Toshiba 42" Regza LCD died
 

Just watching TV and it shut off...won't power back on...not giving me any indicator lights. Darn thing is 13 months old...1 month out of warranty. :mad:

Any ideas before I take it in to a local repair shop and once again lose my cigar budget?

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Be prepared to spend almost as much to fix it as it would cost to just get a new one. My buddy just bought a 50 inch name-brand plasma for $700...

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:tpd:
Get a new one.

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How did you pay for it? Visa, MC, Amex all have extended warranties for products. Google "credit card warranties" or somthing like that. Should give you all the info you need to make a claim through them and get your t.v fixed for free!

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Yup, takes some time, but AMEX has bought me a new laptop before a month out of warranty. :)

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Great suggestion thanks. I looked and my card doesn't have anything like that...just some crap when you're traveling. I'm almost positive it must be the power supply.

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If you're electronically inclined and know whats wrong with it, could always order the spare part and do it yourself.

The key is knowing whats wrong...

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I'll tell you what I have done a couple of times. If you know where you bought it from and they still sell the same exact model buy another one. Make sure that you can bring it back and get a refund if your not happy with it though. In a couple of days put the old one in the box and return it and get your money back.

I know it sounds kind of frugal, but in a situation like that I would probably do it.

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You no good sum*****. :r

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:r:r Its ok if you buy it at the same place.....:r:r

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And the serial number!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

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Very rarely do they actually check that, for $9/hr, most employees could care less. If the business owner does the transaction he might be a little bit more inclined to check.

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well I found this for you...maybe it'll help

http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/customer...AQLCD00088.pdf

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Thanks for the link...I've tried that without luck.

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Tux, when you power on the TV, the LED power indicator will probably blink in some sequence, something like blink 4 times, 3 times, 1 long blink-2 short blinks...

Cross that with the troubleshooting section on Toshiba's site. It should give you an idea of the failing component.

Could be something simple like the lamp going out.

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Never had them check a serial number. It seems like they make sure you have the same model in the box.

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To me it sounds a lot more like stealing. :td

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It won't power up at all...no lights :(

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Call it what you may..

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This equals power supply... If you have any experience with electronics and have a multi meter you could probably find the bad component and change it. Doesn't get much easier than power supplies. If not then be prepared to be baffled by bullshit by the repairman when he charges you $400+ for what is probably a $10 bridge diode.

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I took it to a guy who used to repair electronics...he found a blown fuse. I picked up some replacements and am going to see if that works without blowing again.

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That would be because it is stealing

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gah!@# new fuse didn't do anything.

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It probably is.

Toshiba has had problems with their power supplies for years.

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Did you try taking it back to the store you bought it from? They may just swap it out for the same model, especially if it's a big box store. Also, sometimes warranties have a grace period. I know new home warranties in the state of NJ have an unstated grace period of one month. That would be the first thing I would try. :2

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Nice easy fix.:banger

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Too bad the new fuse blew right when I plugged it in....something wrong with the power supply. I can see this will be costing me $400.

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Thanks for the ideas Joel. I bought it from Amazon...so no luck there.

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If it blew right as you plugged it in, then I'd be investigating the power supply for sure.

Especially with no LED error codes..

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Well I found the power supply board online and got it in yesterday...replaced what was in the tv and it came back to life. hooray! The cost was $100 compared to the $400 estimate from a repair shop.

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Good news there, Luke.



So, whatcha watchin'?

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Cool!

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Glad you got it working.

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I love it when a plan comes together.

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Nice work, How difficult was it to replace?

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Just had to put a new lamp in my DLP. It was much easier than I expected and cost me only about $85. I can only imagine what a repair shop would have wanted to do it.

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Not too bad...unscrewed the back...popped off a couple of connectors...unscrewed the board...put the new one in...reconnected the connectors. Took maybe 10 minutes total.

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Glad to hear that