why? because stops working and you no longer have a viewable picture or is making a lot of whining or buzzing noise indicating an impending failure. When? When you no longer have a viewable picture or can't heard the tv sound because the buzzing is too loud. In my case, I'm hard of hearing in some frequencies. The buzzing happened to be in one of those deaf zones so I barely heard it. The family complained about the noise so I ultimately replaced the color wheel. I did make a difference in the sound. Upon examining the old one it spun and wobbled on its bearings or what was left of its bearings.
439035
Hmmm not sure, I will try mine when I get home! Have not had an issue, mine was the wheel coming off!!
1743989
Don't know but it would be helpful to find out, I hate the cycling thru the colors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone!!!!!!!! Anyone?
801987
After a while, just replace the buffing wheel. They're relatively cheap and do the job.
2033020
You have to buy the color tape you want. There is no way to change it on the machine itself.
173428
Call the company and they will ship out a new wheel in two days. I had all three wheels replaced because of defects
2165159
I had to buy a new one when my wheel got stuck but my player was over a year and a half old. I never managed to fix it.
1899363
Per the Samsung Parts Store, your TV should have a color wheel part # of BP96-02069A (http://www.samsungparts.com/Products/Parts_and_Accessories/PID-BP96-02069A.aspx?model=HL67A510J1FXZA), which is not available anymore at the Samsung Parts Store and could not find it here in Amazon as well. And the model of the color wheel I bought back in 2011 is BP96-00250A.
397847
I think a new version will have the color screen, but what is currently being sold is probably the monochrome display. If you want the color display, I would wait a while and try to confirm with the seller that they are selling the color version. Sangean has the habit of making changes like this without changing the model number, making it difficult to be certain which version you're purchasing on-line.
2259393
Mine is a larger tv but had the same problem. While replacing the bulb, I noticed that the color wheel was in pieces. I replaced both & the picture is ok now. There are plenty of instructions on the net. Tip: wear gloves. I got a bad cut from sharp metal. Good luck.
1904892
Many gamers like to replace the ASDW keys with a different color to stand out from the rest
1131571
Could be the lamp for sure. Is not likely if you replaced the lamp with the cage as one. Can be caused by the Color wheel being bad as we'll. never touch the lamp and always replace with the cage if you touched the bulb with bare fingers wipe it dry with alcohol to clean the finger oil off it. Hope helps you!
1443616
I did this. It was moderately difficult task. I could not find photo instructions for my model, but found them for similar models. Its been several months since I replaced the wheel so I'm glossing over the process. Start by disconnecting all the input and output cable. I recommend marking them and taking a digital photo for reference. Remove the screws to remove the back cover. There are a lot of them and some are not obvious. Take your time. The ones on the outside wings kept catching me. Document where the screws came from. Remove the cover. You will probably have to remove the lamp assembly, lens and shroud. There will be wires that get hung up, so trace them to the connector on the board and gently remove the connector. Document, document, photo, photo along the way. Once you get to the color wheel, which mine was buried and not easy to get at. Remove the 3 screws holding it in place. (top, bottom and back if I recall) Removing the tiny little connector wire is very difficult as the connector will probably shatter. Then you pick out the pieces with a pick and tweezers. Someone else suggested leaving that end in tact and reusing the wire. I did not do that although I might consider it if there is a next time. Once the color wheel is reseated, wire connected and screws replaced reverse reassemble everything you took apart up to now. lens, shroud, lamp, any wire connectors removed, side plastic and finally back cover. Reconnect all the inputs and output cables. I'm fairly handy but had to make my way through the TV as there were no step by step instructions that I could find. Total time about 7 hours (2 hours of picking the broken connector pieces out of the socket) If I had it to do again I could probably do it in 3 hours.
2013502
Go to the SCN mode, there you can click left or right on the wheel to see different specialty settings, such as fireworks, underwater, etc. One of your options is color accent. To pick which color to accent, click display. Then focus the little square in the middle of the screen on the color you want and click the left button. You can also change the tolerance by clicking up or down. Also try color swap, it's in SCN and is quite fun.
1619955
same thing happened to me. i called lorell the maker of the file cabinet & they have a replacement part for the wheel.
1365432
If the screen isn't coming up with weird colors, it's just the glass and digitizer. The steps to replace the screen are complicated, so if you don't feel comfortable replacing it yourself, I suggest getting a professional to do it for you.
243626
It should be yellow all the way across. If it isn't, you need a replacement