Re: Mitsubishi 50" tv that won't turn on.


<hotrodz28@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> This is the typical problem that I see with these tv's posted all over
> the internet, hit the power button, light is green for a few seconds,
> and then turns off. I haven't found any good suggestions as to the
> cause or possible fix for it, outside of sending it to a tech. That is
> fine, as my last option, but I come to these sites for suggestions as
> to what "I" can do to fix the problem with as little money going out as
> possible. The tv is a VS-50603 and is about 5 years old, so the other
> thing I see is, "buy a new tv". I have no problems with this tv, when
> working, and it is the one I have in my bedroom, so I don't care to
> spend a lot to replace a tv in my bedroom, I have a much newer one in
> the living room and it cost more than enough. Also, this may just be
> me, but I would like to get more than 5 years out of something this
> expensive. It still looks brand new and is just a couple years out of
> warranty, so I don't want to scrap it. My parents had their tv for
> about twenty-five years, so I'd hate to think that quality of products
> is getting that much worse, even though I know that it is. It started
> smoking a while back when I turned it off and I had a tech come pick it
> up for $80 and they charged me $370 to replace a board that blew out.
> So, a few months later, this happens. I don't believe the two are
> related and don't believe that he did anything wrong, it worked fine
> for 3 months. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
> in advance.
>

It's one of those situations where either you know where to start diagnosing
and can provide some more details so people can make suggestions, or you
should have a tech look at it. There's really no magic button you can push
inside to make it work, any number of things could fail and cause the no
power symptom.


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