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Oh, by the way. What would you-all estimate a typical repair bill is
on a rear projection TV? $250 would seem like a pretty reasonable
amount, but this TV is about 8 years old and cost about $1,300 new.
(That was a real deal, by the way. And it still seems like a deal
because it still has a real good picture when it is working).

That sounds pretty reasonable.

To start with you've got a lot of homework to do before you try to fix
this yourself. Research with Google and see if you can find others
who've had the same problem with that unit, that might get you some
leads. Beyond that you'll need a multimeter and soldering equipment bare
minimum. I really would recommend practicing on a TV you don't care
about rather than this though, CRT projectors are one of the more tricky
and finicky appliances to service.