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Jesse Mack · Joined: 22 May 2008 Posts: 600 Location: The Last Frontier

The best prices on lamps have come from here: http://www.discount-merchant.com/Factory-Original-Lamps-Bulb-For-your-RCA-Scenium-p/rca-lamp-265866-26591-269343.htm you are able to buy oem lamps here without the housing and we have not had any problem from them. I would advise however that you make sure they or anyone you purchase from has stock as Back Orders are common and most distributors only order once a month. Obviously that would be very frustrating.

That being said, I would suspect you are close to the end of the lamp life and since the replacement lamp did not repair I would be enclined to look at the other causes.

Hope this helps.

Jesse

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Dr_Zoidberg56 · Joined: 17 Dec 2008 Posts: 7

Jesse;

Thanks for sticking with me on this. I checked Discount-Merchant.com and couldn't find the correct lamp listed. However, being the novice at this, I may not have done the search properly. After their problem solving matrix failed to list anything like my problem, I sent them an inquiry, describing what the original lamp is doing and what I've done to date, to get their take and also see if they do have the correct lamp.

I am also waiting to hear back from Advanced Lamps about the lamp I purchased from them. Given the New Year's Holiday, I would not be surprised if I don't hear anything until next Monday. Besides, the local repair shops will be closed, so I will have to be patient. While it won't be the same as the Toshiba 50 inch set, if the lamp goes completely, I do have a 25 inch LCD to fall back on to make it into the new year.

Again, I very much appreciate your time, patience and help. If I don't hear back from you before then, have a Happy and Health New Year!

Gerry