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Question posted by tonypolzin on May 4th, 2020

Fuzzy Dim Screen On Hitachi Model 57f500a

The screen is real dim and not real focused like a bulb or something is out if I run it through the focus program some of the colors lime blue are real clear and vibrant but others are really dim

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Answer #1: Posted by hzplj9 on May 4th, 2020 3:21 AM

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It may be that there is a lamp that has failed but try this fix on youtube.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUzpXg91BXU

It may save you some stress. The info starts at around 40 seconds in with adds at the beginning.

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