Mitsubishi DLP TV Wont Start Up
My Mitsubishi DLP 57731 wont start up properly. The sound comes on but the lamp never starts. You can hear it trying to spin up (high pitched whine going up/down 3 times) and toward the end you hear a fan starting up but then a relay clicks and the whole thing turns off. This most recent attempt the lamp light came on afterwards (red). If I press reset and try it again the lamp light wont come on after it fails so Im not sure if it is the lamp itself or the lamp engine.
Tags: start, dlp, fail
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i got the same problem on my 52 inch LCD from samsung but i sometimes get it to work 3 hrs later leaving it on
I have the same exact problem. If you unplug it and then plug it back in (reset), it will just shut itself off after doing the fan speed changes a couple of times. Then the next time after that, it will do the same thing but the red light also comes back on. Have had nothing but trouble with the piece of crap since I bought it. Will never buy another Mitsubishit product, ever!
Yeah, I wont buy another either. Well, at least not another DLP with a regular lamp. The new DLPs with the LED lamp and no color wheel have no moving parts so they should be ok i guess. The fix for my TV was to get a new lamp. You HAVE to get the Mitsubischi brand lamp! Do not get the generic one (even though it says Mitsu compatible) as it WILL fail on you. Mine did twice. With my new Mitsu lamp, its been working perfectly now. Your ins. will pay, if u complain enough, so dont settle! Good luck
Oh, another thing. When my repair guy was working on it, I watched over his shoulder and saw the code to get the hidden menu which is cool if you like to tinker with your TV. I will post a video later or I can email them to you. You have to make sure and write down the original values before you change anything! You dont want to brick your TV.
i just bought one of these used, turned it on when I got it home about 3 days ago, worked great. turned it on today and this is the exact problem i get, a new bulb will fix it right?
So you got a new lamp and it worked? Did you get a warning before it started acting like this? Mine just started doing the exact same thing. I’ve owned it less than a year now.
these tv’s are lemons. my tv repair guy told me that he has an entire warehouse of these waiting to get fixed. Mitsu. knows this but are playing dumb. Be prepared to purchase a new lamp every 10-12 months. good news is they have come way down in price. you can get them for about 140 bucks now..
Hello, my green light keeps flashing after I reset it. Now what does that mean? It had a red light, now a flashing green.
Just an FYI – I had the same thing happen on two different Mitsu DLP TVs – first one lasted 18 months, second one lasted a year. All other TVs (Samsung and Toshiba) are fine – thx for the advice and I’ll go get a bulb to see if that works, but never buying a Mitsubishi again.
its an error code i think you need your manual or its the blinking green light of death which depends it sometimes isnt very bad
i got a dlp mitsubishi and it had wavy purple lines on the screen took it apart replaced a shit load of caps put it back together and it worked fine but 2 weeks later i got this error if this helps the error code is 34. i think its on the power supply and it needs more caps replaced DO NOT REPLACE THE LAMP!!!! THE LAMP IS FINE
Looks like you’re in the same spot I was a week ago. I’d say just go ahead and upgrade if your budget allows it. Our new 80 inch LED TV is a whole ‘nother experience!