Sony SXRD Rear Projection TV Repair - How to Replace a Lamp in a Sony TV XL-5100 Bulb Replacement

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I bought my Sony KDS-R60XBR1 in 2005.

In August 2010 my TV did not turn on... and the red LED next to the power button kept flashing. I called my local Sony authorized repair center and they said I need to pay $299 to replace the bulb plus $75 labor.

After some searching on the internet, I bought the bulb for around $120. 3 days later it arrived and it only took me 3 minutes to install it.

WARNING - don't just buy the bulb. Buy the bulb complete with the housing which cost about $5 more but it will save you 1 hour of trying to taking it apart and putting the new one in.

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[JimTrimingham]

I ordered the part from Amazon-- it cost $65

[TheChaliWorld]

hey do you know what the problem would be? My Tv shows more of a yellow color on it and I dont know what would it be? Sometimes it looks fine but the rest of the time it has more yellow than anything. Can you help

[masoudjaqmneshan]

@JimTrimingham please tell me where did you get the lamp. thank you very much

[JimTrimingham]

Thank you sooo much for this video.. The lamp died a few hours before a big football game where I was having lots of people over, and I was able to get a new lamp and install it in minutes-- you saved the day!!!!!!!

[krrinn]

Sony had a class action suit against them for this TV, we got a new 55" flat screen out of the deal. If it is overheating...unplug the TV and take the back of it off, get some canned air and clean out the dust that is probably built up around the cooling fan...the stuff turns to hard cement on it after time, and if anyone smokes the tar builds up on it as well...blow the whole thing out really well, replace the back and then give it a try...ours was fixed that way....

[KanDestroy]

hey i have the same tv as in the video . my problem is green and grey vertical lines going down the screen . it's weird cause every 20 mins or so it will go back to normal then back again . you can still see the picture but with lines through it . any suggestions on what the problem could be ? thanks

[alejandritta09]

hi i need HELP.. i just replaced the lamp in my tv but still not working :( .. i did the same thing as you :( HELP

[greenmarine5]

also sometimes the same thing happens and the picture will come on for a split second then the TV will turn off. This means your cooling fan is shot. More than likely it is the fan. I replaced my own fan real easy. Been working great every since I did that and after Sony replaced the optical block Via the class action law suit. I'll never buy another rear projection again. Even though this TV still today "Jan 2012" has the best picture of any TV on the market.

[benthebassett]

Thank you very much. My wife is going to be so happy I may get lucky tonight

[ejobrien79]

@grandson306 I had the same exact problem. 3 red blinks means that the lamp module is not getting power. The power connector is at the bottom half of the lamp module when it is in the TV. Take it out and put it back in and give it a good push at the bottom, where the "PUSH" labels are. Make sure it has a good solid connection, and try turning the TV on again. I did that and had a working TV 30 seconds later.