I just successfully replaced the chip in my Optoma Pro 360W. These instructions are great! The thermal pad on the new chip was too thick and wouldn't go flush... so I abandoned the pad and am using thermal paste. I bought my chip from AliExpress. It took a few months to arrive but was much cheaper than anything on eBay. I did reference the expensive eBay listings to figure out the exact specs of the chip I needed, so thank you to those people.
New DMD chip bought on ebay £89 from hbr2015 for Optoma 600X. Followed your video, and not removing the motherboard saved me alot of time. Many thanks.
Chris Batchelor Hello, I have optoma HD600x projector with chip dmd 1272 6038B, I would like to know if I could mount a 1280 6438B. How long does it take to get the dead pixels back? Thank you
noooi tgn hi, took me about an hour and a half to replace the chip. My replacement was a 1272 series chip. I used Arctic Cooling MX-4 paste instead of the supplied thermal pad to hopefully increase heat transfer efficiency. When I removed the old pad, it had come away from one side of the old chip, and that was where most of the dead pixels were. All working ok now, no dead pixels. Good luck!
Thank U. Nice and clear. I changed my dmd. And is working charm. I hope this can last another 10 years. as always at the end of the job there was two screws left.
Thanks for your video. It is now nearly 4 years later and the price of the DMD chip is still around the same. Considering that and the risk of having the same problem within the next time, I think I retire my HD67 and buy a new projector. For the price of the DMD Chips there are projectors available which are as good as this one or even beter and for the old price of the Optoma, there are great choices available. I hate to throw my projector away, I'm fixing everything in my house that's broken as much as possible...
Sjaak Schulteis I would rather buy a new projector that is 1080p instead of staying with this one there's so many projectors out there really affordable or even at the same price as a DMD chip
I'm sorry, I see your answer just now. I have been looking this whole week on the different sites for a projector that has full 3D and is 720p or up. It's not easy to find one within my budget. One of my favourites is the Optoma HD142X, a model from 2016. The newer models have this aura around the screen, which seems to be an item from the chip they use and I see that many people find this disturbing. I don't know how I would feel about it, as I haven't seen any projections of the HD143X or HD144X... I'm not looking for a "smart" projector. I have a good Androidbox which I can connect to any projector... much prefer a simpel projector that has a good, sharp image. I also don't need one with a very high ANSI Lumen, because I'm not planning to use it during daylight. It is pure entertainment and where I live it is dark after 7 pm and no outside lights are disturbing me...
Fantastic to see someone do this before I dig in. I didn't see when/where you applied the thermal paste for the chip. @ 9:50 you mention the pad. Was thinking there would be a point where you scrape the old off, apply the new.
If you remove the two screws next to the VGA connector, you can easily lift the motherboard out of the way and won't have such a hard time removing the lens assembly. Also makes it much easier to see what you're doing.
Reccomend removing the color wheel before trying to wiggle the assemble out from under the board. Its very thin glass & you can easily snap it (like I did lol)
Good video although I'd have removed the colour wheel just to be on the safe side since the disc will snap like a carrot if you're not careful!...I presume it worked after all that?
yes it did but I do really really recommend taking off the color wheel first this was an old video I wish I can make another one tell him people to take the color wheel first Lol but hopefully they read this comment
Strongly recommend that you remove the color wheel before trying to wrestle out the lens assembly. I trashed my color wheel following the directions in this video - wished it had been clearly mentioned to be careful about that too.
JAIME GONALEZ Yes I am now looking for one, but you shouldn't have to give yours up for my poor execution. If you want to sell it to me that's a different story, but it will need to be shipped to Ontario, Canada. Price?
Nice Video..However, before you replace the DMD, take all of the factory applied 'Paste' off and use 'Arctic Silver' Heatsink Paste and you'll never have a chip go out again. The factory paste just doesn't cut it, and ultimately causes the chip to overheat which in turn causes the little mirrors on the chip to freeze up.
Ohh, thank you for your grate video and explanation. I don't know if i have to change the chip. The bulb makes a "blop" sound and never works again, I tried buing and replace the lamp but still doesn't work. May be also the chip?
Hello, I have optoma HD600x projector with chip dmd 1272 6038B, I would like to know if I could mount a 1280 6438B. How long does it take to get the dead pixels back? Thank you
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CROW1176 CROW1176 Please can you give me some advice I have a Optima projector and it won't find any source what Chip or IC would cause that or could it be software related or something else?
Hi Jaime, I start seeing the dots as well and was wondering where did you order the DMD chip from? I call optoma and they told me that replacement chip cost is $400 canadian?!!! I would rather get a new projector..
Shakir Tas if you have the budget to get a new one upgrade it to a 1080 the one I have Epson 2045 it's really good and I think they're 550 for the holidays but if you want to fix yours go to AliExpress they have them there for under a hundred
JAIME GONALEZ I removed the chip and became the place again and to my surprise is working. I believe that was not properly seated. The chip is ok, I do not fully sunk the first time. Thanks for your tutorial.
Aliexpress seem to have a couple of different prices for a chip - I've been offered an HD66 in need of a DMD chip but the guy wants a $150 AUD..I have a an HD65 with a good DMD chip and colour wheel but I'm not sure of the DMD chip number without taking it apart to find out as the manual is of little help!
+swingmanic the person i go to is local and he sells them for $180 and their not new they are either refurbished or came out of a working one? i gotten some for friends haven't had a problem yet cross your fingers. yeah its best to get the right part number to be on the safe side look it up online?
Después de cambiar el chip se ven lineas verticales, que puede ser ? Lo único raro que vi fue que el chip no encastro bien en el Zócalo. Puede ser eso ?
CROW1176 CROW1176 traía una pasta por lo que retire la anterior, traía demasiada. Acabo de desarmar lo, ajusté un poco el chip. Saqué un poco de pasta y parece que va a funcionar.
I have the same projetor of you, I'm from Brazil. Your projetor it's a optoma HD66. You remmenber the number of DMD chip? I need buy one and I don't know reference number. Please help me. Sorry about my english. Thx.
Hello Jaime. I have a Optoma HD66 with the same problem. I have read in some forums and websites that there are a lot of replacement chips for the 1280-6038B. Some of them are 1280-6039B, and 1280-6339B and 1280-6438B. Does are all of them compatible with the HD66? Thank you.
@@CROW_BH11 Hello, i received dmd optoma with thermal pad, do you think its better to use thermal paste like for cpu computer or it is the same for dmd chip ? do you think old time pad could do the origin of dmd die ?
Yest it is 1280-6038B I got in on eBay the person that sold it to me still has a few I think with shipping and all $120 trust me I'm happy with my results looks great
Hi, I put a new chip DMD, it's a 1280-6138B, after change, my video work with that "white stars", before I change the DMD chip, my video not work anymore , what's wrong? Anyone have the same problem? Please help me. I try put the old chip again, not work the video, what can be the problem? Please help me.
I just successfully replaced the chip in my Optoma Pro 360W. These instructions are great! The thermal pad on the new chip was too thick and wouldn't go flush... so I abandoned the pad and am using thermal paste. I bought my chip from AliExpress. It took a few months to arrive but was much cheaper than anything on eBay. I did reference the expensive eBay listings to figure out the exact specs of the chip I needed, so thank you to those people.
Did you spread the thermal paste all over the area or in just one spot?
@@valmoriojr I don’t remember but probably all over the area for a unified coating.
@@timjkearney1 did you wait for the thermal paste to dry or did you put the diffuser in the dmd as soon as it passed?
@@valmoriojr it was a long time ago and I don’t remember that level of detail. Look up videos about using thermal paste.
New DMD chip bought on ebay £89 from hbr2015 for Optoma 600X. Followed your video, and not removing the motherboard saved me alot of time. Many thanks.
Chris Batchelor Hello, I have optoma HD600x projector with chip dmd 1272 6038B, I would like to know if I could mount a 1280 6438B. How long does it take to get the dead pixels back? Thank you
noooi tgn
hi, took me about an hour and a half to replace the chip. My replacement was a 1272 series chip. I used Arctic Cooling MX-4 paste instead of the supplied thermal pad to hopefully increase heat transfer efficiency. When I removed the old pad, it had come away from one side of the old chip, and that was where most of the dead pixels were. All working ok now, no dead pixels. Good luck!
Thanks! I love this projector and have had mine for over 10 years!
Thank U. Nice and clear. I changed my dmd. And is working charm. I hope this can last another 10 years. as always at the end of the job there was two screws left.
😄👍
Thanks for your video. It is now nearly 4 years later and the price of the DMD chip is still around the same. Considering that and the risk of having the same problem within the next time, I think I retire my HD67 and buy a new projector. For the price of the DMD Chips there are projectors available which are as good as this one or even beter and for the old price of the Optoma, there are great choices available. I hate to throw my projector away, I'm fixing everything in my house that's broken as much as possible...
Sjaak Schulteis I would rather buy a new projector that is 1080p instead of staying with this one there's so many projectors out there really affordable or even at the same price as a DMD chip
I'm sorry, I see your answer just now. I have been looking this whole week on the different sites for a projector that has full 3D and is 720p or up. It's not easy to find one within my budget. One of my favourites is the Optoma HD142X, a model from 2016. The newer models have this aura around the screen, which seems to be an item from the chip they use and I see that many people find this disturbing. I don't know how I would feel about it, as I haven't seen any projections of the HD143X or HD144X... I'm not looking for a "smart" projector. I have a good Androidbox which I can connect to any projector... much prefer a simpel projector that has a good, sharp image. I also don't need one with a very high ANSI Lumen, because I'm not planning to use it during daylight. It is pure entertainment and where I live it is dark after 7 pm and no outside lights are disturbing me...
Fantastic to see someone do this before I dig in. I didn't see when/where you applied the thermal paste for the chip. @ 9:50 you mention the pad. Was thinking there would be a point where you scrape the old off, apply the new.
Hey Jaime, thanks for putting this up. I have one to fix here in a week or two. Much appreciated.
Very helpful, thanks for the video!!!
Glad it was helpful!
If you remove the two screws next to the VGA connector, you can easily lift the motherboard out of the way and won't have such a hard time removing the lens assembly. Also makes it much easier to see what you're doing.
thanks so much I'll try next time
Reccomend removing the color wheel before trying to wiggle the assemble out from under the board. Its very thin glass & you can easily snap it (like I did lol)
you right, i did :-(
tks for the tutorial!
since i change my bulb i heard a pitched noise.
may be the fan?
tks
Thanks for this! I just finished replacing mine following your instructions.
Franco Monti I'm glad I could help enjoy
Franco Monti one question how much did you get your DMD chip and where if you don't mind ask me ask him
Excellent manual!. Thanks for video. It would be desirable to hear about parameters of a thermal pad. (wmk and another)
Good video although I'd have removed the colour wheel just to be on the safe side since the disc will snap like a carrot if you're not careful!...I presume it worked after all that?
yes it did but I do really really recommend taking off the color wheel first this was an old video I wish I can make another one tell him people to take the color wheel first Lol but hopefully they read this comment
Wish I had read this comment before doing exactly that lol
Strongly recommend that you remove the color wheel before trying to wrestle out the lens assembly. I trashed my color wheel following the directions in this video - wished it had been clearly mentioned to be careful about that too.
Sorry to hear that i have an extra color wheel if you are looking for one?
JAIME GONALEZ Yes I am now looking for one, but you shouldn't have to give yours up for my poor execution. If you want to sell it to me that's a different story, but it will need to be shipped to Ontario, Canada. Price?
Ok $50 shipped?
JAIME GONALEZ Works for me! Paypal? We should take the rest of this convo off YT - jeff.dancey@gmail.com
Mr crow is a Jack of all trade...
Nice Video..However, before you replace the DMD, take all of the factory applied 'Paste' off and use 'Arctic Silver' Heatsink Paste and you'll never have a chip go out again. The factory paste just doesn't cut it, and ultimately causes the chip to overheat which in turn causes the little mirrors on the chip to freeze up.
Galaxybr88 A Lot of PC Builders use Arctic Silver Heat Sink Paste on their CPU's with great results..:)
Awesome great to know thanx!
To remove the original paste use Isopropol (100% alcohol) I appy it with a cotton bud. Works a treat.
Did you spread the thermal paste all over the area or in just one spot?
What is the reference number of dmd for optoma hd66?
I think I have it in that video sorry it's lengthy but all the information is there
@@CROW_BH11 Hey friend. No, in the video you didn't mention the part number of the DMD chip.
Ohh, thank you for your grate video and explanation. I don't know if i have to change the chip. The bulb makes a "blop" sound and never works again, I tried buing and replace the lamp but still doesn't work. May be also the chip?
Hello, I have optoma HD600x projector with chip dmd 1272 6038B, I would like to know if I could mount a 1280 6438B. How long does it take to get the dead pixels back? Thank you
It took me around 3 years before it happened
I could not find the DMD chip reference of Optoma HD67n, do you know what it is? Mine are showing more black dots than white dots... :(
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Do you what the cause is of a dark blur on the screen after I replaced lamp?
Now I have my mission. Thanks for the tutorial!
its not as bad as it looks i just changed mine last week just get a good thermal paste
CROW1176 CROW1176 Please can you give me some advice I have a Optima projector and it won't find any source what Chip or IC would cause that or could it be software related or something else?
Thank you, and it helped turn projector has a great picture.
awesome i was able to help
how much was your dmd chip and where did you get it if I may ask
I don't have any dead pixels yet. Should I pull mine and add better thermal paste to prevent it from happening?
I can't really answer that but it makes sense if you get a really good thermal paste it's better than what the stock Optoma uses
Hi Jaime,
I start seeing the dots as well and was wondering where did you order the DMD chip from? I call optoma and they told me that replacement chip cost is $400 canadian?!!! I would rather get a new projector..
Shakir Tas if you have the budget to get a new one upgrade it to a 1080 the one I have Epson 2045 it's really good and I think they're 550 for the holidays but if you want to fix yours go to AliExpress they have them there for under a hundred
how we identify DLP DMD chip year of manufacturing
How can I determine what chip to order? I need a DMD Chip for Optoma DX606v DLP projector
Dennis Baldridge the best thing I can tell you is to take your old one out and have the same numbers on it Go by that be safe
Hello friend! I replaced the chip, but now I'm with a black horizontal stripe in the center of the screen, which can be?
The chip is bad I ran into that problem too and it was a chip
JAIME GONALEZ I removed the chip and became the place again and to my surprise is working. I believe that was not properly seated. The chip is ok, I do not fully sunk the first time. Thanks for your tutorial.
Hey Jaime, where can i buy DMD chips? I can't find any online...I have a Benq but our dealer is poor where i live. Thanks in advance
try Aliexpress
Thanks a lot.. I could fix my projector.
Hello how is your dmd doing? No dead pixels yet? I am wondering should i buy dmd from TI or just buy cheap chineese copy.....
Silly Cat it's still good believe it or not they haven't gone down on prices
thats great ! i am getting one too :)
Silly Cat awesome hope this video help you out dont forget to hit the like button
what is the part number for the dmd chip for the optoma hd66?
I have one if your interested it's 1280-6038b
how much
Aliexpress seem to have a couple of different prices for a chip - I've been offered an HD66 in need of a DMD chip but the guy wants a $150 AUD..I have a an HD65 with a good DMD chip and colour wheel but I'm not sure of the DMD chip number without taking it apart to find out as the manual is of little help!
+swingmanic the person i go to is local and he sells them for $180 and their not new they are either refurbished or came out of a working one? i gotten some for friends haven't had a problem yet cross your fingers. yeah its best to get the right part number to be on the safe side look it up online?
Después de cambiar el chip se ven lineas verticales, que puede ser ? Lo único raro que vi fue que el chip no encastro bien en el Zócalo. Puede ser eso ?
Nicolas Bikkesbakker let pesiste la pasta Al chip
CROW1176 CROW1176 traía una pasta por lo que retire la anterior, traía demasiada. Acabo de desarmar lo, ajusté un poco el chip. Saqué un poco de pasta y parece que va a funcionar.
I have the same projetor of you, I'm from Brazil. Your projetor it's a optoma HD66. You remmenber the number of DMD chip? I need buy one and I don't know reference number. Please help me. Sorry about my english. Thx.
I too am looking for the part number on the chip for hd66. Anyone know please chime in. TIA!
Amigo. Conseguiu trocar?
Make you new lamp for Optoma?
Easy to assemble
Hello Jaime. I have a Optoma HD66 with the same problem. I have read in some forums and websites that there are a lot of replacement chips for the 1280-6038B. Some of them are 1280-6039B, and 1280-6339B and 1280-6438B. Does are all of them compatible with the HD66? Thank you.
Felipe Vieira I don't really know but to be in the safe side just get the number that it has in your projector to be safe
What did you end up doing? Did you stick with the 1280-6038B or did you try one of the newer chips? I am looking into this now as well.
@@CROW_BH11 Hello, i received dmd optoma with thermal pad, do you think its better to use thermal paste like for cpu computer or it is the same for dmd chip ? do you think old time pad could do the origin of dmd die ?
@@incroimax506 well this vid was a long time ago if they came out with something better and updated thenyes
What you did my friend? Which dmd chip you got?
que modelo de chip lleva ?
Nicolas Bikkesbakker lo mejor que te puedo sugerir Es que le quitas el tuyo y veas el modelo que tiene atrás el chip
1280-6038b, me anime a desarmar lo despues de ver como lo hacías. Gracias por el video
what´s model of DMD HD66? Is Dmd 1280-6038b ?
Yest it is 1280-6038B I got in on eBay the person that sold it to me still has a few I think with shipping and all $120 trust me I'm happy with my results looks great
Hi, I put a new chip DMD, it's a 1280-6138B, after change, my video work with that "white stars", before I change the DMD chip, my video not work anymore , what's wrong? Anyone have the same problem? Please help me.
I try put the old chip again, not work the video, what can be the problem? Please help me.
Please make sure they place the DMD chip into the little holes and slide it in if it's not touching correctly it won't show up a video
@@CROW_BH11 I will try, do you have a whatsapp number, my is +55 79 991115313, I'm from Brasil, sorry my english.
@@CROW_BH11 thx thx thx, work.. thx very much. Now I just need change the "optico mirror" but now I have image. Thx again. I'm very happy kkkkk =)
Thank you boy,Aliexpress is good for me.
Nice video man ;-) thx
Fuck yeah thank you
Lol! NP! dont forget to hit the like