I do not understand why a brand new 40" LCD TV would not have an instant on? It takes at least 20 seconds to even get the Toshiba logo?????
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Today's digital televisions all are about as much computer as they are TV in that they have an imbedded operating system like a computer's operating system. When you power on a LCD HDTV they have to boot up just like a computer. They even have a motherboard of sorts. Also in non-LED sets the lamp array behind the screen brightens up gradually to extend lamp life. Think about when light bulbs burn out! It's when you sock full voltage to them usually and they blow. As a general rule the more expensive the set the faster the processor then the faster the boot time and also the faster the time is between channel changes. No LCD set I've checked out has instant on and I'm not sure I'd want one that did as the lamps would burn out frequently. I have this same set and I can live with the boot time because the picture is worth it. Mine takes 12 seconds to get to Toshiba logo and 20 seconds to video. Time yours again and if it is truly taking 20 seconds to get to the Toshiba booting logo then you may have a system board error of some sort.
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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 also called Samsung & they referred me to a local company. They want $90 just to come out but since we can't afford to fix it right now, we have been waiting. I have read a lot of people having this issue but samsung denied it. It's a shame that a fairly new tv is having such problems. I guess that they don't make them like they use to! Let me know if you get a tech out there & the outcome. I know mine will have to wait, no job, no money.
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I AGREE. I CALLED TOSHIBA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HD DVD PLAYER IS ESSENTIALLY A COMPUTER, AND THE DELAY IS SIMILAR TO THE BOOT-UP TIME FOR ANY P.C. INSTALLING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE 2.5 DOES IMPROVE THE DELAY SLIGHTLY.
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We can't know what Toshiba device you own.... maybe you are talking about a TV! and it won't work at all :)
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Ben,My guess is that most TV's nowadays do both 110 and 240 v ...Lior,I just ordered it. What convinced me is that the reviews for other Toshiba TV's (both LED and LCD) are all over 4 stars... I also saw that it is going up in the bestselling TV's ranking on amazon, so I was worried t might get sold out. This deal with free 3-D blu ray and 3-d glasses, free shipping and the exta 20% discount coupo I got in the mail just made it an amazing offer!
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HELP!I assumed that when I purchased this Toshiba that it would hook up the same as my old DVD recorder {which was hit by lightening} to my Dish receiver and TV.HOWEVER it does not. The audio and video cords work the same but my old SV2000 had a connection of coaxial cable both to the TV and to the Dish receiver and this Toshiba has no place for either.What can I do?I don't know anything about these tech things but I thought someone might if you can help me please.I called Dish Network for tech support but they were not much help.They said I need to call Toshiba support but I do not find any number to call. HELP!I assumed that when I purchased this Toshiba that it would hook up the same as my old DVD recorder {which was hit by lightening} to my Dish receiver and TV.HOWEVER it does not. The audio and video cords work the same but my old SV2000 had a connection of coaxial cable both to the TV and to the Dish receiver and this Toshiba has no place for either.What can I do?I don't know anything about these tech things but I thought someone might if you can help me please.I called Dish Network for tech support but they were not much help.They said I need to call... » Read More HELP!I assumed that when I purchased this Toshiba that it would hook up the same as my old DVD recorder {which was hit by lightening} to my Dish receiver and TV.HOWEVER it does not. The audio and video cords work the same but my old SV2000 had a connection of coaxial cable both to the TV and to the Dish receiver and this Toshiba has no place for either.What can I do?I don't know anything about these tech things but I thought someone might if you can help me please.I called Dish Network for tech support but they were not much help.They said I need to call Toshiba support but I do not find any number to call. « Show Less
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I don't know if this is any help but you should be careful to hit the on/off button just once. This unit is molasses slow especially when you turn it on. You may be hitting the button more than once and accidentally turning the television back on.
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I qould contact samsung right away and inform them of teh situation...from what I have read (AVS Forums) they will send a technician out and if they determine there is a buzz they do have a solution...anyone looking for more info I would suggest going to AVS forums and reading the thread about this TV....be warned...its long....longer than whoadies vag.
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I owned the TV for 3 weeks now and it is a really nice TV, but I noticed when is is first turned on. The picture comes on, and you have to wait about 5 - 10 seconds before the sound comes on. Also when turning the set off it takes a couple seconds for the TV to respond. When it is on though the Picture and sound is great!
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The Tv has a computer processor. Our Toshiba is much slower than our Samsung at updating software and connecting to the Internet through the router. Your Toshiba processor may be updating software or having a problem making the internet connection at different times.
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My 46" LCD was not able to be fixed with a capacitor kit! I even had a samsung repairman come to my house and he also changed out the capacitors and it still did not fix the problem. Turns out that I ended up buying another main board and T-con board and switched them out. TV is working better and turns on but still having a few issues with picture quality! Have to tap on side of cabinet to get picture to come in clear.
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Mine, 10 seconds, I had a bad experience, the TV would come on flash then I would have to remove bulb and reset TV, I ended up calling a TV repairman That cost me over $300. He told me if I went with the real (in my case mitsubishi) I would not have had a problem.
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Could be a couple reasons, would need more info from you. Is this TV at the store or at your house? What is the video feed that it's hooked up to? For all my tech questions I go to AVSFourm.com they're more than happy to answer any question you have and will give you the right techial answer. Hope that helps
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Hi, best to open up the TV first and take a look at the boards. Look for failed capacitors. If you would like to send us a photo of the board, we will be happy to examine it and render an opinion as to the chances of a successful repair. It's really hard to tell how the repair will go without looking at the boards first. Hope this helps a little.
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You've probably gotten yours fixed or resolved the issue by now, but I have the version of this TV with built in DVD player and recently mine started doing the same thing. The TV would turn on and try to load a DVD and just come back with no disc... no disc... no disc.. I contacted Toshiba and they said leave it off/unplugged for 3 minutes. That didn't end up working. I searched through the menu's for a system reset or restore defaults and found one under Setup > Installation > System Status/System Information. Switch to the next menu and follow instructions when it asks for the code.I did this and it seems to have fixed the issue so far (been 48hrs and it hasn't turned on on its own). You've probably gotten yours fixed or resolved the issue by now, but I have the version of this TV with built in DVD player and recently mine started doing the same thing. The TV would turn on and try to load a DVD and just come back with no disc... no disc... no disc.. I contacted Toshiba and they said leave it off/unplugged for 3 minutes. That didn't end up working. I searched through the menu's for a system reset or restore defaults and found one under Setup > Installation > System Status/System Information. Switch to the next menu and follow instructions... » Read More You've probably gotten yours fixed or resolved the issue by now, but I have the version of this TV with built in DVD player and recently mine started doing the same thing. The TV would turn on and try to load a DVD and just come back with no disc... no disc... no disc.. I contacted Toshiba and they said leave it off/unplugged for 3 minutes. That didn't end up working. I searched through the menu's for a system reset or restore defaults and found one under Setup > Installation > System Status/System Information. Switch to the next menu and follow instructions when it asks for the code.I did this and it seems to have fixed the issue so far (been 48hrs and it hasn't turned on on its own). « Show Less
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Hey, I had the same problem with an LN55C650 and even with a new panel it did it. So the tech got on the phone and called and was told about the service bulletin and cut jumper number p854 on the 55" and that fixed it. So the new panel came back out but I got my tv fixed. Yay!!!