After being in service in my house for well over a year, the TV just started
randomly powering down and turns a red light on in front blinking.

The only way to recover the TV is to pull the plug and wait a few
seconds and then plug it back in. Sometimes, I need to wait a few
minutes, otherwise the red light comes back on and the TV is useless.

has anyone seen this issue? have you had it repaired? what was the repair?

So after a visit from an on-site TV repair center, the tech took the back
off the TV and found the "common problem".

I couldn't believe it. A bunch of weak solder joints was the culprit. He
went ahead and checked out all the boards and resoldered any joints that did
not look so good. The TV has been perfect ever since.

Total cost $200

"tmac" wrote in message news:...
After being in service in my house for well over a year, the TV just
started
randomly powering down and turns a red light on in front blinking.

The only way to recover the TV is to pull the plug and wait a few
seconds and then plug it back in. Sometimes, I need to wait a few
minutes, otherwise the red light comes back on and the TV is useless.

has anyone seen this issue? have you had it repaired? what was the repair?