TV crapped out on me, repair shop?

[Bailey Guns]

HA! I know that sony you speak of.. it was their first XBR I think... largest CRT they made? Weighed something like 350lbs? I think they had a 42" and a 50"?

Yep...that was it.

[jake]

Look up the manual online (if you're anything like me.. I don't keep those).. the way the power light flashes can tell you the problem.

That's what mine did when the bulb went out.. the power light would flash.

Same here. We bought a 73" Mitsubishi, the bulb went after about six months. Fortunately it was a warranty repair and we've not had a problem with it since.

[TriggerHappy]

It's the flat LCD, aeady unplugged and rePlugged. I've heard th fix is $500, I just want to see what a repair guy would say. I would sbit myself if it was only $25 or so.

[cofi]

new tvs suck my dlp died after a year the new bulb is like 500 bucks......meanwhile my dad still has a tv from like 1970 in his bedroom that keeps cranking along

[Jer]

Unplug power cord and hold power button for 30sec. Plug power back in and wait a minute then try power again.

[jerrymrc]

HA! I know that sony you speak of.. it was their first XBR I think... largest CRT they made? Weighed something like 350lbs? I think they had a 42" and a 50"?

We have the Sony 36" wide CRT and it weighs 320. Great picture just dread moving it if it dies.

Since I am old (not as old as Blaster) and do not watch much TV I am in no hurry to replace it.

[car-15]

i'm almost ashamed to admit this story but here goes, last year I was cleaning my 1006 smith and the recoil spring rod shot out and hit my 1 month old 55" led and shattered the screen they wanted over a thousand bucks to fix it, with no guarantee how long before they could get the parts. I only paid $1400 for the whole tv, so needless to say I went and bought a new tv, and put the broken one in storage for parts like the tv shop reccomended, now I have everything but a screen if my new tv takes a dump.

[Mtn.man]

Got LG's Big and Bigger.
Never had a problem.

[Jer]

i'm almost ashamed to admit this story but here goes, last year I was cleaning my 1006 smith and the recoil spring rod shot out and hit my 1 month old 55" led and shattered the screen they wanted over a thousand bucks to fix it, with no guarantee how long before they could get the parts. I only paid $1400 for the whole tv, so needless to say I went and bought a new tv, and put the broken one in storage for parts like the tv shop reccomended, now I have everything but a screen if my new tv takes a dump.

Just make sure you take care to not blow a recoil spring through the new one since that's the one part you don't have.

[rockhound]

50 inch was just zapped by lightning.

came in through the satellite lines.