Tv trouble! help please?

Question

ok, we have a vivitek tv. the bulb goes out every 2-3 months, and the bulb cost 200 dollars to replace!

but now the tv itself is messing up, and i cant find anything on it. ive cleaned the airfilter and its not the bulb this time. anyone have any ideas?

greatly appreciated

Answer 1

Buy a new TV.  You spend about $1000 a year on bulbs for your TV.  You can get a lot of TV for $1000 to $2000.

Answer 2

Chances are its a bad ballast.  This send the electrical current to the bulb.  It is probably sending a large amount of electricity to the bulb which can cause it to blow much much more quickly then it should, assuming that it is an lcd rear projection or dlp tv