my dlp is about 2.5 years old for the last 3 days i am getting green vert lines in columns of 8 and 5 of these columns. my hd channels seem fine it is on all the others and dvd,any advice? good repair man?

Don't know whats causing it but I would make sure to get an estimate on it before fixing it. IF there is something wrong, coupled with the fact that it is 2.5 years old it might be a better idea to just buy a new one. I know that sounds sick but if it is a couple hundred bucks, plus you can count on the bulb going out soon. The prices for DLP are pretty low too.

"Damn the man, Save the Empire"

well i paid 2k for it. so they only last 2.5 years? WOW when i got it they told me it would last longer than a plasma...2 thousand for a tv that only last 2.5 years, i wont get a dlp this time...how long does the plasma last?

DLP can be repaired fairly cheaply. They are not like the old tube tv that you just chunked out. Could be your build or your chip. Call a repairmen.

thanks any recommendations

none... my buddy did his own.

you got his number handy?

When my DLP went bad I had just replaced the bulb for like $300, and some part broke, can't even remember what it was, anyway was going to just buy the part for like $400 plus labor, and Toshiba didn't make the TV anymore so they didn't carry replacement parts. It wasn't even 2 years old and they didn't have parts. After going off on them and going back and forth for like a month they finally agreed to send out a refurbished TV at no cost. The point is though after like $700 in parts plus labor you could probably buy a new TV for less than $1500. It's almost disposable the way the parts are so expensive.

yes i calles a repair guy explained the problem he said min 650....when i was compoaring this with plasma the sales guys said dlp was the way to go because of repairs etc, ive called samsung also today they told me the same thing it will be expensive guess it is a common problem for them....so for my next tv what should i buy?