It sounds like a inadequacy of power to me based on the information you've provided. I believe this to be so due to a similar experience with a Dot-Matrix display. I was able to light only so many blue LEDs, until the power supply cut the power for overload protection. Upon upgrading to a 5 ampere power supply, I no longer experienced that issue.
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