Hi, if I am not in the right newsgroup please kindly direct me
elsewhere

I have an Akai HD ready 54" rear projection television I bought at
Sam's Club about a year ago. Last night the television went dead and
refused to come back on. It went off a couple of times and came back
on and then it when off and stayed off. No sign of life whatsoever.
The manual is of little help. I unplugged the television for 30
seconds and still nothing. I checked to make sure it wasn't the surge
protector and plugged the television directly into the wall outlet and
still nothing. I left it unplugged all night
and it's still dead. No clicking, no lights, nothing.

The Akia website of manual has no service tech number and no
information on the television warranty. Does it take a special
technician to work on Akai televisions? I live in a small town and
reliable repairmen are few and far between. Are parts hard to find?
Does this sound like a MAJOR, EXPENSIVE problem to fix?

Any help or information you could give me would be greatly
appreciated.

Kica


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