Help my HD TV has stopped working! - Saxperience

Aly · 8th December 2009, 13:48

I kinda knew it was on the way out but now I think it's officially dead.

I've only had it two years but the passed 2 months the backlight has started going dim and it seemed to lose a lot of its response especially noticeable when playing Guitar Hero and shooting games.

I try turning it on and nothing happens. Could it just be a fuse.

The TV is a 32" Wharfdale but everything is badged up as an LG cause thats what it is.

It's been a good TV for me now. Kinda died at the wrong time for me was hoping to buy one after new year when the prices have gone down and I can get myself a bargain.

Any help appreciated.

craig1gk · 8th December 2009, 13:53

it still in guarantee mate?

SaxoMuffin · 8th December 2009, 13:57

is it LCD or plasma?

Aly · 8th December 2009, 16:51

It is LCD and no it isn't

Predator_R32^p · 8th December 2009, 17:24

Tbh cost of repair you could just get a new tv mate, my old lcd did it and decided to bite the bullit and pay another 100 to get a new one

Aly · 8th December 2009, 17:38

Well I've just opened it....was kinda hoping it was one of the two fuses. Checked the fuse for the AC bit. That fuse was fine. And the Fuse coming off the transformer was fine.

So if the fuses are fine god knows what the problem is. Think we're gonna get one of them 42" Samsung HD TV's. I got a 22" Samsung Pebble for my PC and its really good

Bodvts · 9th December 2009, 10:13

can you not borrow a tv from someone till after new year see whats in sales like you say was going to buy one then

stevie_m · 9th December 2009, 10:36

Could be the power pack

got a multimeter ? If so check it

carter · 9th December 2009, 21:48

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Originally Posted by jdmojojojo

Could be the power pack

got a multimeter ? If so check it

there wont be a power pack on a 32" only a internal power supply, most likly to be the psu but could be the main pcb, check any caps in the power supply to see if they have expanded at the top, could just be that.

wharfedale arnt LG though mate, made by a company in Turkey called Vestel. along with most Bush,Goodmans etc. most argos crap tbh!

stevie_m · 9th December 2009, 23:03

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Originally Posted by carter

there wont be a power pack on a 32" only a internal power supply, most likly to be the psu but could be the main pcb, check any caps in the power supply to see if they have expanded at the top, could just be that.

wharfedale arnt LG though mate, made by a company in Turkey called Vestel. along with most Bush,Goodmans etc. most argos crap tbh!

Well I wonder what I'm looking at then (I had a similar problem and that was the fault) power pack / invertor ?, I have them for the two flat screen tv's

carter · 10th December 2009, 23:08

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Originally Posted by jdmojojojo

Well I wonder what I'm looking at then (I had a similar problem and that was the fault) power pack / invertor ?, I have them for the two flat screen tv's

inverters up the voltage for the screen to light up, sometimes they have them on the same pcb as the psu. but that will be in the tv. power packs or ac/dc adapters are normaly on smaller lcds as they havent got room to put them inside the tv. (like on the xbox 360)

Joe3490 · 11th December 2009, 10:35

That LG for you mate, not very reliable units, ( i work in selling TV's), And i would buy one as soon as mate an in new year VAT is going up again above 17.5% i belive