I am more than aware of the color wheel issues with this set, and have already dealt with that particularly nasty issue by replacing the old wheel when it failed. The lamp is fine, and the set will turn on and run great for about 20 minutes, then the picture loses definition, and color over the next 20 minutes or so, until it has blue and green only, and finally the set begins to shut off and restart rapidly.
When the set is shut off for a few hours, it works great upon start up again, but repeats the above cycle. I'd like to keep this set, as I got it for free, (the previous owner didn't want to take the time to repair it) and it's easily the best TV I have ever owned, but I won't spend the $1400 that Sharp wants to replace the light engine.
Any help with this, or even confirmation from somebody else who has experienced this would be great. Thanks for your time, and I'm sorry this post is long, I just wanted to be detailed!
