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2008 Samsung DLP won't turn on (Ballast)?

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Man this TV has been nothing but a headache over the years. Recently the standby and bulb light would flash and the set would turn off. I have replaced the lamp a bunch of times and always reset the lamp hours in the maint menu. It started to get worse and I would hear a wizzing sound of some kind but it would always come back on (sometimes after a few tries)

Tonight it decided not to come on so I put another bulb in and no go. TV comes on but those 2 lights keep flashing and it won't come on. It doesn't look like the bulb is coming on at all.

I was planning on replacing once 4K was finalized so I am in a rough spot. I have changed the DMD board, the input board, etc so at some point I need to stop putting money into it but if its the ballast, that is a cheap fix. How do I determine though if that is the issue?
 
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