I have this tv & it won't come on when i power it on. The light comes on like its on but no picture pops up. I have to unplug it several times before
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Have you counted backwards from 10 after turning it on? It is not immediate. Most tv's are. This one takes a moment. Try waiting.
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I have the same problem and I think it's the power board. the capacitors need to be replaced. Look it up on YouTube, how to replace if you want to do it yourself, amazon also sells the kit to fix the capacitors yourself. And yes I think RCA is very bad.
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Mine did the same thing before it quit turning on completely. There's a part inside that is failing, and unless you are still under warranty it will cost more to fix it than it will to buy a new one. I ended up having to buy a new, different tv. I wish you luck but unfortunately you are probably going to need to purchase a new tv.
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I Had the same problem. I took it back. it was 1 day after my 30day warranty. they wanted to give me another one of the same, I said why would I go through this again. up graded to LCG. will never buy RCA again there where good in the day but not anymore
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We've had the same issue. The TV (which we've had since January '08) had been doing that for 2-3 months. And, it's taken longer and longer to come on. It would make a clicking sound and the small red lights on the right side would go on and off alternately with the light on the "on" button at the base of the TV. Yesterday, it took more than 5 minutes to turn on. Then, today, it stuck in the clicking mode and wouldn't come on at all. We completely unplugged the TV and left it unplugged for several minutes--hoping that when we plugged it back in that it would be in the "off" mode. Instead, it's continued in its clicking mode for nearly an hour, now. Fortunately, we have the extended warranty. And, a repairman is coming here this Thursday to determine what's wrong.
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no but lastnight it took a LONG time for my tv to come on. i tried everything even unplugged from the surge protector and waited for a minute or two. Finally, it came on and functioned just perfectly. I'm not impressed by the light that bleeds through from the top of the screen though. Still waiting to hear back from Amazon about a return for the TV.
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Mine is a larger tv but had the same problem. While replacing the bulb, I noticed that the color wheel was in pieces. I replaced both & the picture is ok now. There are plenty of instructions on the net. Tip: wear gloves. I got a bad cut from sharp metal. Good luck.
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I can't help you with this one Scott. Mine is somewhat slow to go from dark screen to the picture coming on, but it has the best picture I have ever had on any TV I have ever owned.
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If your screen is going dark or the tv cuts off for no reason, then yes the bulb most likely is the issue. Your bulb is dependent on your model number. My tv had a sticker on the side that had the bulb number on it. If you can get me the model number I can tell you for sure.
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There are several possibilities. First I would check the power cord for any damage. Does the tv not power on after being on or was the tv powered off for a day? If the tv is on, does it shut off on its own?
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Paul, call Samsung 800-726-7864 I think you may have a bad remote if when you click it on and your red light doesn't do anything on the TV. Also, the sensor on the TV is small, so be sure you are holding the remote straight and level towards the sensor which is whee the red light is. The remotes are a trip and they are touchy items. Good Luck! I hope this helped.
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Do you hear a clicking? If so it could be the lamp ballast trying to start the bulb, the bulb may be defective.Also if the fan ventilation grate is not on properly , or being blocked therefore unit overheat, the tv will not go on.Tell me what you're symtoms are.
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I must admit that seems really strange. Not having had the experience it's hard to comment on it realistically. I guess if it was me I would try reseating the bulb...My son did mine....try contacting the tv manufacturer..Mitsubishi...I use to have it...maybe from the web site. The engine generates the light, the bulb just reflects it on onto the mirror so you see it on the screen. Lightening got my engine, so after its replacement I basically have a new tv.
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The problem that we are having is that our TV (LNA650) takes forever to come on. The music plays and the lights flash (this morning the count was 56 times before it finally came on. We purchased it in 2008 and the problem just started) Customer service is no help--Anyone??
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Your power supply to the bulb may have gone out, but that does seem to be too much of a coincidence to go out now. I would personally try another bulb even though it means spending more money. If it is the power supply that has gone out to that bulb, from what I hear you will probably want to consider getting another television set because they are extremely expensive replacing or to repair the very sensitive and very specific power supply. There are no generic power supplies for the TV set as far as I know. Notice all the varying ratings. I notice the latest ratings are mostly all negative. When I replaced my bulb September of last year, it was provided by another distributer than is now through Amazon. That may have something to do with the quality issues and I would be willing to bet your bulb was dead on arrival. Use Amazons email to see if you could send it back for exchange. I did not notice what kind of warranty was offered. You should get at least 14-30 days replacement period for defective merchandise.
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Press the POWER button on the actually TV and hold it down for ~20 seconds until you get a flash on the power button (might even be a blue flash). If that does not work, unplug the TV and plug it back in. This happens on my 82 inch 2011 Diamond Series TV every month or so.
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Yes, press the power button on the tv for 30 seconds and then release. Your tv will come back on.
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No picture at all? Hold down power button for 10 seconds to allow tv to reset itself or, unplug it for a few miniutes and let me know how that goes. Have you replaced the lamp recently or opened the back panel at all? if so, make sure it's back correctly. My problem was the power strip cable, now, I connect the tv directly to the wall and have no problems.
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I would remove the internal rechargeable battery and unplug the power, after first shutting off the power switch on the tv. Put the battery back in and turn it on, see what happens.
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I've never had this problem. I would suggest to check your connected wires and make sure nothing is loose. They only issue I've had with the TV is there are parts of the screen now but have no back lighting in the room showing certain colors come on the screen you can see a distortion not in the picture but the back light inside TV but I've had the TV for over 5 years and it does get used a lot I've had problems also with when I would change from ps3 back to the TV there would bea picture but no sound that has happened a few times for or had to do to rectify it was just turn the TV off and turn it back on again sorry I couldn't be more help I've never had this problem. I would suggest to check your connected wires and make sure nothing is loose. They only issue I've had with the TV is there are parts of the screen now but have no back lighting in the room showing certain colors come on the screen you can see a distortion not in the picture but the back light inside TV but I've had the TV for over 5 years and it does get used a lot I've had problems also with when I would change from ps3 back to the TV there would bea picture but no sound that has happened a few times for or had to do to rectify it was just turn the TV off and... » Read More I've never had this problem. I would suggest to check your connected wires and make sure nothing is loose. They only issue I've had with the TV is there are parts of the screen now but have no back lighting in the room showing certain colors come on the screen you can see a distortion not in the picture but the back light inside TV but I've had the TV for over 5 years and it does get used a lot I've had problems also with when I would change from ps3 back to the TV there would bea picture but no sound that has happened a few times for or had to do to rectify it was just turn the TV off and turn it back on again sorry I couldn't be more help « Show Less