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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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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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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Unplug the TV for at least 3 min. Then hold the power switch on the tv it will be blinking and hold until it stopped blinking which is on. It should work. If this does not work you may have to get a service man as it may need a new mother board. Good luck.
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If your picture is dim then a new lamp should make it like new again. It is doubtful anything other than a degraded lamp would cause a dim picture. I wouldn't expect to get a refund if the lamp works. I bought one but really couldn't tell a difference. I don't know if the TV just didn't need a new lamp or that the off brand lamp isn't as bright as an OEM lamp. Personally, I'd stick with OEM Sony parts. They cost more though.
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Is there a way to incease the time the pop screen for input stays on . after turning the tv it defults to another place where i need . It used to stay where i had it last i get blinking red standbye Lite sony KDL46VL150
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Right out of the box my tv had this problem. I have had it for 3 months and it has buzzed for approximately 5 seconds(until picture becomes visible) every time I turn it on. At first I thought I would be able to deal with it but the more I read about failures down the road, the more I think I am going to return it.
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My set never had the picture issue prior to the issue of the tv switching off entirely and not coming back on. I tried the side power buttons, and I also called Toshiba customer support whom walked me through holding down the power button and unplugging the tv for a while, etc. They were unable to help, so they directed me to my local repair shop. Called them, they seemed helpful, were supposed to order a new power supply for the TV. Haven't heard back from them...but after leaving the tv unplugged for a day or two, I plugged it back in and its worked ever since like a charm...have no idea what the problem was, but it works now...just hope it stays this way. My set never had the picture issue prior to the issue of the tv switching off entirely and not coming back on. I tried the side power buttons, and I also called Toshiba customer support whom walked me through holding down the power button and unplugging the tv for a while, etc. They were unable to help, so they directed me to my local repair shop. Called them, they seemed helpful, were supposed to order a new power supply for the TV. Haven't heard back from them...but after leaving the tv unplugged for a day or two, I plugged it back in and its worked ever since like a charm...have no idea... » Read More My set never had the picture issue prior to the issue of the tv switching off entirely and not coming back on. I tried the side power buttons, and I also called Toshiba customer support whom walked me through holding down the power button and unplugging the tv for a while, etc. They were unable to help, so they directed me to my local repair shop. Called them, they seemed helpful, were supposed to order a new power supply for the TV. Haven't heard back from them...but after leaving the tv unplugged for a day or two, I plugged it back in and its worked ever since like a charm...have no idea what the problem was, but it works now...just hope it stays this way. « Show Less
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Yes! We've been experiencing the same problem. The standby light flashes red and turns off by itself. We turn it back on and it shuts off again! Then we've also had the picture turn off but the sound is still on. We also bought it through Costco.
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If it's like mine, I start on HDMI when I power it up, it switches on its own to TV, then I have to press HDMI, so it sounds like a similar problem.
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N. Kamau - I have the same problem with my LNT4661. It starts making clicking sounds when I turn on the TV. The TV does not come to life until ferw minutes.Can you please post the link to the online forum article where you found the repair solution?
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Yes - the problem was that the on/off switch on the TV was faulty. A service technician came over and put in a new one and now the TV works great! So it wasn't the remote. I did find that the service was great when the guy came to take care of it. Lucky for me, he had two switches in his truck because it turned out that one of the new ones he had was also bad. I went online to Samsung to schedule the fix.
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Yes, I am having the same issue with my same model television. Mine was purchased the end of 2/08, it started doing that about a month ago and it is out of warranty. Have you had your repaired? If so, what was the cost? wants $150 just to come out and diagnose the problem.
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Yes. No sound no picture it is probably time to replace the bulb and housing. Check owners manual and make sure you get the right bulb and housing. If that was problem you will have a new TV.
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Hard to say without more info. Was it it hit by a power surge? I don't know about this particular model, but I had a different Samsung model TV that this happened to and I found out the power supply went bad. I figured that out myself by taking it apart and probing around with a meter. But, I am an electrical engineer and not that intimidating to me. I found the replacement power supply board online for $150. I replaced it and no problems since. If you problem is common for your model, you'll see it everywhere on the internet if you Google it. That is what pointed me in the direction to look on my TV.
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My guess would be the bulb is bad.It's easy to replace but you may want to call a local tv repair place if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself
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Mine was turning off and then automatically turns on in few mins. Most of these problems in Samsung TVs are due to its capacitors in the power board. I dont know if your TVs issue is the same but looks like due to capacitors. I would just try this kit and it is not that hard to replace them. The kit generally has more that what is required. I just replaced all in my mother board that matched what is in the kit and it worked for me.