Hi everyone, newbie to this forum. I've had my XG-c50x since 2003 and it has been a great unit. I tried plugging it in last week to find that there is no power at all to it. I tried various AC plugs and different outlets. Still no power at all. The lamp life was at 65% when it was last used (maybe 2 weeks ago), and on top of that I have purchased a brand new lamp for when this one blows. It is long since passed any warrantee. I contacted Sharp and they said that I should ship it to them. Once recieved there is a $50 evaluation fee plus $40 return shipping. If I decide to get it fixed the $50 fee will be applied to the repair. Before I send it in, I am wondering if anyone had a similar problem and if it was a cheap fix? I am thinking a power supply problem. Even then, I am completely in the dark as to how much Sharp gets to fix these. I would hate to have the problem be cost prohibitive(especially since I spent $$$ on the new lamp), and have to get into another projector. I was thinking of getting one off Ebay for parts and having an electronics place locally fix it using parts from the donor projector. I really like this unit, but do not want the repair to cost me an arm and a leg. Any help woould be appreciated...Thanks!