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Toshiba 42HM66

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We have had this tv for about 2 1/2 years the last few weeks we have noticed a humming or whining noice when we first turned the tv on (its worse when its cold in the house). Today when I went to turn it on there was nothing. I can hear it trying to come on and the green and amber lights blink but no sound no picture. I pulled the lamp out and noticed that part of the seal on the lamp was missing but everything else looked fine. Is this as simple as replacing the lamp or could it be something else?
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If it is making a mechanical buzz sound, its your ballast board. Just search on the forums here for "toshiba ballast board" and you'll find a lot of posts on it.

Check your manual for the LED sequence on the front of your TV as well, there is a distinct code:

If you have a solid red light and the green blinks once every 1/3 of a second, its the lamp ... if this is followed by the green and red blinking together at 1 second intervals, it is definitely the lamp.

If you got the blinking LED's AND hear the buzzing coming from the front left of the TV, its the ballast board.

Good luck!
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