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Just wanted to post an update. I replaced the lamp and now everything seems to be working just fine! I was skeptical that the lamp was the problem since I was still getting a picture before the TV shut itself off, but I was wrong. It was the lamp the whole time. Sooo happy to have my TV back! Thanks...

Thanks! Great explanation. It makes much more sense now. The only reason I've been resistant to buying a bulb is that I was afraid that was not going to solve the problem. I already spent $60 on a ballast which didn't help and I didn't want to keep throwing "good money after bad". Especial...

Thanks for the response! So even though the lamp does come on at first and the picture quality looks ok (albeit just for 20 seconds), it could still be the lamp causing the problem? So it's possible to have a lamp that is functional enough to turn on initially, but not enough to stay on? Sorry if th...

I am having some problems with my Samsung HLS6187WX/XAA and was hoping that someone could help me diagnose the issue. Over the past several months the TV has started shutting itself off. This would only happen immediately after turning the TV on. At first, it only happened on occasion, and I was abl...