Comments on: DLP TV HACK – How to Reset Your Samsung DLP TV Lamp Hours Setting!

By: creaves

creaves — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:50:14 +0000

I smell something rotten in Denmark. If your bulb was out how did you manage to reset the bulb-hours using the TV's user menu?

I seriously doubt Samsung turns the lamp off at a preset hourly use. My HLN507W shows 20,000 lamp-hours in the user menu (Ive had two bulbs, I replaced the first after 10,000 hours as a precaution before it failed and keep it as a back-up bulb.)

The reason to replace an old bulb is because it gets dimmer with age. Replacing an old bulb brightens the picture considerably.

By: Kirkwood

Kirkwood — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:35:19 +0000

Mine didn’t work either. By didn’t work I mean it was shutting itself off constantly but I could get to the settings. After I reset it like they talked about above, it worked fine. I still got the bulb from the warranty thought. Haha. Screw circuit city.

By: John

John — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:02:28 +0000

I have an HLN507w bought in 2002 late. Original bulb blew Jan 21,2009. 10,763 hours.

By: ED

ED — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:47:55 +0000

My bulb was cracked– second replacement in 18 months and after replacing the bulb worked once, initial test and then it would not not come on again just the flashing timer light and a constant fan cycle on and off—- Ballast?

By: max

max — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:28:49 +0000

Yes, you have to replace your TV bulb first of course.

By: Non Sequitur

Non Sequitur — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:27:04 +0000

So, if the TV wasn’t working, how were you able to see the screen to reset the bulb? That doesn’t make sense to me.

My TV also stopped working, because the bulb was blown. I replaced the bulb and was then able to see the screen. Then I used your tip above to reset the counter for the bulb. Mute + 1+ 8+ 2 + Power. But, the counter didn’t stop the TV from working and I could not have accessed the the tech screen without the bulb working.