On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:30:08 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Maybe I'll just toss it, and buy a bigger TV with LED back-lighting
;-)

That would be ecologically incorrect. All you probably need to do to
repair your existing TV is open it up, look inside, and see what needs
to be replaced or repaired. Plenty of parts available from the
equipment cannibals on eBay. Most likely, some bug crawled inside and
was fried.

Incidentally, next time you design something, try to make it
repairable.
http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto/

Prices are amazing. The 55" flat-screen LCD/LED replacement for
this...
http://www.analog-innovations.com/SE..._KnockDown.pdf
was only $1080

I see those at the local recycler all the time. Have your forklift
ready. What's interesting is that I also see LCD TV's at the same
recycler, which would suggest a rather short lifetime before something
blows. The days of 25+ year TV lifetimes are over. These days,
you're lucky if the TV can make it through the warranty period before
the electrolytics start bulging. This monitor was only 9 months old:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/repair/slides/LG%20L246WP.html


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