Dear Toshiba,

In May of 2006, I purchased one of your lovely DLP tvs. Tico the tv and I have had wonderful times together. To date it has not suffered from the encroaching shadow defect, which I worried about. It is a wonderful display, yea verily. Being a DLP, I knew the day would come when I would have to replace the bulb. Nothing lasts forever. In January 2009 it began to flicker from dim to low power (I always kept the bulb on low power). Not always but enough to make you think you were a) having a stroke or b) the tv was screwy. By this point, I looked up how many hours the bulb had: 5058. So it had a good life. Once it bothered us enough, I finally called the warranty service and scored a bulb. The day I called, the tv stopped flickering. Completely. The bulb arrived later that week and I put it out of the way and out of my mind. Finally, last night, I came home from class and see the red light flashing. My poor tv was in distress. I get the new lamp which came with a manual, two screwdrivers and a flashlight. The only thing easier than replacing this lamp was changing a bulb in a table lamp with no shade. Open door, unscrew lamp, remove lamp (by the handle!), replace lamp, screw in lamp, close door. 10 minutes only because I couldn’t get right behind my tv and had to kinda hunch around it. A 6 year old could have done this. So, thank you Toshiba for making a tv with a dead simple lamp replacement process.

And, no, I did not get to hear my tv “cry” for help. 🙁

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