On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:03:52 -0700 (PDT), b
wrote:

On 17 jun, 22:18, k wrote:
TV is about 6 or 7 years old and had been taking a while to come on
for several days. *I'd turn it on, the red led indicator would blink a
few times, then it would take a few minutes for the picture to come
on, sometimes accompanied by a loud noise.

Then there was a surge of some kind in the house, not lightning, the
TV went out and would not come back on. *The LED blinks, then it just
shuts off.

Does this provide enough information to tell whether this would be
worth repairing or should I just junk it and go out and get a new flat
panel?

Thanks.

Don't get a flat panel. These are not only generally inferior in image
quality, but more importantly often unrepairable due to high cost and
extreme scarcity of parts! 600$ throwaway telly anyone?

anyway getting back on track. This could be a cracked solder joint
(very common with Sony stuff!) in the line or power stage which has
finally either let loose or stressed some other component as you
nursed it along.

As the set is quite recent, I would at least get a tech to look at it
as there should be plenty of life left in it. Diagnosing by internet
is pure guesswork.
best of luck,
B.
ROTFLMAO!!! What a stupid piece of drivel. From the first sentence
you are horribly wrong, then go on to compound the error. With one
minor exception, flat panel TVs provide a vastly superior picture.
(It is much less painful to watch a horrible picture on a CRT TV, I
will admit). Granted, repairability will vary, however many
manufactures provide full service documentation and troubleshooting
charts. Under those circumstances, the only person who would be
unable to repair one would be a dolt who is unable to determine which
end of the soldering iron to grasp.

PlainBill