Hello, I hava a Hitachi 50v710 rear projection hdtv which is

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Unfortunately that sounds like the dreaded "overheating LCD panel" symptom. Infamous in the 50vXXX series of TV's as well as some others.

The entire light engine has to be replaced I'm afraid.

Just in the last 6 months I had a customer who had the same exact symptom, and she called Hitachi and they covered the replacement of her light engine, minus the labor.

Not bad for an almost 5 year old model!!!

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/2/170319.html

The above website shows pictures of it in RED, but it occurs in blue as well, just less frequently.

If you have to pay out of pocket for the whole repair, I suggest you scrap the TV, as the light engine and labor will run you almost $1000.

Try contacting Hitachi customer support about the issue, I have seen them be very generous, even out of warranty!

Hitachi cust service #(NNN) NNN-NNNN/p>

This is an ADVANCED REPAIR and takes two techs about an hour to complete, start to finish.

Not a DIY type of repair.

But....

if you are determined here is the part # XXXXX

you can buy this at www.partstore.com

Hope that helps!

Mike

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