Samsung HL-S5086W 50-Inch TV comes up and turns on for a few minutes then turns off. The lights on the front blink.

if your tv is dlp. the blub is probably the cause. i have a r5087 and had same problem. replaced blub and set works fine

After turning off do the LEDs on the front panel blink on and off?
If so, you may have an issue with the lamp. Probably needs replaced or repaired.

The high pitch noise is the color wheel that needs replace the noise is coming from a bad bushing that goes to the color wheel and is a common problem.

Put it in to a technician, you have a loose or dry connection, this should be a simple fix..
good luck !

check for swollen capacitors on pcb.

a bad power supply is most likely cause of this. Other possible cause is bad main circuit board.

Hello,
Dont worry, the problem is coincidental to you installing the Wii. You need a new lamp.
What you are seeing is the lamp ballast/power supply attempting to start and restart your lamp. The resistance of your lamp to it's power source has increased to the point that it is shutting down, but has not blown out yet. You can find these at justlamps.com
Good luck

i dont think you have a bad bulb but what you might consider is having someone come out to have a look at the tv. if the bulb was bad you just woulnt have that color in the picture,

check the horizontal transistor if, good.re solder your tv.

Go to Samsung.com for solution. There is a switch that just needs to be repositioned behind access door on rear. Fixed my HL-S5086W ok.