I guess its a good time then to spend with the family.
Its only an appliance..!!!!

Enjoy your weekend without the Box.


wrote in message
ups.com...
My 4 year old Panasonic PT-51HX41E TV worked perfectly until this
morning. Turned the power on, picture came on after 3-4 seconds
(normal), heard one second of audio - click, powered off. Pushed the
power button, nothing. Tried using the front panel power button instead
of the remote (gasp!), nothing. Checked the UPS, seemed fine, cable
converter and DVD player power up normally. Unplugged the TV, hit the
power button....worked for 5 seconds, then off again. Hit the power
button...nothing. Moved the plug from the UPS to the power strip, hit
the power button....worked for 5 seconds, then off again. Hit the power
button...nothing. Same results plugging into a receptacle on a
different circuit. Removed all devices from the circuit except for the
TV, same results. The trend - whenever I physically unplug the set, it
will power up for 5 seconds, then nothing. I live in Florida, so have
always used a UPS with power conditioning for my electronics.

It's Christmas Eve, it's Saturday, the NFL has moved up the schedule so
most of the games are today, the nearest service center is 60 miles
away, TV won't fit in my car, no way I'll get a service guy out here
today, probably not until Tuesday at best, my wife is glaring at me.

HELP! Any thoughts, suggestions, offers to come over and fix it would
be appreciated.

thanks,

Steve