WD-52725 sound no picture at turn on
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:02 pm
Hi all,
My first post, so I'm new to the forum. Please take it easy on me. :D
I recently got a MGA WD-52725 DLP TV from a friend of mine, gratis. He told me it was the original bulb. Of course, the bulb went not 2 weeks after I got the TV in the house (I'm not blaming him). I replaced the bulb, and it died again about 3 weeks later. I replaced it again (under warranty from the Amazon seller).
The problem that I am experiencing is that maybe 3 out of 4 times, when I turn the TV on, I get sound, but no picture. I have resorted to unplugging the set, waiting about a minute, plugging it back in, waiting for the green timer (?) light to stop blinking, and trying again. Usually it takes 2-3 times of doing that to get the picture to come up. An idea came to me that maybe the TV is not syncing with the cable box, and the TV " senses" that there is no input (on the HDMI input). I was successful several times of turning on the cable box first and letting it sit that way for about a minute, then turning the TV on. Unfortunately, the TV resorted back to the problem.
So, several questions. What's the probable problem, and if it's some board or unit that can be replaced, where do you get parts?
Thanks in advance.
Mike
My first post, so I'm new to the forum. Please take it easy on me. :D
I recently got a MGA WD-52725 DLP TV from a friend of mine, gratis. He told me it was the original bulb. Of course, the bulb went not 2 weeks after I got the TV in the house (I'm not blaming him). I replaced the bulb, and it died again about 3 weeks later. I replaced it again (under warranty from the Amazon seller).
The problem that I am experiencing is that maybe 3 out of 4 times, when I turn the TV on, I get sound, but no picture. I have resorted to unplugging the set, waiting about a minute, plugging it back in, waiting for the green timer (?) light to stop blinking, and trying again. Usually it takes 2-3 times of doing that to get the picture to come up. An idea came to me that maybe the TV is not syncing with the cable box, and the TV " senses" that there is no input (on the HDMI input). I was successful several times of turning on the cable box first and letting it sit that way for about a minute, then turning the TV on. Unfortunately, the TV resorted back to the problem.
So, several questions. What's the probable problem, and if it's some board or unit that can be replaced, where do you get parts?
Thanks in advance.
Mike